The annual climate conference needs world leaders to commit to tangible goals. Reducing plastic production is an urgent issue
Costa Rica is a rare country whose efforts have been consistent with the Paris Agreement
People are dying on the borders of the EU, as the embattled Belarusian regime continues to channel refugees from the Middle East into Europe
Women are being illegally detained for not having a male relative to whom they could be released or even under the pretence of ‘protection’
In Russia’s struggle for human rights, the values of modern society are clashing with the need for heroism
Exclusive: UK government hosts said Big Oil companies wouldn’t be welcome, but BP’s CEO is among fossil fuel lobbyists at the heart of the conference
Slowly but steadily, Mexican women are gaining access to legal abortion – despite right-wing politicians and conservative doctors who oppose it
The global campaign against trafficking has proved more powerful than the constitution in the Philippines
The country’s new climate targets are bold but rely too much on reducing deforestation and changing land use. What about fossil fuels?
