Health and Healthcare Systems
Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
What will our cities look like in future? COVID-19 has prompted innovation around everything from public spaces and transport, to housing the homeless.
Zoe Tabary is a Journalist at Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Civil Society
One billion people fear losing their home, according to a new poll
A global poll by Gallup has revealed that one billion people worldwide fear losing their home or land within the next five years.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Art and technology expose 'hidden inequalities' in cities
Using drone images, one photographer was able to capture the stark contrast of life in the Johannesburg slums and the rich villas surrounded by lush greenery.
London is transforming its double-decker buses into homeless shelters
British-based social enterprise Buses4Homeless coverts decommissioned buses into a shelter for homeless people, with spaces for sleeping, dining, cooking, job training and relaxing.
Education and Skills
'Those you never see': Paris photo series reclaims women's bodies
Women's rights and art charities commissioned six female refugee artists from Afghanistan to Iran to highlight the subjugation of women for the exhibition.
Nature and Biodiversity
Breathing walls to rooftop farms: cities get creative for a greener future
Winning teams of architects and entrepreneurs will redevelop sites such as an abandoned market building in Madrid and historic stables in Milan into green areas
Education and Skills
Down and out in Paris: homeless women find refuge in grandeur
Paris' palatial city hall is providing 120 homeless women with shelter, hot meals, healthcare guidance and arts therapy.
Climate Action
Women 'uniquely placed' to inspire climate action, mayors say
Cities, which are home to over half the world's population, must involve all residents in efforts to adapt to climate change, say mayors
Nature and Biodiversity
This former Parisian wasteland is now an 'eco-neighbourhood'
The Clichy-Batignolles area, a former industrial wasteland, has morphed into a model of sustainable development.
Geographies in Depth
While the men of this village go looking for work, the women are in charge
Prolonged dry spells in a southern region of Mauritania have depleted grazing land have forced pastoralists to travel ever longer distances to search for food and water for their herds.
Health and Healthcare Systems
How much heat can the body and mind really take?
These are the impacts extreme weather might have on people, both physically and mentally.