COVID-19 vaccines raise hope but the 'last mile' challenge looms

To tame a disease that has killed more than 1.6 million people, billions of vaccine doses must be shipped to people in every corner of the world

Third of world's people get no state aid during pandemic - Oxfam

Study finds that while rich nations spent $9.8 trillion in aid, low-income countries spent only $42 billion


Surveillance technology seen worsening U.S. eviction crisis

Firms are using the COVID-19 health emergency to target products to property managers, tenants say


Crowdfunding drives wave of UK lawsuits over trans rights

Supporters and sceptics of trans causes in Britain have turned to sites such as CrowdJustice, GoFundMe and Crowdfunder to raise money for lawsuits


Code red: UN calls for urgent shift to planet-friendly development

As climate change, biodiversity loss and COVID-19 collide, global report argues humans must start paying back their debt to nature


COVID-19 will likely widen yawning migrant pay gap - U.N.

Migrants were earning up to 42% less than national workers in high-income countries even before the pandemic struck


Generation COVID: In 2020, WhatsApp was a lifeline for schoolwork - and solidarity

'2020 has forced us to innovate, collaborate and discover resilience we didn't know we had'


Egypt fights sexual harassment on the train with commuter campaign

The government-led initiative comes amid a growing debate about sexual harassment and violence in the socially conservative country


New Zealand, Britain ease rules on blood donations by gay men

Britain swaps abstinence period for gay and bi men to a behaviour-based policy, while New Zealand cuts its waiting period to three months


Deaths of homeless hit new record in England and Wales

Charities say grim toll should be catalyst for change as homeless deaths rise for fifth year running


What are the blood donation rules globally for gay and bisexual men?

Calls have grown for bans on gay and bisexual men giving blood to be lifted, as blood supplies come under pressure due to Covid-19 pandemic


Opinion

OPINION: How COVID-19 upended informal workers worldwide

New research examines how informal workers have coped during the pandemic, and what can be done to ensure their livelihoods aren’t forgotten



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