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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
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US cities seek to ‘Trump-proof’ inequality action ahead of vote
Ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, U.S. cities are racing to safeguard momentum on what backers see as historic action on environmental justice and a range of…
Foreign workers trapped and terrified in Lebanon's conflict
MANILA/LAGOS/DHAKA – Cici Brinces came to Lebanon as a domestic worker 14 years ago, married a Palestinian, had a son, survived leukaemia and was building a new life. Then
Cate Blanchett, Filippo Grandi: No justification for statelessness
Cate Blanchett is an actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the Office of the United Nations High…
Mexico pushes for "historic" labour rights for gig workers
MEXICO CITY – Delivery workers and drivers for digital platforms such as Uber have won presidential backing for sweeping new rights in Mexico after the government said it would…
What makes a country biodiverse and which ones stand out?
CALI, Colombia – The United Nations nature summit, COP16, kicks off in Colombia on Monday with the aim of halting the rapid destruction of nature and erosion of biodiversity…