In an open letter to G20 countries, medical workers urge governments to create a healthier, cleaner world – and not return to business-as-usual economics.

Harry Kretchmer 28 May 2020

COVID-19

Pandemic may reverse human development for first time in 30 years, UN says

The United Nations has warned that human development could be reversed for the first time since 1990, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Megan Rowling · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 May 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 25 May

Today's top stories: UN warns pandemic may reverse human development for the first time in 30 years; US bans travel from Brazil; Spain eases lockdown.

Robin Pomeroy 25 May 2020

COVID-19

What small island nations – like Saint Lucia – need to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world

Small, developing nations are the most vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19. A shift in the development finance ecosystem will help them build resilience.

Allen Chastanet, Thierry Déau, and Terri Toyota 21 May 2020

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

How major cities are trying to keep people walking and cycling after the lockdown

Countries including the UK, Italy and Colombia are investing in cycle lanes and widening streets to support citizens in walking and cycling to work.

Nick Davies and Graeme Sherriff · The Conversation 14 May 2020

COVID-19

3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa

African states are rethinking the causes of the continent's underdevelopment and coming up with feasible solutions.

Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo 11 May 2020

COVID-19

How the threat of COVID-19 is affecting people across Africa

Swift public health action by African governments has been effective so far. But 1 in 2 people across 20 African countries fear they would run out of money if they had to isolate for 2 we...

Josephine Moulds 06 May 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19: How a financial freeze could protect us from economic collapse

By pausing fixed expenses and providing a Universal Basic Income during the coronavirus pandemic, we can preserve the economy and protect individuals.

Sarah Nadav and Nir Yaacobi 06 May 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19: Using cash payments to protect the poor in Pakistan

Initial reports suggest this approach has provided some stability and may help alleviate some of the expected economic damage from coronavirus.

Sania Nishtar 05 May 2020

The Ocean

The entrepreneurs bringing us one step closer to solving the world’s toughest challenges

Starting with the ocean, the World Economic Forum's new crowdsourcing platform is calling for solutions which rise to the interconnected series of challenges we face today.

Louisa Montagu-Pollock 01 May 2020

COVID-19

UN urges countries to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19

On Earth Day the United Nations proposed six climate-related actions to create a more sustainable and resilient future.

Department of Global Communications · United Nations 29 Apr 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

COVID-19 is an unmissable chance to put people and the planet first

Our response to the coronavirus pandemic must be one that moves away from the obsession with GDP and creates a greener, fairer world.

Jennifer Morgan 24 Apr 2020

COVID-19

9 ways to strengthen the global economic response to COVID-19

We need to bring together the global financial safety net, the development finance architecture and the private sector to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Khalid Abdulla-Janahi and Erik Berglof 24 Apr 2020

COVID-19

These 10 universities are best placed to solve the world’s biggest challenges

Times Higher Education set out to measure how institutions from all over the world are helping to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Johnny Wood 23 Apr 2020

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