Five human rights wins in a year marked by COVID-19 backsliding

The coronavirus pandemic deepened entrenched inequalities and took an especially heavy toll on the most vulnerable, but in a grim year there were some notable wins for human rights

African leaders warn COVID-19 crisis harming climate adaptation push

The coronavirus-linked economic slowdown is limiting cash to help Africans pay to adapt to climate extremes, from drought to floods

Working from home during pandemic found widening U.S. inequality

Job losses skewed heavily towards Hispanic and Black Americans, the Gallup survey found

ANALYSIS - As U.S. cities embrace tech, cyberattacks pose real-world risks

With COVID-19 shifting more services and operations online, infrastructure like water and energy are soft targets for hackers

Canada's move away from fossil fuels threatens 450,000 jobs

TD Economics calls for oil and gas workers to be retrained in clean energy jobs

What happens when women run the economy? We're about to find out

Women now hold many of the jobs controlling the world's largest economy - and they're trying to fix it.

UK anti-slavery helpline records fewer cases due to coronavirus

Britain’s modern slavery hotline saw sharp drop in number of possible victims amid COVID-19 restrictions

Arkansas becomes first U.S. state to ban treatments for transgender youth

Legislators in Arkansas overrode a veto by Governor Asa Hutchinson, banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and gender-affirming surgery for minors.

Garment workers owed millions in pandemic severance pay, study finds

COVID-19 exacerbates ‘long-term problem’ of unpaid severance benefits to sacked clothing factory employees, says study by U.S.-based Workers Rights Consortium

Increases in aid sex abuse complaints reflect tougher scrutiny, Britain says

Britain says sexual exploitation and harassment by aid workers happens ‘far too often’ and pledges new measures to support victims and punish perpetrators

'Pay up': Indian trafficking victims left destitute by compensation delays

Hit by COVID-19 delays, some 12,000 survivors of trafficking, sexual assault and acid attacks are waiting for claims to be assessed

OPINION: What can cities learn from Colombia’s lockdown?

As cities navigate how to revive the economy while curbing the spread of coronavirus, understanding how and why restrictions work is critical

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