INTERVIEW-Ending statelessness is easy, says Kyrgyz winner of top U.N. prize

A lawyer who helped Kyrgyzstan become the first country to eradicate statelessness has urged politicians to end the plight of millions of "legal ghosts" who lack any nationality after winning a prestigious U.N. award

Kept awake by worries, Melinda Gates pledges $1 billion to women's rights

Money will fund partners who pursue innovative approaches to expanding women's power and influence

Zimbabwean women struggle to shake off sex-for-land corruption

'He blatantly said if I wanted a piece of land ... I had to have sex with him. Out of desperation and poverty, I agreed to his terms'

Supporters scramble as U.S. anti-trafficking funds are postponed

$13.5 million grant was designated for emergency shelter, housing and support services for survivors of sex and labor trafficking

World's largest banks lagging in sustainable finance - report

Only 23 of the world's 50 largest private banks have made commitments to finance clean energy projects, says think-tank

Climate change may slash some fish catch rates in Mexico by 30% over 30 years - study

Some species will migrate to escape hotter temperatures, while fish unable to do so are likely to die

Women's football league kicks off in post-Bashir Sudan

Under deposed president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan was governed using a strict interpretation of sharia law and largely neglected women's participation in sports

Flight shaming hits air travel as 'Greta effect' takes off

Commercial flying accounts for about 2% of global carbon emissions and about 12% of transport emissions

Greece's Moria refugees decry conditions, 'death better than this'

Moria camp is buckling under the pressure of thousands of migrants, so much so that the camp has spilled out of its gates onto the surrounding fields

Hit by wildfires and heat, Tunisia's youth join climate protests

Firsthand experience with surging climate risks are fueling an emerging youth protest movement in Tunisia

Iran passes law allowing women to pass citizenship to children

Human rights experts have said the measure could help thousands of children living in legal limbo


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