Finland is the only country in the European Union to see a drop in homelessness, for one key reason: it applies the ‘Housing First’ concept, prioritizing shelter as a means to help the homeless get back on their feet.
There’s hopeful news for female filmmakers: of the top 100 highest-earning movies of 2019, 10.6% of the directors were women – more than double the previous year and an all-time high since research began on the issue in 2007.
19-year-old Awhona Rahman, winner of Bangladesh's first female bodybuilding competition, is inspiring the nation’s girls to follow in her footsteps. In a drive to promote fitness, Rahman says conservative social norms should not hold anyone back.
Luxembourg has a special strategy to reduce its congestion issues: as of March 1st, the country will make all its local public transportation entirely free of charge for both residents and non-residents.
A coalition of governments, indigenous people, green groups and others across Central America has announced a regional climate action plan to conserve 10 million hectares of forests by the year 2030.