Health and Healthcare Systems
We all have a stake in global health security
At a time of increasing nationalism and a rejection of globalism, infectious disease is a reminder that we are interconnected and all have a stake in global health security.
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Here's how Latin American communities are bridging the skills gap
Community-based organizations play a vital role in ensuring the digital transformation benefits the widest number possible, particularly in Latin America.
Civil Society
Faith leaders: an untapped resource in protecting communities
Faith has a crucial role to play in providing a moral framework for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and also tackling issues at a local level.
Geographies in Depth
Can agroforestry save India's rivers and the farms that depend on them?
Depleted rivers and soil degradation have been disastrous for India's farmers. But a solution that marries ecology with economics could build a sustainable future for all
Emerging Technologies
The cobalt mining industry is a human rights failure - here's what needs to be done
The connection between the battery driven green economy and the exploitative conditions under which its essential commodity – cobalt – is mined is well known. Here's what needs to change ...
Forum Institutional
The next wave of consumer advocacy
It’s time to empower, inform and activate consumers and build a more balanced and engaged relationship with companies.
Forum Institutional
Why I'm going to Davos - and why I'm hoping my peers don't find out
Eight years after the Occupy Wall Street movement garnered global headlines, one of its founders is attending Davos this year. Here's why - and what he hopes to achieve
Climate Action
Financing fossil fuels risks a repeat of the 2008 crash. Here's why
By continuing to finance fossil fuels, banks are hastening a financial as well as ecological catastrophe. It's like the sub-prime mortgage crisis - only this time, there can be no bail-out
Education and Skills
To improve women's access to finance, stop asking them for collateral
Almost 80% of women-owned businesses have limited or no access to credit. The reason? They lack collateral. But a new approach by lenders could change this.
Resilience, Peace and Security
We must learn and change after Haiti sexual abuse scandal -Oxfam chief
The head of Oxfam, Winnie Byanyima, apologises for the Haiti sex abuse scandal that rocked the organisation last year and explains what the NGO is doing to ensure it never happens again.
Resilience, Peace and Security
'I am with you' - the trans women helping trafficking victims in Brazil
Transgender people face the threat of violence and death every day in Brazil, officially the most dangerous place to be transgender in the world.
Jobs and the Future of Work
It's people, not technology, that will decide the future of work
Technology can help improve lives for workers, or lead us back to "feudalism" - it's up to us, argues the head of the International Trade Union Confederation
How has tech been used for good in civil society? We asked the experts
From the Director-General of WWF to representatives from Accenture and the Centre for Humanitarian Data, experts have their say on what tech has done to further meaningful change.
Civil Society
What is digital equality? An interview with Nanjira Sambuli
How do we stop digital technologies widening the gap between rich and poor? Writer and policy analyst Nanjira Sambuli explains the role played by civil society in a more inclusive future.
Resilience, Peace and Security
Philanthropy is at a turning point. Here are 6 ways it could go
More eyes than ever before are on how rich donors make and invest their money. But this scrutiny can herald a new, more enlightened age of good deeds.