This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International Hope. Now there’s a word you don’t hear enough about the global fight against inequality. And for good reason. Over the past 40 years a tiny few have triumphed over the rest of […]A small group of world leaders are standing together against inequality
September 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International Hope. Now there’s a word you don’t hear enough about the global fight against inequality. And for good reason. Over the past 40 years a tiny few have triumphed over the rest of […]How start-ups will lead India through the Fourth Industrial Revolution
September 26, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kathy Bloomgarden, Chief Executive Officer, Ruder Finn As the Fourth Industrial Revolution continues at full steam, the entire world must prioritize job creation and the retraining of the current workforce in order to prepare for the digital age. Currently, […]How climate change sparks innovation for fragile communities
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Efrem Garlando, Investment and Innovation Policy Officer, European Commission & Yo Nishimura, Global Shaper Rome Hub & Adriana Bianco, Knowledge Management Consultant, World Food Programme A daily income of less than $2 per person is the internationally recognized threshold […]CO2 emissions around the world
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content With all the conversation around climate change, emissions must be starting to fall, right? Well, no actually. Last year, global greenhouse gas emissions actually rose by 2.1%. That’s despite well-publicised commitments, such as […]We can meet the SDGs using the wisdom of crowds. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kailash Nath Waughray, Managing Director, Head of the Centre for Global Public Goods, World Economic Forum Among the many voices that stood out at this week’s Sustainable Development Investment Summit, three were particularly poignant. Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, for […]4 ways to make your wardrobe more sustainable
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katharine Rooney, Senior Writer, Formative Content At the start of every season, fashion magazines are full of glossy spreads encouraging consumers to splash out on brand new clothes. But at what cost? The United Nations calls the $2.75 trillion […]AI is transforming cybercrime. Here’s how we can fight back
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: William Dixon, Head of Operations, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum & Jamil Farshchi, Chief Information Security Officer, Equifax In March 2019, the CEO of a large energy firm sanctioned the urgent transfer of €220,000 to what he believed […]Terrorist content online: MEPs agree to start negotiations with EU countries
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Civil Liberties MEPs agreed on Tuesday to begin discussions with EU ministers on new EU rules to tackle the dissemination of terrorist content on the internet. According to the draft legislation, internet companies hosting content uploaded by users (like Facebook or YouTube) that offer […]Schengen: MEPs ready for negotiations on temporary checks at national borders
September 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Civil Liberties MEPs agreed to start negotiations with EU ministers to revise time limits and conditions for passport controls within the Schengen area. The Schengen Borders Code, currently under revision, allows member states to carry out temporary passport or identity card controls at internal […]For small island nations, climate change is not a threat. It’s already here
September 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Minister of Environment, Republic of Maldives & Valerie Cliff, Deputy Regional Director, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific As world leaders gathered at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit this week, the damage Hurricane Dorian […]Time to pay up: UN summit to push for development finance breakthrough
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A sustainable global economy – one that preserves the planet and improves lives everywhere – is also a huge opportunity to create new jobs and market opportunities worth trillions of dollars, says the UN. But to make it happen, the international community needs to […]
Global Goals offer ‘special opportunity’ to change course of development, Bosnian leader tells General Assembly
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The world now has “a special opportunity to change the course of development”, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina told the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate on Tuesday. From the podium, Željko Komšic spoke at length about the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sharing his country’s enthusiasm […]
Here’s why infrastructure will make or break our response to climate change
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Joel Moser, Founder and CEO, Aquamarine Investment Partners The public discourse about climate change and infrastructure often treats these two issues as separate. It’s time to start thinking about them as the same thing. Many of the solutions to […]Kazakhstan continues to push for a nuclear-free world
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country which has renounced nuclear weapons, continued on Tuesday to urge the international community to make a nuclear-free world reality. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made the appeal in his first speech to the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate. Seventy years ago, during the Soviet era, Kazakhstan was […]
We’re all in the same boat on the SDGs. Here’s how we steer a course
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Diana Guzmán, Regional Acceleration Lead, SDIP, World Economic Forum This week, the international community is once again assembled in New York for a series of important discussions about climate change and sustainable development. This time they will be watched […]At UN, France’s Macron says more ‘political courage’ is needed to face global challenges
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly‘s annual high-level debate on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for courage, and for politicians to take the risks needed to achieve real solutions to contemporary challenges. “Impatience is everywhere,” said the French President, who noted […]
