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Vaccine inequality is a scandal that must be urgently addressed, says UN refugee boss
Sunday 20th of June 2021
To mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, the World Economic Forum spoke to Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who had some strong words to say about the plight of the world’s displaced people in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID will have longer lasting impact on displaced people – the UN’s refugee chief speaks to Radio Davos
Sunday 20th of June 2021
More than 82 million people in the world have been forcibly displaced from their homes – that’s around the entire population of a country like Germany or Turkey.
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What are COVID’s long-term impacts on jobs? Radio Davos picks highlights from the Jobs Reset Summit
Friday 18th of June 2021
TheCOVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is leaving a long-term impact on jobs around the world.
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Victor Ochen started a peace club in the midst of war. Here’s his message of hope and reconciliation
Friday 18th of June 2021
Victor Ochen was born in northern Uganda, into conflict and a childhood of displacement and years spent in camps.
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How a Great Green Wall could help Africa combat climate change
Friday 18th of June 2021
The Great Green Wall initiative is a reforestation project that aims to transform the lives of millions living on the frontline of the climate crisis. The goals of this African-led project are to restore 100 million hectares of land, sequester 250 million tonnes of carbon and create 10 million green jobs in rural areas. Once complete, the Great Green Wall will be the largest living structure on the planet, three times the size of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Reimagining education for refugees post-pandemic
Friday 18th of June 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led directly to prolonged and unpredictable school programming with the closure of schools, universities, technical and vocational training institutes. Pre-existing operational and logistical constraints coupled with the effects of a global pandemic have made it even harder for refugees and asylum seekers to access education. World Refugee Day on 20 June presents an ideal opportunity for sector players to reimagine education approaches that will ensure continued access for refugee scholars in line with SDG 4 (Accessing Quality Education).
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Can behavioural science help us understand reparations better? This academic thinks so
Friday 18th of June 2021
Germany has agreed to pay Namibia more than €1.1 billion (£940 million) in reparations for committing genocide during the colonial occupation of the country a century ago. It’s a landmark deal that will create a 30-year programme of investment in infrastructure, healthcare and training programmes in Namibia.
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5 things to know about new fathers and paternity leave
Friday 18th of June 2021
In many parts of the world 20 June is Father’s Day. It’s a day when children are encouraged to celebrate their fathers. It could also be a day to reflect on the role fathers play in the lives of their children, including how hands-on they are with childcare responsibilities.
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What is hybrid autonomous manufacturing and how can it benefit companies?
Friday 18th of June 2021
Failure of a machine in a factory can shut it down. Lost production can cost millions of dollars per day. Component failures can devastate factories, power plants and battlefield equipment.
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What needs to happen before COP26? The UN’s climate chief explains
Friday 18th of June 2021
The United Nations climate chief said on June 17 a “significant amount of work” remains to be done ahead of November’s COP26 summit in Britain, with developing nations warning issues of finance and vaccine inequity could derail a successful outcome.
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8 cities rewilding their urban spaces
Friday 18th of June 2021
In the midst of a massive, global loss of nature, cities around the world are finding ways to protect and expand open spaces and “rewild” their communities.
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Keeping pace: American spending on cycling continues amidst pandemic
Friday 18th of June 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, forcing gyms to shutter and public transportation to suspend operation, millions of Americans re-discovered bicycles as a safe, socially-distanced form of physical exercise and transportation. The latest bike boom hit retailers unprepared, causing new bicycles to become a scarce commodity, exacerbated by the fact that global bicycle supply was also constrained due to COVID-19.
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Study: Most people support sharing vaccines with other countries
Friday 18th of June 2021
Contagion, a 2011 film about an influenza pandemic, ends with the first doses of a vaccine being allocated by lottery. COVID-19 vaccines are now being rolled out, including by lottery in some parts of the US. Governments around the world are having to write their own script for what might be regarded as the sequel to this film, covering the period from initial vaccine delivery to its use in the global fight against COVID-19.
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Lessons from London: How the city is tackling air pollution
Friday 18th of June 2021
Half a century ago, a lethal haze of smoke and fog, otherwise known as the Great Smog of 1952, covered London and killed as many as 12,000 people. More recently, in 2013, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died at the hands of air pollution. “[Ella] was the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as the cause of her death,” says 17-year old co-founder of the organization Choked Up and Ella’s friend, Anjali Raman-Middleton. But London’s toxic air, a longstanding problem associated with 9,000 premature deaths per year, is more than a public health and environmental issue.
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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 18 June
Friday 18th of June 2021
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 177.4 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths stands at more than 3.84 million. More than 2.5 billion vaccination doses have been administered globally, according to Our World in Data.
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Youth disillusionment is a global risk, but it can be mitigated. This study on Gen Z shows why
Friday 18th of June 2021
Of the 10 immediate risks listed in this year’s World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, the one most likely to be overlooked is number eight – “youth disillusionment”.
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Why Juneteenth matters everywhere in the world
Friday 18th of June 2021
To some it might seem like a relatively obscure Americanism. Even in America, it’s only been a federal holiday since yesterday.
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This is the global refugee situation, in numbers
Friday 18th of June 2021
At the end of 2020, there were 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), of which more than a quarter are refugees.
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Why autonomous vehicles need a large-systems approach to safety
Friday 18th of June 2021
The autonomous vehicle (AV) industry has yet to converge on a single method for measuring the maturity of AV technology with AV companies offering a range of different approaches for which metrics should be used to indicate system safety.
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Innovative investments could decarbonize transport in India. Here’s how
Friday 18th of June 2021
India is home to 14 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world. Decarbonization of the public transport system can help improve the air quality in cities while accelerating an e-transport revolution. Focusing on innovative investment schemes that incentivize procurement of e-buses will be key to scaling these efforts and quickly transforming the mobility sector.
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Why clean energy transitions must be for the many, not the few
Friday 18th of June 2021
All the evidence points in one direction: countries around the world must urgently accelerate their transitions to clean energy. This is critical to stave off the worst effects of climate change – and to build a more healthy and prosperous future in which everyone has access to sustainable and affordable energy supplies.
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7 ways companies are advancing racial justice in business
Friday 18th of June 2021
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers on May 25, 2020, caused a surge in activism across the world, and forced businesses and organizations to both acknowledge and scrutinize the systemic racism and bias inherent in much of corporate culture and operations.
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Climate refugees – the world’s forgotten victims
Friday 18th of June 2021
As the global climate crisis worsens, an increasing number of people are being forced to flee their homes due to natural disasters, droughts and other weather events. These people are sometimes called “climate refugees”. Who are these climate refugees? And how can the international community properly address this issue?
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How blockchain and cryptocurrencies can help build a greener future
Thursday 17th of June 2021
As with the feverish debate around Bitcoin and its carbon footprint, there has been no shortage of discussion surrounding cryptocurrencies and the energy they consume.
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These 12 innovations are helping to grow Africa’s next natural wonder
Thursday 17th of June 2021
Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative is a bold movement launched by the African Union to restore degraded lands in the Sahel by 2030. The aim is to re-green an 8000km-long area spanning the continent from Senegal to Djibouti. Growing this Natural World Wonder will be key to achieving sustainable development goals.