Hunger still rising across East Africa
Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food...
WEF, IDB and Mexican Government Launch Gender Parity Accelerator in Mexico
The Mexican Economy and Tourism secretariats, with support of the World Economic Forum and Inter-American Development (IDB), launched today a Gender Parity Initiative in...
Emergency Committee meets again as Monkeypox cases pass 14,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as...
Slow Moving Regulatory Decision Making for Cryptocurrency not Economically Favourable
A new study by the World Economic Forum suggests that the current, indecisive regulatory approach for both crypto and stablecoins poses the greatest risk...
Moving people’s mindsets in the matter of migration
Data scientists and social scientists are examining the perceptions and expectations of migrants to the EU, as well as the attitudes of Europeans towards...
Africa Centres for Disease Control Receives a $100 Million Boost from the World Bank
The World Bank has approved a $100 million support program for the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) that will help enhance the...
Report on Forest Governance Sets Out China Pathway to Better Tackle Global Deforestation
The World Economic Forum – in collaboration with China-UK Collaboration on International Forest Investment and Trade, the World Wide Fund for Nature China and...
Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month’s general election to foster an enabling civic space to...
Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation...
Myanmar economy remains fragile, with reform reversals weakening the outlook
Myanmar’s economy has faced a series of external and internal disruptions which have impeded recovery from the large contraction in economic activity last year....