Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Here’s how much debt your country is in right now
This visualisation takes a look at debt to GDP ratios across the world in 2017.
Global Cooperation
A new estimate suggests global migration is much higher than we thought
Researchers have developed a new method of measuring migration flows and believe previous estimates could be out by millions - but partly because it shows many migrants return home.
Trade and Investment
Confronting neo-mercantilism: why regulation is critical to global trade
For decades, the world economy has grown through a multilateral approach to trade, underpinned by WTO rules holding that if you offer something to one country, then you must offer it to e...
Fourth Industrial Revolution
10 reasons to be optimistic in 2019
Few would deny that 2018 has been a challenging year, and to assume this year won't be much better. But don't despair! here are 10 reasons to be optimistic about the future
Nature and Biodiversity
Chart of the day: These countries have the largest carbon footprints
This chart highlights the enormous variations between the major world economies in CO₂ emissions per capita.
Global Cooperation
Forward Agenda: What can we expect from 2019?
What are the biggest events looming on the global agenda? Building on our Agenda Weekly email update, each month I look ahead at the stories and trends that will have the most impact. Thi...
Global Cooperation
If this is Globalization 4.0, what were the other three?
The next era of globalization could have explosive and far-reaching implications - both good and bad. Here's what it means for the world, and how we should prepare.
Economic Growth
Globalization 4.0 can be a brilliant future - if we break from the injustice of the past
For humanity to have any hope at all, Globalization 4.0 must break with neoliberalism for good, writes Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International.
Global Cooperation
The story of 2018, in 10 charts
Here’s a selection of charts that provide a glimpse at the state of the world in 2018, from accelerating deforestation and carbon emissions, to a buoyant jobs market and China’s ongoing l...
Global Cooperation
Why some US Democrats want a ‘Green New Deal’ to tackle climate change
New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading calls for a “select committee for a green new deal” aimed at decarbonising the US economy.
Nature and Biodiversity
This is what the world needs to do to save itself from disastrous climate change
2018 brought catastrophic natural disasters in the form of wildfires, hurricanes, floods and droughts, exacerbated by climate change as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Should tech companies pay us for our data?
As we advance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, data will become an even more valuable commodity. Should companies pay us for our data?