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Welcome to Brazil? Venezuelan workers exploited under aid program
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What's behind the rioting that rocked South Africa?
Cambodia's cyclos bring meals to virus-hit Phnom Penh
News Package
Climate change and a 'just transition'
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Sustainable fashion
The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19
Stung by Lebanon currency loss, UNICEF gives aid in dollars
U.S. child tax credit: Why the neediest Americans could miss out
Demolition near Delhi feared leaving 100,000 villagers homeless
Congo's children dodge gangs to sell sex drugs on Kinshasa streets
Sharp-eyed grandmothers combat looting and crime in South Africa
Faced with rare protests, Cuba curbs social media access: watchdog
Malaysian mothers fight 'sexist' citizenship law
Garment workers hit by COVID-19 rights rollback
Eswatini: Internet restored in African nation amid court challenge
Death toll from Iraq COVID hospital fire rises as anger mounts
In Philadelphia, Biden pushing for stalled voting rights law
Swimming for all? Poolside or the beach, minorities face barriers
Tunisian garment workers fight for unpaid wages in pandemic
England's Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat
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Racism in football: How will Facebook, Twitter stop online abuse?
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UK foreign aid: where does the money go?
Are 3D-printed schools a solution to Africa's classroom shortage?
Pope reappears after surgery, backs free universal health care
US town eyes tourism boost after Branson's Virgin Galactic launch
Virus variants threaten global recovery, G20 warns
Charlottesville removes Confederate statue
Bangladesh factory owner arrested over fire that killed 52 workers
G20 signs off on tax crackdown, warns on virus variants
Illinois first U.S. state to require Asian-American history
U.S. civil rights leaders vow to keep fighting for voting rights
COVAX aims to deliver 520 mln vaccine doses to Africa this year
Higher food prices help fuel 40% jump in global hunger - UN agency
School's out for good? Lebanese teachers flee as financial crisis
UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic killer that stalks the poor
Global banks to launch voluntary carbon offset market platform
Glovo mulls appeal after Italian watchdog fines Foodinho
Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination
Amsterdam tells rowdy tourists 'stay home' as city lockdowns lift
explainer
On TikTok, Black creators strike to protest appropriation
Scholar to sweeper, one Black man navigates Rio's racial divide
Police body-cam delays in Texas capital frustrate reformers
Honduran court finds construction exec guilty in activist's murder
Iraq's power cuts show privilege of staying cool in a heatwave
Italian watchdog takes aim at delivery firm's gig-worker algorithm
Public too often made to pay to clean up environment - EU auditors
HIV generic drug for babies distributed in Africa, says UNITAID
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We report on how to ensure people globally have economic security and a decent standard of living.

Opinion

Michael Shank Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

Is it time for the US and China to welcome climate migrants?

Accepting those displaced by worsening climate change disasters could shore up workforces and pension plans as national birthrates fall
Dr. Altheria Caldera Intercultural Development Research Association

OPINION: Anti-critical race theory laws attack women and POC

These laws prescribing curricula are not only racist, they are a sexist attempt to control women and their work
Blaine Townsend The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing

Will the 2020s be a roaring good time for ESG investments?

The 1920s saw millions of individuals buying stock for the first time, just as 2020 saw new investors drawn to ESG investing.
Delilah Rothenberg Predistribution Initiative

Why the SEC should consider corporate and investor ESG disclosures

The narrow focus on corporate disclosures can result in an oversight of important activities since investment strategies can shift the risk to workers and lead to the deterioration of affordable goods and services

In Depth

Swimming for all? Poolside or at the beach, ethnic minorities face barriers
UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic killer that stalks the poor
analysis
As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'
insight
The race to preserve African-American cemeteries

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