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Climate Change
Children face life with more heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires than their grandparents
Children born in 2020 will be harder hit by the climate crisis in their lifetime than their grandparents. Research from Save the Children shows what's needed now.
Emerging Technologies
This is best practice for using facial recognition in law enforcement
Facial recognition technology can help conduct faster investigations and bring offenders to justice, but guidance is needed to prevent human rights abuses
Ageing and Longevity
Is Asia-Pacific ready to age gracefully?
We must develop a gender-aware, life-cycle approach to enhance the lives of older people globally, but especially in rapidly-ageing regions like Asia-Pacific.
Middle East and North Africa
The U.N. has called for a new government and a stop to fighting in Afghanistan
The U.N. Security Council has called for an immediate stop to violence in Afghanistan and for the establishment of a new government that includes women.
LGBTI Inclusion
Tokyo 2020 broke an Olympic record for LGBTI representation. Here's why that matters
Increased inclusion and representation in sports can transform the well-being and mental health of LGBTI youth, but Olympic athletes can't do it alone.
Migration
World Day against Trafficking: Challenging misconceptions about it in migration pathways
Irregular migration routes and irregular migration status are factors in vulnerability to trafficking, but migrants in regular situations can also fall victim.
Migration
These are the refugee athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
Competing under the International Olympic flag, these elite athletes are part of a unique team representing displaced people around the world.
Inclusive Design
This Barcelona beach service is helping people with disabilities spend time in the sea
The service involves amphibious chairs, purpose-designed dressing rooms and specially trained lifeguards to offer support to people with disabilities.
Systemic Racism
From raised fists at the 1968 Olympics to taking the knee: A history of racial justice protests in sport
Athletes have been given more freedom to express themselves at the Tokyo Olympics. But how far have we really come in the fight for racial justice in sport?
LGBTI Inclusion
In Argentina you can now identify as non-binary on ID cards
Argentina has become first country in South America to rollout identification cards for non-binary citizens, who don't wish to identify as male or female.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
6 ways we can take action on malnutrition, according to the UN
Millions of people around the world are still going hungry because of poor food security. On Mandela Day, this is what we can do to improve global nutrition.
Human Rights
Nelson Mandela Day: Understanding how far we have to go an equal future
To mark Nelson Mandela Day, two experts from the World Bank examine past research to build an inclusive society through the lens of social identities.
Chile
Meet the indigenous woman tasked with rewriting Chile’s constitution
Electives in Chile have picked Elisa Loncon, a Santiago university professor and indigenous Mapuche woman, to lead the rewriting of their constitution.
Human Rights
UN rights chief demands 'dismantling' of systemic racism
Michelle Bachelet's report found police brutality is entrenched in many nations and racism creates barriers to jobs, healthcare, housing, education and justice.
Humanitarian Action
Child labour has risen for the first time in 20 years. COVID-19 will make things worse
The number of children in child labour has risen for the first time in two decades to 160 million globally. A new report looks at the situation – and at how to reverse the trend.