Is 'frugal innovation' Africa's ticket to green development?

Taking simple local solutions to larger scale could drive climate-smart development and jobs on a continent that needs them

U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate change pledges ahead of Earth Day

A 50% emissions reduction by 2030 is a minimum urged by environmental groups and hundreds of corporations, and would be the first upgrade of U.S. climate target since 2015

Fears of vaccine exclusion as India uses digital ID, facial recognition

Millions risk of missing out on COVID-19 vaccines as India uses its national digital identity for registration and pilots facial recognition technology at inoculation centres

SPECIAL REPORT - Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers

Hundreds of women have reported being subjected to horrific sexual violence by Ethiopian and allied Eritrean soldiers

Haiti win raises hopes for women seeking child support from U.N. peacekeepers

Hundreds of women in countries where U.N. troops are deployed are seeking child support in paternity claims from peacekeepers

Armed with phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle illegal logging

Using satellite feeds and mapping systems to spot areas cleared of trees, locals are hired to patrol forests and plant saplings

Crime and what punishment? Russian women pin hope on domestic violence ruling

Russia's constitutional court has ordered stronger laws on domestic violence, saying punishments and legal protection for victims are currently inadequate

British PM pledges to exempt prayer from LGBT+ conversion therapy ban

Britain’s government is under pressure to fulfil a 2018 pledge to ban conversion therapy, which aims to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity

Q&A: Solutions Project CEO talks climate and racial justice

Solutions Project CEO Gloria Walton says Black, indigenous and other minority communities can be at the frontline of climate solutions - if they get support

Health systems urged to develop green cure for fast-rising emissions

Healthcare emissions account for 4.4% of the global total, and could triple by 2050 without green measures - but some like England's NHS have started to act

Young, jobless and Black: UK minorities pay price of pandemic

One in three young Black Britons are out of work as crisis widens unemployment gap between ethnic groups

OPINION: The Atlanta spa shootings targeting Asian-Americans harms all people of color

White supremacy harms every person of color, with women suffering even more because of the intersections of racism and sexism

OPINION: Charting a course for zero-emissions health care

The health sector, a major player in the global economy, makes a huge contribution to the climate crisis and therefore has an important role to play in resolving it

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