Africa shrugs off net-zero emissions push without finance to follow
With already low emissions - and little international investment to pursue clean growth or carbon storage - many African countries do not see net zero as a priority
OPINION: Here’s what the incoming Biden/Harris administration can do now to improve the lives of transgender people
On January 21 the Biden/Harris administration can roll-back a list of anti-trans rules put in place by the government of President Donald Trump
Kashmir to enact India's forest rights law 14 years on, in boost for nomads
The right to inhabit and live off forest land could better protect nomadic tribes facing conflicts over dwindling pasture lands
FIFA proposes mandatory maternity leave for women players
FIFA says its aim is to create "new global minimum standards" for female players all over the world, given the rapid emergence of new clubs and leagues globally
Under-investment threatens to delay clean energy for poor 'by decades'
Lack of funding means goal to provide electricity and clean cooking to all by 2030 is out of reach, with fossil-fuel projects on the rise and COVID-19 crisis hitting off-grid sector
Before COVID-19, this man pulled 16-hour shifts cleaning dishes in South Africa. Today, his cake business is thriving
Lockdown cost Davy Tsopo his job washing dishes at a Johannesburg restaurant. Today he runs his own cake-baking business - and is making twice his previous salary
INSIGHT - COVID toll turns spotlight on Europe's taboo of data by race
Scientists and activists in Europe push for more data by race and ethnicity to figure out why COVID-19 disproportionately affects ethnic minorities
COVID, unrest, climate seen as recipe for worsening U.S. housing inequality
Far more Black and Hispanic Americans are falling behind in rents and mortgages than their white counterparts, according to a Harvard University study
'In the DNA': How social entrepreneurs are getting creative in pandemic
On Social Enterprise Day, businesses that do good are in focus for their innovative work to help communities affected by COVID-19
Sweet relief: Karachi public toilets aim to boost privy parity
A new project aims to give women, disabled people and the transgender community equal access to sanitation on Karachi's streets