A global initiative aims to develop international standards for data systems to improve support for those in need

A growing number of experts warn that artificial intelligence may be very dangerous

Transitioning to a circular economy is a key strategy to improve living conditions for people worldwide

The cities of Moshi in Tanzania and Tübingen in Germany have formed a climate partnership.

Industrialised countries are disposing of large volumes of their waste in poorer countries. The consequences are disastrous

People of all ages still leave Venezuela using ever more perilous routes. North America remains an increasingly desirable destination

Faced with more migrants, the EU strengthens border agency Frontex, and member states tighten refugee policies – often at the expense of human rights

Brazil’s biggest ethnic group, the Yanomami, are being wiped out by hunger and disease. The Bolsonaro government is to blame.

A new pandemic fund aims to protect the global community from another catastrophe

Progress on resolving sovereign-debt crises remains dangerously slow