Data

Here you will find stories and information featuring data sources and insights, data tools by international organizations, and data-driven reporting.

Biden and Putin agree to reduce nuclear risks
By John Heilprin - June 16, 2021

With U.S.-Russia tensions nearing Cold War-era dimensions, Presidents Biden and Putin used Swiss diplomacy to agree to nuclear talks and other measures.
G-7 takes on pandemic, climate and China’s role
By Arete News - June 13, 2021

The G-7 summit wrapped up with vows to end the pandemic, fight climate change and incorporate U.S. President Biden’s pledge to “build back better.”
After 80 years, Atlantic Charter 2.0 is agreed
By John Heilprin - June 10, 2021

The U.S. and the U.K. signed a “revitalized” version of the 1941 Atlantic Charter to focus on 21st century risks such as cyber attacks and rising temperatures.
Europe leads on ESG as global rules sought
By John Heilprin - June 9, 2021

The rise of ESG investing creates an “urgent demand for global standards,” says an organization working on them as the next U.N. climate summit nears.
OPCW points to 17 chemical attacks in Syria
By Arete News - June 3, 2021

Chemical weapons were used or likely used in at least 17 attacks in Syria, the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council.
WHO chief urges treaty and ‘lot of work’
By Arete News - May 31, 2021

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus closed out the World Health Assembly with a warning against complacency and an appeal for a global pandemic treaty.
Landmark climate ruling in Dutch court
By Arete News - May 26, 2021

Climate activists used the 2015 Paris Agreement to win a Dutch court ruling ordering Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions nearly in half this decade.
WHO grants emergency use of China’s Sinopharm
By Arete News - May 7, 2021

WHO added a Chinese shot to its list of COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use, providing COVAX another option to broaden vaccine access.
International statistics to manage policy and risk
By Arete News - May 26, 2021

From statistics on ESG investing to the SDGs, the U.N. and numerous other international organizations offer a wide range of data sets and services.
U.S. and WTO chief push IP vaccine waiver
By Arete News - May 5, 2021

The United States and WTO chief backed waivers to vaccine patent protections aimed at speeding efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic.
E-commerce rises to 19% of all retail purchases
By Arete News - May 3, 2021

Global online sales among seven major economies jumped to almost one-fifth of all retail sales last year during the pandemic, UNCTAD reported.
Global COVID-19 infections top 150 million
By Arete News - April 29, 2021

Two of every five cases were in the United States, India and Brazil alone — with more than 3.1 million deaths and 87 million recoveries worldwide.
ASEAN calls for end to Myanmar killings
By Arete News - April 24, 2021

Nine Southeast Asian nations demanded that the military in Myanmar — the tenth ASEAN member — should immediately cease all violence and killings.
COVAX expands with World Bank backing
By Arete News - April 20, 2021

The World Bank approved US$2 billion in financing for COVID-19 vaccines in 17 developing countries as part of a two-year US$12 billion package.
Thunberg calls vaccine inequity a ‘moral test’
By Arete News - April 19, 2021

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined WHO in calling on rich nations to stop hoarding vaccines and start accelerating the spread of shots worldwide.
Primary forest loss up 12% despite pandemic
By Arete News - March 31, 2021

Old-growth tropical forest losses rose 12 percent in 2020 accelerated by commerce and climate-related factors, according to Global Forest Watch.
WHO report points to animal source of virus
By Arete News - March 30, 2021

The coronavirus was likely transmitted initially from bats to humans through another animal and not from an accident in a Chinese lab, scientists reported.
World leaders propose new pandemic treaty
By Arete News - March 30, 2021

Twenty five nations joined with the European Council and World Health Organization in making an “urgent call” for creation of an international pandemic treaty.
Delays foreseen with COVAX vaccine deliveries
By Arete News - March 25, 2021

International organizations acknowledged significant delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations due to pressure from India.
Women ‘excluded’ from COVID-19 task forces
By Arete News - March 22, 2021

Government efforts to fight the pandemic include just one woman for every three men on average, according to UNDP, which urged more gender equality.
Turkey exits ‘human rights convention of women’
By Arete News - March 20, 2021

The Turkish president withdrew his nation from Europe’s first legally binding treaty on preventing violence against women and removed the central bank chief.