U.S. progress towards Black equality seen unraveling in pandemic

Black Americans were making only slight progress in equality even before pandemic hit

Pandemic puts brakes on search for missing in Peru

Families of the missing in Peru are often left to search alone as the country reports eight women and girls going missing on average a day during coronavirus lockdown


U.S. firms urged to set targets to get Black women in top jobs

Firms must set goals combining race and gender to reach 'overlooked' Black women, said a women's rights group


U.S. fines food company over forced labor imports from China

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently stepped up efforts to block the imports of products made by forced labor


How and why systemic racism harms the environment

From tree cover to pollution, racism leads to environmental injustice in U.S. cities and beyond, according to a new paper


Gay president 20 years off, says former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank

'I should have come out a little earlier,' Frank said, citing one of his few regrets in a six-decade political career


Cambodia police chief stood down in 'unprecedented' sex abuse investigation

Police investigation over sexual abuse comes as fight for gender equality escalates in the conservative Southeast Asian nation


'Change is happening': UK Black Pride founder sees hope in 2020

British lesbian activist Lady Phyll said she believed the Black Lives Matter movement was leading to sustainable change in tackling racism


Cautious hopes for slum dwellers relocated in Egypt housing project

A government scheme is relocating hundreds of thousands of slum dwellers to social housing units


Facing COVID-19 and climate threats, Nairobi ramps up green efforts

The African city is improving parks, adding urban forests, building more sidewalks and improving drainage to avoid floods



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