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The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King: History and Heredity Endure in Britain
When Queen Victoria was invited to officially open the new town hall in Manchester in 1868, she agreed — on condition that the city’s civic leaders remove a statue of Oliver Cromwell. The traditionally radical city refused, and the Queen
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UN Chief: Countries Bound for COP27 Must Make Climate Action ‘The Top Global Priority’
As government representatives begin the finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital, Kinshasa, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in New York that the work ahead is
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IFC on Climate Adaptation: It’s Everybody’s Business
By Louise Muth The impacts of the climate crisis are rapidly intensifying, as evidenced by this summer’s deadly heatwaves. Beyond slowing the pace of global warming, we must also protect our communities and adapt to living in a changing climate.
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IFC: Ukrainian Refugees Access Finance via New Digital Data Corridors
Virtual channels among international financial institutions help refugees verify credit histories and re-establish their careers in host countries As a psychologist, speech therapist, and owner of a therapy practice in Ukraine, Maryna Usenko helped children find their voice. But after
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Nicole Hu: Tackling Disaster with Data — and First-hand Experience
California-based One Concern lets tech do the thinking and take the fear out of preparation for disasters and extreme weather events By HEATHER LEAH SMITH Extreme weather events are wreaking global havoc. The US suffered nine billion-dollar weather and climate
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Working from Home, or Living at Work? Hybrid is ‘Hell’, and a Return to Office may be Worse
The future of work is remote, and many of the world’s corporate heads — and workers — are ready to embrace change… Working from home was supposed to be a stop-gap measure to enable professional continuity during pandemic isolation. It
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IMF: Turbulence and the Lessons of History
Opportunities are born of crisis, but the lines that connect them are far from direct Events of recent years, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have forced all of us to confront some of the
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Modern Modem Mobsters are Costing the World a Fortune
The internet has come a long way since the good old days of dial-up. It was slow but relatively safe. What started as the shared domain of government agencies and universities has morphed into an all-encompassing phenomenon — and a
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Northern Ireland Shilly-Shally has Experts Fearful of New Trade War
The UK’s disentanglement from the European Union has been a source of instability in international trade, and is now giving rise to a more serious concern: the possibility of a trade war. Unrest has escalated since the UK government tabled
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What You Need to Know About Stockholm+50
On 2 and 3 June 2022, world leaders and representatives from government, business, international organizations, civil society and youth will gather in Sweden for Stockholm+50 – an international meeting to drive action towards a healthy planet for the prosperity of all. The
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