Systems leadership can change the world – but what exactly is it?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lisa Dreier, Senior Program Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative, David Nabarro, Director, 4SD & Jane Nelson. Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government As world leaders and activists gather in New York this week to […]Final preparations for DCX and IFRA Expo 2019, in association with The European Sting
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Sponsored content Hall 21 of the Messe Berlin exhibition centre will become the meeting place for publishers and content specialists worldwide on 8 and 9 October. The 49th IFRA World Publishing Expo, together with the DCX Digital Content Expo, will offer a comprehensive programme from the areas of digital content and publishing, with concrete solutions […]Despite lagging in the Global Goals, Africa can meet the 2030 deadline: Rwandan President
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Although some of the world’s fastest growing economies can be found in Africa, the continent is falling behind in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Rwandan President Paul Kagame told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. World leaders adopted the 17 Goals four years ago in the push to end extreme poverty, […]
Business models inspired by nature are the future
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ellen Jackowski, Global Head, Sustainability Strategy and Innovation, HP Today’s multinational enterprises are operating in increasingly challenging planetary conditions. The effects of climate change are already upon us, manifesting in natural disasters and humanitarian catastrophes. Resource-rich forests are being […]
Hate speech in the digital world a ‘critical obstacle for LGBTI people’: UN’s Bachelet
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In the fast-growing digital age, hate speech can represent “a critical obstacle for LGBTI people” using online platforms, the UN’s top rights official told participants at a high-level segment on the matter on Tuesday. “Unfortunately digital technologies have provided additional avenues for hate speech”, […]
3 ways we are making an impact on plastic pollution
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kristin Hughes, Director, Global Plastic Action Partnership, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva By now you’ve likely heard this harrowing statistic: by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. While that data […]Sustainable Development Summit: ‘We must step up our efforts – now’, Guterres declares
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the UN chief on Tuesday, referring to the blueprint for a healthier planet and a more just world, as he launched the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit in New York. However, despite encouraging progress, António […]
Three steps to clean up electric vehicle supply chains
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael Lightfoot, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, LeasePlan Much has been said about the importance of electric vehicles (EVs) in the fight against climate change, and rightly so. Combined, the petrol and diesel cars on our roads are responsible for […]Countries violate rights over climate change, argue youth activists in landmark UN complaint
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The failure of governments to act on the climate crisis, constitutes a violation of children’s rights, according to a landmark complaint presented to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child by 16 youth activists. Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg who hit out at […]
What does the world really think about the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content On 1 January 2016, the United Nations embarked on a bold but structured plan to change the world: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. At the heart of this plan […]Only international actions can settle the world’s ‘enormous and diverse cross-border challenges’, Qatar tells UN Assembly
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. In a world facing “enormous and diverse cross-border challenges”, the Emir of Qatar told the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level session on Tuesday that only international mechanisms can deter violators of international law, ensure sovereignty, prohibit land annexation and prevent armed conflicts through peaceful […]
Circular Plastics Alliance: 100+ signatories commit to use 10 million tons of recycled plastic in new products by 2025
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, more than 100 public and private partners covering the whole plastics value chain will sign the declaration of the Circular Plastics Alliance, which promotes voluntary actions for a well-functioning EU market in recycled plastics. The declaration lays out how the alliance will reach […]Republic of Korea President proposes DMZ as future ‘peace and cooperation district’ on Peninsula
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas could be transformed into an “international peace zone” and even included on a UN list of global cultural heritage, world leaders in the UN General Assembly heard on Tuesday. The proposal was floated by Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of […]
European Union supports survivors of sexual violence in conflict
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica is announcing a €2 million contribution by the European Union to the International Fund for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. The announcement takes place in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New […]Actions not words: what was promised at the UN’s landmark climate summit?
September 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. UN Secretary-General warned leaders not to come to his landmark Climate Action Summit with beautiful speeches, but to present concrete plans for cutting harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies for carbon neutrality by 2050. So what, exactly, was promised at Monday’s all-day event at […]
UN chief announces progress on committee to shape Syria’s political future
September 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. UN-led discussions to secure a peaceful future for the people of Syria have resulted in agreement by the country’s Government and opposition representatives to the formation of a new Constitutional Committee in a bid to end the “tragedy” of more than eight years of fighting, […]
Hate speech exacerbating societal, racial tensions with ‘deadly consequences around the world’, say UN experts
September 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an open letter released on Monday by nearly two dozen independent United Nations experts. “We are alarmed by the recent increase in […]
