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UN chief calls for “a new model for global governance”
Democracy Without Borders In what The Guardian newspaper called “his most stinging speeches to date”, UN Secretary-General António...
The Case for Ecological Realism
Stewart M. Patrick, WPR The time has come for the nations of the world to embrace a new approach to world politics that treats the...
Global cooperation key to eradicating deadly pig virus: UN agency
UN News A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine can be eradicated if more countries...
Empowering education through artificial intelligence
Yang Meiping, Shine | Experts from China and abroad shared their ideas on how artificial intelligence can empower education in...
Israel announces partnership with U.A.E., Which throws cold water on it
Ronen Bergman and Ben Hubbard, The New York Times Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touted a rare public opening between the two...
What's the science on the Emirates Mars Mission?
Zulfikar Abbany, DW The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launches its first mission to Mars, the 'Al-Amal', 'Hope' Mars Mission from Japan's...
Coronavirus and aid: What we’re watching
The New Humanitarian A snapshot of how COVID-19 has disrupted aid efforts around the globe- There are early signs of what postponed...
Climate Change and National Security: Balancing the Costs and Benefits
Mark G. Stewart, CATO Institute If climate projections are correct, a changing climate has the potential to cause sea levels to rise,...
'More masks than jellyfish': coronavirus waste ends up in ocean
Renee Cho, Columbia University, State of the Planet Earth Instituted A glut of discarded single-use masks and gloves is washing up on...
Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed
Brad Smith, Microsoft Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months,...
International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
World Health Organization WHO and Costa Rica launch landmark COVID-19 Technology Access Pool. Read the full article HERE #CostaRica #WHO...
UNESCO IITE online platform to Combat COVID-19: Keep learning.
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education UNESCO IITE has launched a new online platform Combat COVID-19: Keep learning....
Why a Globally Accessible Vaccine Is Crucial to Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jamie Ducharme, Time 'No One in the World Is Safe Until Everybody's Safe.' If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s the...
COVID-19 Tools & Initiatives for Emergency Services
European Emergency Number Association In this page, you will find different tools, initiatives, resources and more that companies and...
Collecting Open Government Approaches to COVID-19
Open Government Partnership We believe the best role for OGP right now is to help create an open space for the community to share where...
How are companies responding to the coronavirus crisis?
Katie Clift & Alexander Court, World Economic Forum The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and...
COVID-19 Response
Bloomberg Philanthropies Giving public health professionals the tools to protect the public is vital to saving lives and to help mitigate...
TechStream - Where technology and policy intersect
Chris Meserole and Fred Dews, Brookings (Podcast) Chris Meserole is the deputy director of the Brookings Artificial Intelligence and...
10 Hackathons & Tech Initiatives You Can Join To Tackle COVID19
SHECANCODE 10 hackathons, events, projects and initiatives to get involved with over the next few months. Read the full article HERE...
The ‘Wikipedia of COVID-19’ has launched a crowdfunding drive to keep going
Mike Butcher, Techcrunch At the end of March, a coalition of grassroots UK tech initiatives came together to coordinate the key groups of...
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