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Rebuilding from COVID-19 Requires Green, Resilient, Inclusive Actions
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related targets in the Paris Agreement on climate change provide strong frameworks for the recovery from the coronavirus...
Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic
Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a...
Commission joins the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX)
Today, the European Commission has confirmed its interest to participate in the COVAX Facility for equitable access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines everywhere, for everyone...
Farm fresh: Change is in the air
Late last year, flights were diverted from Delhi, thousands of schools were closed and people in the Indian capital were advised to stay indoors...
Looking back to look forward: What does the next normal look like?
Crises, such as that caused by COVID-19, bring change. What can previous crises tell us about how those changes are likely to manifest themselves?
In...
Trump Accepts Election Nomination
The most unconventional conventions for the two major parties are over and the tickets formally approved: Trump/Pence versus Biden/Harris.
What is patently obvious in this...
The resurgence of the virus in Europe
There are many arguable reasons for Europe to open up its tourist attractions and its borders amidst the unsettling phase of virus spread. The...
Pandemic Recovery: Economic Developments and Future of Work
Today, world economies are passing through the eye of the needle; the economic development leaderships of some nations figuring out how to cope with...
India’s growing loneliness epidemic and how to tackle it
At first glance, it would appear that it is more unlikely for a country like India having a population so dense and where something...
Covid-19 and Transforming Tourism
If tourism brings us together, then travel restrictions keep us apart.
More importantly, restrictions on travel also prevent tourism from delivering on its potential to...