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‘The World Knows What Must Be Done’: New SDG Report Urges End to Wars and Greater Investment in People
As the world enters the final years before the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a latest United Nations report…
AI is Already Rewriting Reality for Billions of People– But It is Getting Women Wrong
A study of 133 AI systems found that 44 per cent demonstrated gender bias and 26 per cent demonstrated both gender and racial…
Global South Leaders Redesigning International Cooperation
The fallout from the sudden collapse of the old system of financing international cooperation has been disastrous, unleashing a wave of harm and…
A UN Secretary-General who Defied the US – and Suffered a Backlash
When Egypt’s onetime Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali was running for the post of U.N. Secretary-General in late 1991, he had to contend with…
Hong Kong: No Safety in Exile
When performance artist Sammu Chen tried to tie a red thread to a streetpost, plainclothes police stopped him before he could finish. Chen…
‘We Came for Action, Not Promises’: Developing Nations Voice Frustration as Bonn Talks Conclude
The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support…
How AgricTech Cuts Labour for Zimbabwe’s Female Farmers
Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe’s female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they…
Will US Opposition to UN’s Socio-Economic Goals Play a Decisive Role in the Vote for Next Secretary-General?
As the campaign for a new UN secretary-general gathers momentum, will the US exercise the decisive vote — or the veto– in the…
In Sikkim, Snow Leopards and Communities Share the High Mountains
The tea arrives before the conversation starts. Jayanta Mukhia sets two cups on the wooden table and pulls up a chair across from…
Global Economy Endures War Shock—So Far
More than three months into the war in the Middle East, the global economy appears to be holding up. Commodity prices, inflation and…
