Global Governance
What is the UN General Assembly?
The UN General Assembly 2023 will focus on financing for development, pandemic preparedness, universal health coverage and the fight against tuberculosis.
Global Governance
What’s in a name? For the ‘Global South,’ it depends on who you ask
"Global South" is shorthand for a vast expanse of the world long afforded limited geopolitical influence. That dynamic's changing, but the region's definition remains squishy.
Society and Equity
Why global leaders should advocate for a re-globalized world
Young Global Leaders outline how re-globalization can renew focus on interconnectedness, cooperation, and trade between nations and why it's important.
Plastics and the Environment
Why does the world need a global treaty on plastic pollution
A global treaty would help to curb plastic pollution, maximize the circulation of remaining plastic, and ensure the safe management of plastic waste.
GROWTH2023
Public figures call for inclusive growth at Growth Summit 2023
Public figures from more than 27 countries and 10 international organizations joined the Word Economic Forum's Growth Summit 2023. Find out what they had to say.
Artificial Intelligence
Towards actionable governance on trustworthy AI
To become more involved in design and development processes, organizations need to build a strong AI governance model that enables trust and confidence.
Geopolitics
What would a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine look like?
Russia’s devastating attack has stirred calls to muster a Marshall Plan for Ukraine, in reference to the US-funded rehabilitation of western Europe that began not long after Adolf Hitler’...
Cities and Urbanization
Housing prices have fallen the most in these countries
The IMF's Chart of the Week shows widespread declines in inflation-adjusted housing prices for two-thirds of OECD countries, with Denmark leading the pack.
Global Governance
Here's how international law can protect people fleeing environmental disaster
International law is failing to protect climate migrants, and the Refugee Convention of 1951 must be amended to address this, argues a PhD Candidate in Law.
Global Governance
Globalization has rallied and is even working better - new report
Deglobalization is not happening, says the DHL Global Connectedness Index. Instead, there is talk of re-globalization – a reform of globalization.
Global Governance
The World Bank: How the development bank confronts today's crises
The World Bank was founded in 1944 and its aim is to reduce poverty around the world. It does this by lending to member countries at low interest rates.
Davos 2023
Korea’s new innovation strategy: Digital Platform Government
Korea's Digital Platform Government aims to overcome the limitations of existing public operations by making use of technologies like AI and the cloud.