Controversy as Tasmania makes gender optional on birth certificates
The Australian island is probably one of the first places in the world to dispense with gender on birth certificates
From purpose to personal, social entrepreneurs struggle to strike a balance
Balancing personal needs, alongside running a healthy organisation that delivers social impact, is a challenge for many social entrepreneurs
Revered yet rejected, India's trans women seek their place in parliament
At least five transgender candidates are standing in the national election in what activists say may be a turning point for the community, historically one of India's most marginalised
Global aid spending drops as refugee flows decrease - OECD
Major donors spent $149.3 billion on aid in 2018, a decrease of 2.7 percent compared to the year before
Award-winning start-up targets affordable medicine for every African
Because there is little regulation in some African countries, drug prices are marked up by middlemen and often become exorbitant
From fake rice to deadly medicine, African firm takes on counterfeiters
When African farmers are tricked into buying fake seed, they can see harvests slashed, their families hungry and loans unpaid
Luxembourg's gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead
Xavier Bettel said Mexico was more advanced than other countries on LGBT+ and women's rights
NASA turns its focus to earth with aid partnership
NASA and Mercy Corps will work together to see how NASA's vast data and analysis resources could be applied to help vulnerable people around the world
Indonesia arrests eight in major human trafficking bust
Hundreds of thousands of Indonesian women go to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan every year for domestic work, despite reports of widespread abuses
Green machines? Flying taxis could slash emissions for long journeys
The vehicles could slash greenhouse gas emissions in half for three people on a 100-km (62-mile) trip