
Virus fears amplify appeals for Syria peace
Human rights experts warily eyeing the first cases of coronavirus in Syria renewed long-ignored calls for an end to the war, this time in the name of health.
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Human rights experts warily eyeing the first cases of coronavirus in Syria renewed long-ignored calls for an end to the war, this time in the name of health.
Syria's civil war has stolen the childhoods of 5 million boys and girls including many killed or suffering grave abuses of their rights, U.N. experts said.
WEF's annual compendium of the biggest risks on the planet, released to shape next week's gathering at Davos, overwhelmingly focuses on the climate crisis.
U.N. officials unveiled a sweeping plan to avert Earth's sixth mass extinction, proposing a global wildlife treaty on the scale of the Paris climate accord.
London-based ICS proposed creating an organization to run a $5 billion fund for eliminating carbon from global shipping.
The World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee banned Russia from competing at international sports events for the next four years.
The U.N. human rights chief says the climate crisis is a top threat and U.S. detention of migrant children is alarming.
The 170,000 young people polled were split over whether to blame governments, companies or other young people.
The summit in France was overshadowed by fears of an escalating trade war between the United States and China.
Finance leaders projected moderate global growth and recovery but warned of risks from a prolonged trade war.
IBM, which helped develop the standards, said they offer policy guidance for governments and stakeholders worldwide.
Accelerating species losses undermine humanity's perch on the planet because all life depends on rich species diversity.
Hundreds of millions of youth are at risk of contracting water-borne diseases because more countries suffer from conflicts.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
Among the proposals for reining in big tech are the creation of a new system for data oversight and a common digital market.
Dire environmental challenges and climate change took center stage at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering.