
Climate change and inequality rise to the top of WEF's Davos agenda
Despite the exclusivity of Davos, WEF will focus on climate, inequality and international cooperation and inclusiveness.
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Despite the exclusivity of Davos, WEF will focus on climate, inequality and international cooperation and inclusiveness.
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Despite co-founding the U.N. agency as a peace-promoting organization, the U.S. has now withdrawn from it two times.
The Trump administration's broadsides embolden nations with poor rights records and encourage attacks on journalists.
Huge security threats loom from the crisis in Yemen to Afghanistan's fighting to the U.S.-China trade war.
Japan will leave the International Whaling Commission, which will drop to 88 members, and resume whaling in April.
Their strikes were not affiliated with any political party, but they helped rally support for efforts by international organizations to promote global cutbacks in carbon emissions.
The non-binding deal tries to solve some of the polarizing but age-old issues surrounding people crossing borders.
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The effort accompanied a similar pact for migration that the U.N. General Assembly also approved this month.
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An independent panel says the embattled U.N. agency is rife with sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power.
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