Worlds collide: Trump, Thunberg at Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump and 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg seemed to be talking about two entirely different planets at WEF in Davos.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg seemed to be talking about two entirely different planets at WEF in Davos.
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.
Ahead of its Davos meeting, the World Economic Forum released a mission statement for 21st century businesses to elevate the importance of doing good.
The International Monetary Fund recommended the world adopt a steep global tax on carbon emissions within a decade to slow global warming.
Half the world uses the internet including 1.15 billion children who can benefit from it only if they can safely navigate it, an international commission said.
Some 40% of the U.N.'s 193 member nations committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and nearly the same amount vowed to do more by 2020.
The U.N. human rights chief says the climate crisis is a top threat and U.S. detention of migrant children is alarming.
The activist, mechanical engineer and ex-parliamentarian is set to replace UNAIDS' embattled leader Michel Sidibé.
Their demands call for supporting developing nations, paying for cleaner technologies, and pressuring wealthy nations.
The condemnation came from Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan and New Zealand, along with 17 European nations.
The centenary featured prominently at the opening of ILO's labor conference with delegates from 187 nations.
The left-leaning Greens’ young environmental supporters in the European Union's parliament shared a pro-E.U. sentiment.
A legally-binding global mechanism for managing plastic waste sends a political signal to markets and consumers.
Scientists say the Arctic region is warming about twice as fast as the rest of the planet, but the Trump administration blocked a council statement from referring to that threat.
Climate protests organized in 2,083 cities across 125 nations made for one of the world's biggest ever demonstrations.
The U.N. reported losing 21 staff who worked for its agencies; other international organizations reported losing 25 staff.