Slumped on a bench in a village in southeast Senegal - which is lifeless but for the occasional bleating of goats and splutter of old motorcycles - Aliou Thiam has only one thing on his mind.

As prices fall and technological breakthroughs solve problems, solar energy is scaling up around the world. Can it happen fast enough to hold the line on climate change, and what are the barriers?

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery.

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who once described climate change as a "hoax", has said he will take the United States out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change and support greater use ...

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world.

From cities under lockdown to most affected communities, we look at how the outbreak of the deadly virus COVID-19 affects lives around the world.

Around the world, young people are carrying out mounting protests and legal challenges in an effort to spur rapid action on climate change. Will it work?

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world.

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots.

Will Iran's climate inaction fuel rising disaster threats?

When Tree Sequoia joined hundreds of LGBT+ people rioting in downtown New York 50 years ago, same-sex relations were illegal in more than 100 countries and every U.S. state had anti-sodomy laws.