This article is published in association with United Nations. As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the race to save lives. The call for access to all in need by Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng, […]Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
September 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the race to save lives. The call for access to all in need by Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng, […]3 ways to tackle road safety in the Global South
March 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Marcela Guerrero Casas, Co-Founder, Local South “The unsurmountable pain, suffering and heartache” is what keeps Cape Town’s Head of Road Safety up at night. Those were the words of Solomzi Mdlangaso at the recent Global Alliance of Cities for […]Small businesses are vital to job creation in the Global South and this is how we can help them grow
October 24, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Juan Carlos Thomas, Vice President Entrepreneurship & New Ventures, TechnoServe Across the Global South, there is an acute jobs crisis, particularly impacting young people.Meeting that demand for new jobs will be impossible without the growth of micro, small […]Why EdTech must prioritise research and innovation from the Global South
May 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalia Kucirkova, Professor of Children’s Reading and Development, The Open University and University of Stavanger The converging theme from recent research and industry reports is the contrast between the global explosion of Educational Technology (EdTech) and its lack of […]Foreign investment in clean energy for the Global South is a must. How can we manage the exchange rate risks?Foreign investment in clean energy for the Global South is a must. How can we manage the exchange rate risks?
January 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Philippe Benoit, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, Jonathan Elkind, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, Justine Roche, Lead, Energy Initiatives, World Economic Forum Meeting our climate change goals will […]Climate intervention: an option for Global South to reduce near-term climate risk?
November 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joshua Amponsem, Founder, Green Africa Youth Organization With nearly 36.3 billion tonnes of CO2 estimated to have been released into the atmosphere in 2021 alone, it came as no surprise the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest synthesis […]How to end overfishing in the global South
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rupert Howes, Chief executive, Marine Stewardship Council The global leaders who gathered Bali for the annual Our Ocean Conference had much to discuss, and even more to do. Our ocean has never been more vital, nor so threatened. […]Understanding the gender gap in the Global South
November 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alison Gillwald, Research ICT Africa and the University of Cape Town Despite there being no accurate data available at the global level to support claims currently being made in various gender and information and communication technology (ICT) indices, […]
