Enslaved then undercompensated: double blow for India's trafficked
India awarded compensation to less than 100 victims of trafficking between 2011 and 2019
UK's Prince Charles says climate change is humanity's greatest threat
'Global warming, climate change, the devastating loss of biodiversity are the greatest threats that humanity has ever faced and one largely of our own creation'
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes
The WFP says a "silent catastrophe" is playing out in southern Africa where a record 45 million people face growing levels of hunger
The Dutch businessman on a mission to unite companies over climate change
"If you can bring about 25% of the industry together across the value chain, you can create tipping points, and that accelerates things," says Paul Polman
BlackRock, partners eye initial $500 mln for climate fund
The group will provide the first $100 million of funding for the Climate Finance Partnership set up in 2018
Indian state to test facial recognition in polls as privacy fears mount
The Indian state of Telangana will use facial recognition software in local elections, the first such use of the technology in the country despite growing privacy concerns
After four decades of war, Afghan widows battle for homes
Often with few livelihood options, Afghan widows are also generally denied a share of land and property, even though these rights are recognised in the Afghan constitution
UK citizens' assembly to discuss how to meet 2050 climate target
Members will consider issues such as how people heat their homes, what they buy and how they travel
Last decade most expensive for natural disasters - report
More intense weather events, bigger populations in the path of disasters and greater supply chain disruption contributed to the sharp rise
High-profile El Salvador femicide case exposes deadly gender violence
Many Latin American countries have passed laws to define femicide as a specific crime with a longer sentence than murder