How will the world curb the financial risks of climate change, from stronger hurricanes to worsening drought? Insurance may play a key role ...

Rising inflation traps Bangladesh climate migrants ...

Ukraine by land, air and sea, triggering a massive displacement of people, including more than 8 million Ukrainians within the country, according to the International Organization for Migration. The ...

Context provides news and analysis on three of the world’s most critical issues: ...

Around the world, fresh water is fast becoming a dangerously scarce resource, driving a surge in fights to secure supplies and fears over rising numbers of deaths in water conflicts.

Mali's Tuareg-led rebels signed a preliminary peace agreement with the government on Thursday as a gesture of "good faith" to end decades of separatist fighting, but wanted more guarantees before ...

Effectively shifting to a greener, climate-smarter economy will require ensuring those at risk in the transition - from coal miners to communities that rely on polluting industries - can find new jobs ...

The European Union was weighing up a compromise over migration policy on Tuesday that would extend its patrols in the Mediterranean but without vessels to save people in the sea after Italy said it ...

The stop-gap government funding measure approved on Thursday staves off the threat of a government shutdown for six months, leaving some important spending decisions to a newly elected Congress. While ...

Faced with escalating violence, a lack of funding, and locked out of male-dominated networks, many women are reluctant to enter politics with growing concerns that a drive to get women into power ...

Many countries could see significant falls in GDP by 2030 if they fail to better conserve biodiversity and natural systems KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The global economy faces ...