
We can stop children falling through the cracks of our fractured world
In a fractured world, children are often the first to fall through the cracks.
In a fractured world, children are often the first to fall through the cracks.
As world leaders gather in Davos this week to discuss how to better shape our future through strengthened cooperation, it’s imperative to also focus on how to prevent the health of our pl...
Around the world, brave women have broken their silence on the sexual harassment and abuse suffered at the hands of those with power. Their courage is paving the way for others to speak o...
Today, more than 65 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes and a record 141 million are in need of humanitarian assistance. The causes vary from violent conflict t...
Inequality is bad for business. Many countries try to keep wages low to boost exports, but this strategy hurts global demand since workers then have less income to spend.
Fifty percent of the world’s population is under the age of 30. This is the highest youth population in history, and the latest World Economic Forum Global Shapers Survey (covering more t...
The world is today more fractured than at any time since the Cold War, with a new fortress narrative now emerging. But is it really possible for countries to reap the benefits of globaliz...
The future of jobs has never been more uncertain. McKinsey Global Institute estimates that half of all jobs could be automated by 2055. Industry-wide disruptions are occurring faster than...
With 60 percent of people worldwide projected to be concentrated in urban areas by 2030, developing sustainable communities that are inclusive and equitable for all will require creating ...
Watch any Hollywood science fiction movie, and there comes a point in every storyline where the advanced technologies meant to improve life start to show signs of impending disaster. Typi...
It took the tug of a shirt. A history revisited. One of Oxfam’s most experienced water engineers, Zulfiquar Ali Haider, was recently approached by a man in his sixties, who was living i...
A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago.
The world urgently needs better tools to manage international migration. But few agree on how to make those tools, or even which ones we need.
We live in a paradox – but a dangerous one.
Sustainability was once a buzzword rolled out for corporate social responsibility reports then quickly forgotten. Not anymore.














