What women want: Female vote key but policies lacking in New Zealand election
New Zealand's two female candidates criticised for lack of policies to help women disproportionately impacted by coronavirus
Rights group denounces Central America anti-LGBT violence, raps US for denying asylum
Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala are failing to stop violence against LGBT people, Human Rights Watch says
Not personal enough: Why climate change is not yet a top priority
In wealthy countries, relatively few people feel affected by climate threats - but that won't last, climate security experts say
Climate-menaced nations say survival depends on stronger 2020 action
The COVID-19 and economic crisis have thrown plans to deliver more ambitious climate plans off track - but delay is dangerous, vulnerable nations say
COVID, climate and conflict conspire to push up poverty
A triple threat of coronavirus, climate change and conflict means an ambitious goal to end extreme poverty by 2030 looks increasingly unlikely, the World Bank says
UK court hears divisive case over trans kids' right to puberty-blocking drugs
Children cannot understand the long-term risks of taking puberty blockers, so their use should be governed by a court, a UK lawyer argued
Amazon mining overlaps 20% of indigenous land, worsening deforestation - report
Indigenous lands with mining showed a higher rate of forest loss in the 15-year period from 2000 to 2015
Nitrogen emissions from rising fertiliser use threaten climate goals
The agriculture sector was the biggest contributor to the rise in N2O emissions, which threatens efforts to curb global warming
U.N. to Bangladesh: do more to end child marriage
With worst record in the region, Bangladesh on notice it lags on race to eliminate child marriage
A broken ladder: does COVID-19 mean the end of social mobility in Britain?
Lee Elliot Major, Britain's first professor of social mobility, says a one-off wealth tax and an army of tutoring volunteers could help those left behind by COVID-19