Perils of gender and geography hamper global development, report findsDespite gains in girls' educational attainment, women's life chances are limited by social norms, discriminatory laws and policies, and gender-based violence |
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Vegetarian diets not always the most climate-friendly, researchers sayRaising dairy cows for milk, butter and cheese requires large amounts of energy, land and chemical inputs, emitting greenhouse gases |
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Posh pollution - the exclusive London neighbourhoods with toxic airLondon residents can look up their address on a new website, addresspollution.org, to see whether the air at their home breaches annual legal limits |
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Rohingya in Bangladesh face tide of hostility as welcome turns to fearThe deterioration of relations between the 'host' community and the newcomers has been so precipitous some now fear serious violence |
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Cities to step up at U.N. to push climate fight, sustainable developmentSixteen cities will next week pledge to implement global goals to tackle poverty, inequality, climate change and other challenges by 2030 |
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United Nations sees increase in child soldiers recruited in S. SudanGirls are also being forcibly recruited to provide sexual and labour services to fighters, investigators say |
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'Embrace the immigrant' says female chef tackling racism and sexism with food'Immigrant food has been embraced, I want this country to embrace the immigrant too' |
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Ex-rugby star could become role model for HIV+ people - HIV/AIDS groupsThomas's announcement that he is HIV-positive has attracted support from around the world, including from Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry |
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Bangladesh appoints ex-judge to tackle backlog of trafficking casesMore than 4,000 cases are awaiting trial under a 2012 law that criminalised trafficking, according to police records |
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Just five major companies offer a year's paid, equal parental leaveOnly about half of 187 countries now offer statutory paid paternity leave, usually for a few days or weeks |
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Armed with tech tools, Colombian cities combat mosquito-borne diseasesThe technology company hopes the initiative, which has destroyed about 70,000 mosquito breeding sites, will be expanded to other cities in Colombia and across the continent |
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