AP: Rage and hope fuel women’s revolt over abortion in Poland (Gera, 12/2).

Devex: World Bank updates procurement policy to enforce gender-based violence rules (Saldinger, 12/1).

IPS: COVID-19 an Opportunity to Build Resilience around Food Systems (Phakathi, 12/1).

Nature: Meet the scientists investigating the origins of the COVID pandemic (Mallapaty, 12/2).

U.N. News: COVID-19 can spark new generation of social protection measures: U.N. chief (12/1).

U.N. News: Global agreement on migration ‘taking root’ despite pandemic challenge: Guterres (12/1).

U.N. News: Mali: COVID-19 and conflict lead to rise in child trafficking (12/1).

U.N. News: U.N. humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’ (12/1).

U.N. News: World must not accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres (12/2).

UPI: Analysis: Maternal, newborn deaths could decrease by 60% with more midwife care (Dunleavy, 12/1).