Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada — The UN80 Initiative, unveiled in March by Secretary-General António Guterres, is a system-wide effort to reaffirm the UN’s relevance for a rapidly changing world. The Initiative comes at a time of brutal budget cuts across the UN system. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees is cutting 3,500 jobs and…
Funding cuts to international development have cast a pall over a major UN-led international conference set to address the huge challenges faced by countries in the Global South. Despite this sobering backdrop, Eva Granados, Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation, insists that global solidarity is still alive, despite indications to the contrary. For decades,…
Brands winning at loyalty today understand that the game has changed – traditional points-based programmes no longer guarantee retention but meaningful engagement does. From “soft contracts” that create a sense of reciprocity without long-term commitments to the delicate balance between personalisation and privacy, here’s how modern loyalty programmes are being redefined – and what brands…
The sharing of lethal drone technology with al-Shabaab and IS Somalia could recast the conflict in the Horn and beyond. Yemen’s Ansar Allah – commonly known as the Houthis – and Somalia’s two proscribed terrorist organisations, al-Shabaab and Islamic State in Somalia (IS Somalia), are reportedly deepening ties. How could this impact the tools of…
