Global Social Change
In an anxious world, time to redefine progress
People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with six in seven worldwide plagued by feelings of insecurity,...
Covid-19: The Impacts of Social Media on Youth
Social media has rapidly transformed the ways in which youth interact and socialize with one another in their daily life, which has contributed a...
Teleworking during COVID: Risks, benefits and steps to a ‘new normal’
More than two years since COVID-19 began disrupting office life around the world, crucial changes are needed to safeguard health while teleworking, two UN...
Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots
Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, natural hazards, political instability, and limited humanitarian access,...
Holy Cow
The Indian peasant is nothing if not rational -- survival on the margins makes it necessary. The cow is holy and he treats it...
E-resilience readiness for an inclusive digital society by 2030
The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated the link between digitalization and development, both by showing the potential of digital solutions and by laying bare...
Delivering on Our Promise for Universal Education
On the International Day of Education, we call on world leaders to transform how we deliver on education.
The clock is ticking. As a global...
The Social Innovators of the Year 2022
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship announced today 15 awardees for social innovation in 2022.
From a Brazilian entrepreneur using hip-hop to turn Favela youth...
Grace and a Tennis Celebrity
Among the character traits we cherish in fellow humans, grace is often more noticeable in its absence. The recent saga of a Serbian tennis...
Age No Bar: A Paradigm Shift in the Girl Child’s Marriageable Age in India
India is a country known to have diverse culture, languages, social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief system, religions and their personal laws. With...