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10 Measures to Close the Emissions Reduction Gap

The Alliance for CEO Climate Leaders, a CEO-led community facilitated by the World Economic Forum that is committed to accelerating the net-zero transition, released...

How Yury Mosha and Vadim Karastelev Helped More Than 10,000 People Find a New Home in the USA

The story of the great relocation of Meskhetian Turks from Southern Russia to the US began when the ethnic minority went on a hunger...

Global unemployment to increase in 2024 -ILO report

Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon, the...

Widening Disparities and Growing Threats Cloud Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2024

A new World Economic Forum report released today provides a snapshot of the multifaceted challenges facing the global cybersecurity landscape. While increased geopolitical tensions...

Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of...

Global Economy Set for Weakest Half-Decade Performance in 30 Years

As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade for development, the global economy is set to rack...

Morocco elected as 2024 Human Rights Council president

Morocco's ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 in a rare secret...

Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 as Environmental Threats Intensify

Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024warns of a global risks landscape in...

General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council

The immediate priority in Gaza must be saving civilian lives said the President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, as Member States gathered...

Cash now extinct as citizens use implanted microchips instead

The financial authorities, who once embraced the trend, are asking banks to keep peddling notes and coins until the government can figure out what...

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