Do COVID-19 booster shots in wealthy countries put the world at risk?

As U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a coronavirus summit of world leaders, critics say plans to offer booster shots in wealthy nations are diverting supplies from unvaccinated, high-risk people in poor countries

Social entrepreneurs fight to make gig work fairer, greener

Using ethical tech, Fairtrade products and equitable contracts, can social enterprises create a "good" gig economy?

What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?

Beauty salons have provided jobs for women across Afghanistan, but with the Taliban back in power, their future appears bleak

City mayors urge governments, business to help them protect forests

A group of nearly 60 mayors say they are doing what they can to make their cities greener, but a wider effort is needed to make a big enough difference to the climate

India's rural work scheme plots green jobs to fight climate change

Women are planting carbon-storing mangroves in eastern India under the government's main employment scheme for rural households

Berlin becomes a magnet for LGBT+ Poles fleeing homophobia at home

A growing number of young LGBT+ Poles are settling in the German capital, viewed by many as a 'queer oasis' close to home

After Ida, U.S. cities eye more equal resilience plans

New York and other U.S. cities are seeking to ensure their climate mitigation plans protect their most vulnerable communities

As Amazon destruction continues, Brazil faces future of floods, drought

As floods batter the north and dry weather parches the south, scientists warn there is more to come if Brazil does not tackle deforestation

'Fashion is resistance': The Afghan designers championing traditional dress

As Taliban officials impose a dress code on female students, émigré Afghan designers are highlighting the rich diversity of women’s traditional attire

Texas abortion ban: Five countries with strict anti-abortion laws

From El Salvador to the Philippines, these five nations already have near-total bans like the one that came into force in Texas this month

U.N. chief grades world on vaccine rollout: 'F in Ethics'

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres says it's an 'obsenity' that unused vaccines are being thrown out in some places while 90% of Africa has yet to receive jab

OPINION: Don’t give up on Afghanistan’s women athletes

The Taliban have suggested they may ban women from sport. Either way the country’s sportswomen are determined to get back on pitches and courts

OPINION: Governments must prioritise off-grid energy in Africa's economic recovery

The pandemic has exacerbated some hard truths about the inequality of energy access, with those lacking it hit hardest - but we have the tools to end energy poverty now

To fix our food systems, we need tech that truly works for smallholder farmers

Digital innovations in food systems aren’t reaching the people who need them most

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