We are living through a decisive moment. The COVID-19 pandemic’s devasting impact is reaching every corner of the world. As we look back at this period, we will see history divided into a pre-COVID and a post-COVID world.
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Philanthropy’s Role in the Missing Global Architecture
By Marcel Arsenault NEW YORK, Sep 17 2020 (IPS) – The promise of the United Nations, as articulated 75 years ago, is a global system capable of managing global issues. As UN leadership knows, that promise is needed now more…
Queen’s birthday in the corona year
M Zahidul Haque BRITAIN’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her birthday twice a year—one on her actual date of birth, that is, April 21 and the other on her official birthday usually on the second Saturday in June, which this year…
A Global Treaty Could Protect Biodiversity in the High Seas
Jun 9 2020 (IPS) – Oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. But, because many of us spend most of our lives on land, the 362 million square kilometres of blue out there aren’t always top of mind.
Climate Targets and Industry Participation in the Recovery
by Henrik Poulsen, Mads Nipper, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen COPENHAGEN – The COVID-19 pandemic must not lead governments to lower their climate ambitions. Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon sustainable economy can both drive the recovery and build resilience for the…
Politics in the age of data
by Karin Pettersson on 2nd September 2019 @AB_Karin Karin Pettersson argues that progressive politics is floundering in the waves generated by Big Data—when it could be shaping the tide.
A woman’s place is in the leadership of her union
by Frances O’Grady on 25th July 2019 As the workforce is feminised and women come to predominate among union members, the next step is assuming leadership roles in the trade-union movement.
Libya tragedy: Why lock up migrants in the first place?
By James Reinl UN, Jul 4 2019 (IPS) – A military strike on a detention centre for migrants in Libya that claimed dozens of lives on Tuesday, Jul. 2 has reignited a debate over the poor treatment of the mainly…
15 inspiring women leading in the AgTech Sector
From Danielle Nierenberg Women in the food system and technology sectors face a lot of obstacles. The agriculture sector is rapidly incorporating new technologies and innovations, but the sector often falls flat in incorporating women into AgTech. Women in the…