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Siberian rivers will be better protected

After the severe impact of industrial pollution, Siberian rivers will once again become watercourses inhabited by wild Siberian sturgeon. The deterioration of riparian biota associated...

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...

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