Tag: Global Topics

UN expert criticises boycott of Durban Process against racism, calls for action (UN News)

Two decades after Durban, Tendayi Achiume Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, presented a report to the General Assembly highlighting the contributions of the Durban...

Millions missing out on remote learning during emergencies: UNICEF (UN News)

More than half, or 102 million, are students in 14 countries which either fully or partially closed their classrooms for at least half of...

Expert briefing: What to watch at the G20 (Atlantic Council)

Leaders are flocking to Rome this weekend for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) nations summit, which will gather the world’s top economies at...

Glasgow, Greta, and Good Intentions (Kaushik Basu, Project-Syndicate)

Both anxiety and hope are increasing in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. There is anxiety because, barring a handful of...

L’intelligenza artificiale al servizio dell’istruzione: educare tutti e meglio (Luca Moioli, Agenda Digitale)

Le nuove tecnologie di intelligenza artificiale offriranno un grande contributo al mondo educativo, sia dando dare i “super poteri” al mondo degli educatori e...

L’IA può accelerare lo sviluppo dei farmaci, ma evitiamo scorciatoie (Domenico Marino, Agenda Digitale)

Un rapporto uscito su Technology Review Insights del MIT evidenzia come l’intelligenza artificiale sia potenzialmente in grado di accelerare lo sviluppo dei farmaci agendo...

Pandemic impact on jobs, worse than expected: ILO (UN News)

The jobs recovery is stalled worldwide and disparities between advanced and developing economies threaten the whole global economy, warned the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Wednesday. Pandemic impact on jobs, worse than expected: ILO  | | UN...

How to save the Summit for Democracy (Ben Scott, The Interpreter)

The future of US democracy seemed in the balance when, in mid-2019, candidate Joe Biden promised to host a “Summit for Democracy” within his...

Protecting people who lose their homes to climate change (Jane McAdam, The Interpreter)

A long-awaited report released last week in the United States by the Biden administration recommends a new legal pathway for humanitarian protection for people facing serious...

West can’t use climate issues as weapon against China in Glasgow (Global Times)

While commending China for its actions in recent years to combat climate change in a speech on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on...

Top economists call for ‘radical redirection’ focusing on healthcare (UN News)

Released on Tuesday, the WHO Economic Council’s new brief, Financing Health for All, points to three main actions: create fiscal space, direct investments, and the administration of public and private finance. On public spending, the experts say that easing...

COP26: World’s friendliest city set to host climate crisis summit (Alasdair Soussi, Al Jazeera)

It was once dubbed Europe’s murder capital, but this year it was voted the world’s friendliest city. Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city and home to one of the...

Is Climate Diplomacy Possible? (John Kampfner, Project-Syndicate)

With the United States and China at loggerheads, the grand old style of international summitry is unlikely to have a meaningful impact on the...

The G20 Family Reunion (Paola Subacchi, Project-Syndicate)

Relationships among leaders have historically been what drives progress at the G20, despite struggles to agree on specific commitments or language. But, between virtual...

‘Vague’ net zero promises not enough: planet still on track for catastrophic heating, UN report warns (UN News)

Tuesday’s new Emissions Gap Report shows that updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - the efforts by each country to reduce national emissions, as well as other...

As the world gathers for COP26, here’s how leaders can dispel ESG confusion (Lydie Hudson, WEF)

The true litmus test of net-zero proposals at COP26 will be the degree to which the public and private sectors commit to agree...