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Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame of Ghana is the new chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — the first African woman in that post. Asked to define disability, she says: "It is not the presence of the impairment, but it is the social and attitudinal barriers that are hindering our performance." Ernest Ankomah for NPR hide caption
An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24. Alan Chaves/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden at the United Nations' annual climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021. The U.S. and other countries pledged that year to stop funding overseas fossil-fuel projects that freely emit greenhouse gas pollution. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A poster in Kolkata, India, from peak pandemic days sends a message to mask up. Now that the official COVID-19 global emergency is no longer in effect, some folks are thrilled to stop masking — but others wonder if it's a good idea to keep up certain precautions. NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
As conservative states target trans rights, a Florida teen flees for a better life
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to save Social Security. Will Washington let him?
The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. Here, tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption