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Around 300 million people are expected to need humanitarian aid in 2024 — to meet that need, existing global trade networks could play a role.

Resilience, Peace and Security

Global trade can support humanitarian relief. Here's how

With 300 million people in need of humanitarian aid in 2024, the global humanitarian system is under pressure. But existing global trade networks can help.

Macarena Torres Rossel and Mariam Soumaré

July 15, 2024

Two women using laptops and laughing: Many young people are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) at work.

Jobs and the Future of Work

How young workers can thrive with AI when they have the right skills

PwC’s 2024 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears survey reveals young workers are eager to embrace AI. Skills-first hiring can help them.

Peter Brown, Kathy Parker and Harriet Newlyn

July 15, 2024

Green grass field between hills during sunset and circular markings in the ground with stones: The decline of biodiversity mus tbe reverse if we want to stay nature-positive from 2030.

Nature and Biodiversity

How to unlock $10.1 trillion from the nature-positive transition

Achieving a nature-positive status by 2030 necessitates reversing the decline in biodiversity but we are yet to see signs of a significant shift.

Zhu Chunquan, Qian Wu and Susan Hu

July 15, 2024

Popular passwords ... short and simple combinations can be a threat to your digital safety.

Cybersecurity

Digital safety: Are you using one of the world’s most popular passwords?

Simple passwords - such as 123456, the world's most popular password - make people vulnerable to cybercrime. Here’s how to improve your digital safety.

Ewan Thomson

July 15, 2024

Four young boys bathe in a river new India gate, Delhi: Extreme heat impacts the vulnerable the most – a One Health approach is needed.

Health and Healthcare Systems

How One Health can help ease climate-driven health crises

As extreme heat awareness rises, a One Health approach and robust adaptation strategies are essential for climate-resilient health systems.

Shyam Bishen

July 15, 2024

City street woman texting on the phone; local governments, city

Urban Transformation

How cities can contribute to a more inclusive and equitable future for everyone

To make multilateralism more inclusive, city leaders must have a greater role in global decision-making and problem solving through local governments.

Andras Szorenyi

July 14, 2024

Financial and Monetary Systems

US inflation cools – plus other economics stories to read this week

Top economy stories: US inflation cools; Japan to cut growth forecast; Faster growth boosts new UK government, and more.

Rebecca Geldard

July 12, 2024

A general view shows the water conditions in the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil.

Nature and Biodiversity

What are the Amazon's 'flying rivers’ – and how does deforestation affect them?

The Amazon rainforest provides rain and water security across much of Latin America. But its 'flying rivers' are under threat from forest loss and climate change.

Michelle Meineke

July 12, 2024

A voter holds up her national identity card as she waits to enter a polling station during general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Emerging Technologies

Digital public infrastructure is transforming lives in Pakistan. Here's how

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) initiatives in Pakistan are enabling financial inclusion and empowering citizens, especially in underserved areas.

Tariq Malik and Prerna Saxena

July 12, 2024

The bioeconomy, supported by technology and circular economy principles, can be a win for sustainability.

Emerging Technologies

What is the bioeconomy and how can it drive sustainable development?

Using renewable biological resources to produce food, energy and industrial goods, the bioeconomy can help support the world's broader sustainability targets

Stefanie Ólives

July 12, 2024

There are plenty of solutions to provide safe drinking water.

Food and Water

Safe drinking water is a right, not a luxury. Here's how to ensure no one goes thirsty

Billions of people lack access to clean water, but the solutions already exist to rectify the problem. Now we must create the local networks to implement them

Christian Troy and Riley Garrison

July 12, 2024

The audience claps during Venezuelan comedian Laureano Marquez's stand up performance in Caracas June 29, 2014. The world's highest inflation and shortages of basics from milk to toilet roll are really no laughing matter for Venezuelans, but they find solace in a thriving comedy scene lampooning the governance behind the economic strife. Through cartoons, stand-up comedy, and online satire, humour has become a prominent and poignant form of criticism as mainstream media exercise more self-censorship. "Despite oil at $100 a barrel, Venezuela is living through the worst economic crisis of its history ... It's the Midas touch in reverse," stand-up comic Laureano Marquez told Reuters before entertaining a 600-strong audience at a Caracas theater. Picture taken June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Veron (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Climate Action

What’s so funny about climate change?

Two experts who've been pondering this question in an academic setting for a decade spoke with the Forum’s Radio Davos podcast about what they’ve learned so far.

John Letzing

July 11, 2024

Global Shapers gather around a project outdoors: The Global Shapers Innovation Prize enables young Global Shapers to power their transformative ideas.

Youth Perspectives

Innovation Prize: Meet the next generation of changemakers

The Global Shapers Innovation Prize chooses its 2024 winners, with collaboration from the private sector to help scale young people's inspiring solutions.

Natalie Pierce and Maria Sol Adaime Gabris

July 11, 2024

Sustainable world concept to illustrate climate finance, 3D computer generated image.

Climate Action

How maximizing green finance flows to developing countries could tackle global warming

See why developed and developing countries must act in concert to deliver climate finance that staves off the worst impacts of global warming for everyone.

Arjun Dutt

July 11, 2024

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