WHO launches plan to tackle neglected diseases as COVID-19 strains healthcare

Many of the 20 neglected diseases have been eradicated in the developed world, but affect more than 1.7 billion people in poorer countries

U.N. goal to end child labour by 2025 deemed impractical, out of touch

The target is based on ‘ideological’ convictions, say academics, highlighting the potential educational benefits of some work

Hong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish as appetite for 'clean meat' rises

Eating more 'cultured' meat could help curb climate change and cut the need to kill animals - but will consumers bite?

Virus and fake news: Brazil indigenous leader fights on two fronts

One of Brazil's first indigenous women to get a COVID-19 vaccine was targeted by anti-vaxxers spreading misinformation. Now she's using social media to fight fake news

‘Why not me?’ After years denied by the trans military ban, the door finally opens

For years, an arbitrary ban stood in the way of my military career – just because I’m trans. Now I can serve

US to end overseas fossil-fuel funding as rich world urged to boost climate finance

U.S. government will draft a plan to halt its international backing for dirty energy projects, says John Kerry, as British and U.N. officials call on donors to meet climate cash promise to poorer countries

China growing use of emotion recognition tech raises rights concerns

A report by human rights group Article 19 found dozens of Chinese firms marketing technology to measure human emotions

Pandemic feared fuelling child abuse at Nigeria's Islamic schools

COVID-19 pandemic could hinder efforts to stop children being enrolled and exploited at Nigeria’s almajiri schools, campaigners say

Donors back tech over aid to feed hungry world

Humanitarian agencies want to deliver cutting-edge technology to poor farmers to help them adapt to the effects of rising temperatures

Abortion rights hotspots in 2021 as Argentina grants approval

Argentina became the first major Latin American country to legalize abortion. What other nations are in the spotlight for change in 2021?

Yemen 'Arab Spring' unity torn asunder by hunger and war

Ten years on from the uprising, activists in Yemen find themselves divided in a war that has pushed the country to the brink of famine

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