Food and Water
Leveraging technology and innovation to transform food systems
Through six country-led hubs and a Food Innovators Network, this work accelerates technology and innovations to secure a positive food future.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, guided by the belief that every life has equal value, is working to help people lead healthy, productive lives. Based in Seattle, it is led by Chief Executive Officer Mark Suzman, under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The foundation supports work in over 100 countries.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
A new era for women’s health: Uniting global leaders to improve lives and economies in 2025 and beyond
The Global Alliance for Women’s Health was launched in 2024 to improve research, financing and advocacy for women's health. It has more planned for 2025.
Arts and Culture
'Our call is to lift women up' - an excerpt from Melinda Gates' new book
The Moment of Lift – Gates' powerful call for gender equality – is this month's pick for the World Economic Forum Book Club.
Podcasts
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Davos 2024: Addressing the North-South Schism
Global cooperation has been critical for the impressive expansion of well-being and opportunities in the past 70 years. Yet these gains are at risk from the uneven impacts of continuous s...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Special Meeting 2024: Bridging the Health Gap
Since 1990, global efforts have successfully halved child mortality. Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, however, has been insufficient, with climate change and preventable dis...
