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1 year, 3 months ago

The world's most gender-equal countries

BBC

The world's most gender-equal countries Chad Case/Alamy BBC Travel talks to residents in four of the best-rated nations to find out what it's really like to live there. Jordan Siemens/Getty Images As well as topping the Global Gender Gap report, Iceland also ranks as one of the world's most peaceful countries Iceland For the 14th year in a row, Iceland …

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55 years ago

UN, WEF agenda won’t force people to live in ‘smart cities’

Associated Press

CLAIM: Governments can “forcibly remove” people living on polluted land or water and require them to live in “smart cities” under a plan from the World Economic Forum and United Nations called Agenda 2030. The U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which the World Economic Forum is helping to implement through a partnership, outlines broad goals related to issues such …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Why Did ASEAN Leaders Skip Davos?

The Diplomat

Indonesia Night is a hot ticket at Davos. ASEAN was represented by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, both regulars on the Davos speaker circuit. Nikkei Asia referred to the meeting as “a eurocentric gathering.” After last year’s conference, Malaysian columnist Karim Raslan wrote, “How can it be a ‘World’ Economic Forum when the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Wednesday

The Hindu

Climate change came to the fore at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, where U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on business leaders to follow the principles outlined by an expert group to make credible net-zero pledges or risk greenwashing. With activist Greta Thunberg set to arrive in Davos and meet International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol on Thursday, climate …

China

2 years, 7 months ago

India right example for ensuring vaccine equity, stepping up manufacturing: Leaders at WEF

Firstpost

India assured the world that it was determined to become the global vaccine capital and it is now in a position to ensure adequate supply to other nations Davos: Hailing India for ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at the right time and for ensuring supplies to the rest of the world, leaders at the World Economic Forum on Monday …

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2 years, 11 months ago

WEF's online Davos summit begins today; PM Modi to deliver special address

India TV News

Highlights According to PMO, PM Modi will address the WEF at 8:30 pm IST via video conference The virtual event will be held from January 17-21 The forum will With its high-profile annual meeting getting deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum's five-day online Davos Agenda summit will begin on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled …

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3 years ago

Brace yourself for an even more unequal post-pandemic world: WEF

Al Jazeera

The world, laden with COVID-19 scars, is ill-prepared to take on growing existential threats, a new report warns. The world is growing more unequal and the divergence, made worse by the pandemic, is sure to cause additional tensions, resentments and further complicate nations’ responses to climate change, economic disparities and social instabilities, according to a new report. The Global Risks …

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4 years, 11 months ago

India ranks 76th on WEF’s global Social Mobility Index, Denmark tops the list

India TV News

India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts. The report, released ahead of the 50th Annual Meeting of the WEF, also lists India among the five countries that stand to gain the most from a better social …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Queen Maxima, PM Rutte lead Dutch delegation World Economic Forum in Davos

NL Times

Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte will lead the Dutch delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Maxima will meet with government representatives and central bank officials from various countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Italy, Nigeria, and Pakistan, as well as representatives of fintech organizations and the business community about improving access to financial services. Some 1.7 …

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5 years, 11 months ago

WEF explores impact of future technologies

China Daily

Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba Group attends the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2019. The 2019 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum sent a strong message that new technologies will be game changers amid Globalization 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. "I believe there will be more focus on benefits to business as well …

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6 years, 11 months ago

Queen Maxima to Lead Dutch Delegation to Davos World Economic Forum