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WHO supports South African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
World Health Organization News Photo by Testalize on Unsplash The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with...
UN Hails New Anti-Corruption Network, as ‘important step’ to Build Trust, Promote Justice
Daniel Dickinson, UN News | Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming...
Solar technologies can speed up vaccine rollout in Africa
Benson Kibiti, The conversation | There’s hope that some industrialised countries will achieve near-universal vaccination against...
Here's how digital transformation and sustainability can flourish together
John Frey, World Economic Forum| Almost every organisation has accelerated its digital transformation initiatives in 2020. But how many...
New global breast cancer initiative highlights renewed commitment to improve survival
WHO | A major new collaborative effort, the Global Breast Cancer Initiative, is being introduced by the World Health Organization, with...
Women entrepreneurs adapt to new technology, mental wealth and community to build and grow business
Stephanie Campbell, It World Canada | Women entrepreneurs are at the forefront of change. To address these changes and help foster a...
Euro-Mediterranean Assembly hears calls for Support for Food Security in the Mediterranean
Antoinette Tyrrell, European Views| A plenary session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), today heard calls...
China’s top diplomat says Beijing seeks to U.S. to join forces on new energy and new technologies
Amber Wang, SCMP | Politburo member Yang Jiechi says China puts itself forward to help writing new global rules. China has talked up the...
Kenya emerges as leader on plastic pollution
Newroom, ModernDiplomacy | Kenya is emerging as a leader in the fight against plastic pollution and is among the first countries in East...
Norway, the UK and Canada are not climate champions. They are climate hypocrites
Ivana Kottasová, CNN| Much of the environmental innovation that Norway is so proud of is financed by its oil money. Because Norway, apart...
Could AI ease food security fears?
Liangxiu Han, New Food Magazine| Dr. Liangxiu Han discusses how we might harness big data and machine learning/AI to boost global food...
Mitigating the Climate Change Risks to Global Security
Neil Morisetti & Oli Brown, Chatham House | Rising global temperatures continue to have far-reaching impacts around the world. The...
Ford joins global initiative to promote responsible mining
Reuters| Ford Motors has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), which aims to promote use of third-party...
Opinion: Global food systems can only be truly transformed with a people’s summit
Agnes Kalibata, Devex | Long before the emergence of COVID-19, it was well-accepted that the world was off-course to achieve most of the...
The United States and China Need to Cooperate—for the Planet’s Sake
Julian Brave Noisecat and Thom Woodroofe, Foreign Policy | Polling shows Americans want Biden to emphasize climate diplomacy with...
The geopolitics of the European Green Deal
ECFR | The European Green Deal will have profound geopolitical repercussions, some of which are likely to have an adverse impact on the...
Envisioning a Green New Deal: A Global Comparison
Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu, Council of Foreign Relations| The Green New Deal has motivated those who want the U.S. to undertake...
Food Innovation Hubs Put Farmers at Head of the Table for Systems Change
Modern Diplomacy | To meet the SDG and change the way food is produced and consumed, the World Economic Forum, the Government of...
A new initiative could make cities more biodiverse: Here's how
World Economic Forum | The need to transform the relationship between cities and nature has become ever more urgent. Over half of the...
Food Insecurity Crises at Home and Abroad: Why Biden Must Lead on Both
Caitlin Welsh, CSIS | The coronavirus pandemic will have caused the most severe global food security crisis in recent history. How the...
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