UK, George Clooney lead calls for Brunei to drop LGBT+ death penalty
The announcement targeting LGBT+ people has sparked international outrage with politicians and celebrities calling on Brunei to immediately halt its plans
Google drops LGBT+ 'conversion therapy' app after outcry
The tech company had been suspended from an LGBT+ rights ranking over the Living Hope Ministries app
'Wake-up call' for UK as graduates' gender pay gap widens
The gender pay gap has been a persistent problem in Britain, even though sex discrimination was outlawed in the 1970s
Kenya orders closure of Dadaab refugee camp this year, according to leaked UN document
Located in eastern Kenya, Dadaab was established almost 30 years ago and was once the world's largest refugee camp
Laos has 'mortgaged' future at expense of people, U.N. expert says
Government policies have paved the way for investments in mining and agriculture but have placed greater pressure on land and impoverished communities, said the U.N.
End bondage, demand millions of Indian brick kiln workers as polls loom
Brick kiln workers are often trafficked from their villages, lured by the prospect of a good job and cash advances
Faster, cheaper, greener: Pakistanis turn to car-pooling service
A web-based ride-sharing service helps fill empty commuter seats and cut congestion, air pollution and climate change
No documents, no home: 'desperate' Syrian mothers turn to child marriage
Only 4 percent of female refugees surveyed by NRC in Jordan and Lebanon had property in Syria registered in their name
Ghana tackles floods, waste and pollution with Accra resilience plan
The West African country on Thursday became the second in the region after Senegal to launch a plan to help its capital city, Accra, grow safely as part of the 100 Resilient Cities global network
'Come with a plan,' U.N. chief tells states ahead of climate summit
A jump in the average number of people exposed to potentially lethal heat waves exemplified climate change's fast-expanding cost to public health