Tech must diversify to avoid inbuilt bias, says Facebook's SandbergTechnology firms must address bias in their algorithms and hire more women, says Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg |
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ANALYSIS-Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixesThe WFP says a "silent catastrophe" is playing out in southern Africa where a record 45 million people face growing levels of hunger |
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DAVOS-World needs to prepare for "millions" of climate displaced - U.N.Potential drivers include wildfires, floods, rising sea levels affecting low-lying islands and the destruction of crops and livestock in sub-Saharan Africa |
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After four decades of war, Afghan widows battle for homesOften with few livelihood options, Afghan widows are also generally denied a share of land and property, even though these rights are recognised in the Afghan constitution |
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High-profile El Salvador femicide case exposes deadly gender violenceMany Latin American countries have passed laws to define femicide as a specific crime with a longer sentence than murder |
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UK citizens' assembly to discuss how to meet 2050 climate targetMembers will consider issues such as how people heat their homes, what they buy and how they travel |
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INTERVIEW-The Dutch businessman on a mission to unite companies over climate change"If you can bring about 25% of the industry together across the value chain, you can create tipping points, and that accelerates things," says Paul Polman |
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Ecuador's LGBT+ community seen suffering deadliest year in a decadeAttacks against LGBT+ people are common across Latin America, where conservative religious values and widespread violence can be a deadly mix |
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Guatemala's children bear brunt of prolonged drought and rising heatClimate change is driving worsening hunger as farm families struggle to get a harvest |
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Banana ban and meatless menus, but how green is Davos summit?For the fourth year, WEF officials said the four-day meeting would be climate-neutral through various initiatives such as offsetting 100% of emissions, including air travel |
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Indian state to test facial recognition in polls as privacy fears mountThe Indian state of Telangana will use facial recognition software in local elections, the first such use of the technology in the country despite growing privacy concerns |
OPINION: Surviving bushfires and beyond will depend on our engineersIf we are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also better anticipating future climate threats, we need to renew and reinvent, making use of smart engineering and new technology |
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