Lin Taylor
allAfrica.com
United Kingdom
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Africa: Pandora Papers Explainer
Analysis - The 'Pandora Papers' documents allegedly tie hundreds of politicians and officials to opaque offshore accounts and tax havens. What can be done about a system that - though legal - deprives governments of billions in lost revenue? → Read More
3 Years of Greta Thunberg's Activism: How the Swedish Teenager Grew a Global Climate Movement
It's been three years since Greta Thunberg began striking for the climate, inspiring young people from around the world to take action to defend the planet. → Read More
Apps, Goats, and AI: 10 Innovative Ways People Around the World Are Tackling Climate Change
From forest-saving apps to sea sponges, here are 10 ways people around the world are adapting to climate change. → Read More
IPCC report: 10 innovative ways people are tackling climate change
Feeling overwhelmed by the latest U.N. climate report? Here are some clever solutions that are tackling the climate crisis → Read More
Tracking Greta Thunberg's Rise From Climate Activist to COVID-19 Campaigner
A timeline of Greta Thunberg’s activism, which has moved from protesting government inaction on climate change to calling for vaccine equality amid COVID-19. → Read More
Want to create 5 million green jobs? Invest in public transport in cities
Mayors in 100 global cities have said that investing in public transport could create 4.6 million jobs by 2030 and cut transport emissions. → Read More
How has streaming and internet use changed due to COVID-19?
Video conferences, online gaming, streaming and social media contributed to a global internet traffic surge of 40% between February and April. → Read More
This country has become the first in the world to make sanitary products free
Scotland has made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to do so, in an effort to combat 'period poverty' and further equality. → Read More
How is UNICEF ensuring COVID-19 vaccines reach those in need?
Even before the pandemic hit, access to vaccines was unequal with around 20 million babies not receiving vaccines that could save them from serious diseases, death, disability and ill health, according to the WHO. → Read More
Africa: UNICEF Says to Ship 2 Billion Covid-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations in 2021
UNICEF will work with over 350 airlines and freight companies to deliver nearly 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries next year → Read More
Britain's foreign aid cut: who will feel the impact?
Having thrown billions of pounds at ways to fight coronavirus, Britain is now desperate to save money. With its aid budget on the chopping block, what cost will this have on the world's poorest? → Read More
UNICEF says to ship two billion COVID vaccines to poor nations in 2021
Nearly 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be shipped and flown to developing countries next year in a "mammoth operation", the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday, as world leaders vowed to ensure the fair distribution of vaccines. → Read More
Cancelled races, fainting players: How climate change is affecting sport
As the planet heats up, competing in - or even watching - many outdoor sports is becoming increasingly challenging. Climate change is leading to the cancellation of many competitions, and in some cases is posing a threat to player safety. → Read More
Taylor Swift Urges Fans to Support US Women's Soccer Team in Fight for Equal Pay
"Let people know how you feel about it because what happened to them is unfair." → Read More
After #MeToo, U.S. women seen reporting less workplace harassment
From leering and unwanted touching to being asked for sexual favours, U.S. women say they suffer less sexual harassment in the workplace since #MeToo brought the issue to the fore, but sexism has increased, researchers said on Wednesday. The #MeToo movement began in 2017 in the United States as a response → Read More
An increase in global temperature due to climate change could cost the global economy $2.4 trillion
The increase in rising temperatures across the globe will lead to decreased labour productivity with people unable to work due to the health risks. Poor countries will be the worst hit with the agriculture sector especially effected. → Read More
Africa: Rising Heat Stress Could Cost 80 Mln Jobs By 2030
Rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst hit, the United Nations said on Monday, as Europe sweltered in record temperatures. → Read More
Rising heat stress could cost 80 mln jobs by 2030
LONDON, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst hit, the United Nations said on Monday, as Europe sweltered in record temperatures. A temperature rise of 1.5C by the end of century could lead to a 2.2% drop in working hours - equal to 80 million full-time jobs - costing the global economy… → Read More
Climate activist Greta Thunberg leads school strikers to top human rights award
Thunberg, 16, and her "Fridays for Future" global movement win Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award By Lin Taylor LONDON, June 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg and the millions of school students she inspired to skip school to protest for climate action on Friday won a global human rights award. A growing movement of young protesters… → Read More
Ghana: A Sweet Deal? Study Shows Higher Cocoa Prices Could End Child Labour in Ghana
Ghana could end child labour on cocoa farms by increasing the prices it pays impoverished farmers by about 50%, a U.S. study said on Wednesday, as global efforts to end child labour stall. → Read More