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COVID-19
This is the toll COVID-19 is taking on South Korea's delivery drivers
In South Korea, parcel shipments have increased by 23% due to COVID-19, but delivery drivers and workers say they've been left in a 'legal blind spot.'
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Regional Agenda
Yemen
UN: Time is running out to save Yemen from famine
Parts of Yemen are experiencing 'famine-like conditions' as almost half the population is experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, new United Nations data shows.
COVID-19
COVID-19: Historically Black Colleges and Universities need our support now more than ever
The Just Project will help students and staff to get back on campus and back to learning at America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Switzerland
Why Switzerland's 10-year debate on responsible business matters
In a countrywide debate lasting 10 years, Switzerland decided last Sunday not to move forward with stricter environmental and human rights legislation.
Leadership
How any leader can make an impact: PwC's Bob Moritz
The chairman of the second-largest professional services firm shares how he's changed as a leader and how the firm is preparing the next generation of change-makers through initiatives su...
Water
This Indian solar desalination plant will provide water and jobs for local women
Beer maker Carlsberg Group is backing a solar-powered desalination plant in India, that could hire more than a dozen women and provide clean water.
India
This Indian state is a model of how to manage education during a pandemic
Gujarat, which is home to 11.48 million students, carried out an exhaustive device-mapping exercise to measure access to remote education.
Biodiversity
This rope bridge is helping to save the world’s rarest primate
A simple rope bridge is enabling endangered gibbons to navigate a gap in their forest canopy, caused by landslides. Innovative solutions are needed to protect biodiversity.
Digital Identity
How Bangladesh is seizing the opportunities of e-governance
Digitisation is important for growing economies, as part of their development drives, containing the right infrastructure. It is in governments’ interests and creates a happier citizenry ...
United Kingdom
This country has become the first in the world to make sanitary products free
Scotland has made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to do so, in an effort to combat 'period poverty' and further equality.
Entrepreneurship
Join us for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award - India 2020
Join us for the virtual award ceremony to celebrate the winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year - India 2020 competition on 26 November 2020 at 18.00-19.00 IST (13.30-14:30 CET).
Pakistan
This is how Pakistan is closing its skills gap
Efforts to re-skill and upskill the population by the public sector are patchy. A new multistakeholder approach is taking flight with a number of pilot projects underway to bridge the ski...
Lockdowns in Europe seem to be working, again. But then what?
Many governments will try to avoid the same mistakes made when the first lockdowns were eased earlier this year amid an impending summer-holiday season.
United States
This new tool helps you calculate your event’s risk of COVID-19
The COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool helps people estimate the risks of meeting someone with coronavirus in various settings such as family gatherings.
India
How local innovations in India are helping to bridge education's digital divide
In India, local tech-free innovations are stepping in to enable teaching to reach children where the internet cannot, particularly helping rural populations.