WEF said that since 2015 it has been transforming from a 'convening platform' to a leader of public-private cooperation.
GENEVA (AN) — The founder of the vaunted Swiss nonprofit organization that hosts the annual gathering in Davos will step down next year after more than 50 years in the top job.
After much speculation over its continuity plans, the World Economic Forum said its founder, Klaus Schwab, will leave his job of running the Geneva-based organization and become a non-executive chairman.
The U.N.'s grim annual report card shows the Sustainable Development Goals improved from 85% off track last year.
Developing nations' 30% share of global public debt in 2023, particularly in Asia and Oceania, rose from 16% in 2010.
Calls for more debt relief and climate finance dominated the multilateral development bank's annual meeting.
The treaty is the first on genetic resources and traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
The head of Freedom House called the shooting 'a grim and shocking blow to the American democratic process.'
As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
A U.N. report estimates at least 25% of global dust emissions that scatter on land and ocean come from human activities.
Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
