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The UN and the Forum sign a new strategic partnership.

How to save the oceans and help Africa grow: blue bonds.

Fill up your car with zero-carbon hydrogen--with help from policymakers.

Which countries are meeting the UN gender parity goals? None.

Farming is sexy. The boom in millennial “agripreneurs” in Africa.

Image: African Development Bank

One way to slash Islamophobia: play football like Mo Salah.

Misinformation about mindfulness. The evidence for benefits is weak.

Five deaths for every birth. What demographic collapse looks like.

They quietly repurposed the IMF. Clandestine politics and globalization.

Sign up for that art class. Even minimal creative activity boosts well-being.

Illegal fishers be warned: AI is watching you.

Canada to ban single-use plastics. Cites Forum publication. (New York Times)

G20 ministers agree on AI guidelines. Quotes Japanese Prime Minister’s speech at Davos. (Japan Times)

High fashion turns to blockchain. Quotes two Forum leads. (cointelegraph)

A Harvard course on impact investing. Coverage of a Forum-backed initiative. (Times of India)

Transforming global food systems. Praises Forum Shaping the Future of Food initiative. (greenbiz)

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