Most countries failing to address women's needs during pandemic - UN
COVID-19 crisis offers a chance to reshape societies for a fairer future, according to U.N. Women and the U.N. Development Programme
Hope is thin as LGBT+ activists join Belarus protests for change
LGBT+ activists have joined mass protests for democracy in Belarus, but concede hope of reform for them is likely far away
Journalists from Eastern Partnership countries form second cohort of COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub
19 journalists from five Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan - make up the second cohort of the Foundation's twelve-week COVID-19 Crisis Reporting Hub programme.
Portuguese youth sue European states over 'life-threatening' climate change
Lawsuit filed with European Court of Human Rights aims to force governments to step up efforts to cut emissions
Nobel laureate author emerges as powerful voice backing Belarus protests
After spending years in exile, Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich has become more outspoken since protests erupted this month
'Women in White' from Belarus protest globally for peace and new vote
Female demonstrators are demanding an end to the violence that erupted after President Alexander Lukashenko’s disputed Aug. 9 re- election
All-female crew embarks on Black Sea patrol in first for Russian Navy
The Russian government plans next year to shorten the list of jobs women are barred from holding
Privatisation 'wave' hurts poor as pandemic heightens risks
Countries trying to boost economic growth are privatising land and other resources, uprooting rural and indigenous communities
Brazil shocked by woman held as a slave for years at family mansion
Former executive at Avon was found to have kept a domestic worker in slavery-like conditions
Back to work? Not without a check-in app, immunity passport
New technologies to allow a return to work and travel could increase surveillance risks and hurt marginalised populations