Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Gender equality: These women made history in 2022
Role models in areas from politics to culture can help to close the gender gap. These are the women who made history in 2022 from the field of sports to politics.
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
How to end unconscious gender bias? An author explains
It will take another 132 years to reach gender parity. Journalist and author Jessica Nordell explains the cumulative impact of gender bias at work – and ways to reduce it.
Health and Healthcare Systems
5 top global priorities for 2022, according to women leaders at Davos
What are the biggest challenges facing the world today – and how can we tackle them? Women leaders shared their thoughts at Davos.
Resilience, Peace and Security
3 stories of how strangers are helping Ukrainian refugees
More than 1 million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on 24 February. Here are just some of the stories of humanitarian aid.
Nature and Biodiversity
Winds, winter drought and wildfires: Everything to know about the environment this week
Top environment stories: Madagascar hit by Cyclone Emnati; Portugal may limit irrigation amid drought; animals flee Argentina's wildfires.
Global Risks
Informe de Riesgos Globales 2022: Lo que debes saber
¿Cuáles son los grandes riesgos a los que se enfrentará el mundo en los próximos 10 años? Conócelos en el Informe de Riesgos Globales 2022 del Foro Económico Mundial.
Nature and Biodiversity
Spain's ghost village, sea level rise and the global nature pact: Everything to know about the environment this week
Top environment stories: pollution causing more deaths than COVID; US sea levels may rise 60cm by 2050; Spanish village reappears as drought dries reservoir.
Health and Healthcare Systems
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 18 February
Top news stories: first six African countries to receive mRNA technology; new US FDA head vows to tackle misinformation; Hong Kong fights growing outbreak.
Leadership
Black History Month: Key events in a decade of Black Lives Matter
February is Black History Month and 10 years since Trayvon Martin’s death sparked the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are key moments over the decade.
Nature and Biodiversity
Greenpeace chief's new role, glaciers and housing retrofits: Everything to know about the environment this week
Top environment stories: Germany appoints Greenpeace's Jennifer Morgan as climate envoy; world's glaciers contain less ice than originally thought; Ireland plans to retrofit a third of ho...
Wellbeing and Mental Health
How to talk to children about mental health - an expert explains
The world is facing a mental health crisis for children and adolescents, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and historic underfunding.
Nature and Biodiversity
Surprise trees, early flowers and green football clubs: Everything to know about the environment this week
Top environment stories: Research finds more than 73,000 species of tree on Earth; Plants in the UK are flowering a month earlier; Cutting down on fossil fuel-based plastics is crucial to...
Arts and Culture
What’s the best way to tackle COVID and climate change? Anthropology, says the woman who predicted the global financial crisis
From pandemics to the pitfalls of AI, journalist Gillian Tett joins the Book Club Podcast to explain how an anthropologist’s view of global risks can help understand and solve them.
Health and Healthcare Systems
If Omicron is less severe, why are COVID-19 deaths rising?
The US Omicron death toll has now surpassed the highest seven-day average of the more severe Delta variant – this is why.
Nature and Biodiversity
Snow in ancient Greece and the net-zero budget: Everything to know about the environment this week
Top stories: tropical storm Ana kills more than 80 in Africa; drivers stuck in snow in Athens; US climate change envoy John Kerry warns 'we're in trouble'.