While September traditionally marks the start of the school year across the northern hemisphere, a staggering 93 million children are not in class at all amid an unprecedented number of attacks on learning, education experts warned on Wednesday. According to Education Cannot Wait, the global fund, insecurity and other factors mean that a total of…
Geneva/New York/Copenhagen — A global initiative to establish a stockpile of mpox vaccines was launched on 27 August, creating a long-term mechanism to ensure countries have access to vaccines when responding to mpox outbreaks. Set to begin operations later this month, this new global mpox vaccine stockpile that all countries can access is a resource…
Rising inequality is, at its core, a political and policy choice. This is the central message of the Global Justice Report authored by experts based at the World Inequality Lab, led by economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel. As economists and experts on labour, inequality and the informal economy, we believe there is a great…
The summit arrives against a paradox that has long defined African agriculture: a continent rich in arable land, labour and appetite, yet still dependent on imports to feed itself Africa’s drive to transform from a net food importer into a global agricultural powerhouse takes center stage this September as Agriculture Summit Africa (ASA) returns for…
Science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina. Government is positioning South Africa to be a leading player in the global e-mobility and battery value chains, focusing on local manufacturing, mineral beneficiation, skills development and job creation. So said science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina, speaking at the 2026 uYilo e-Mobility…
The call comes months after African Union leaders adopted the Common African Position on Debt, which seeks to strengthen Africa’s collective hand in debt negotiations and push for changes to the global financial system. Africa must turn its natural resources, market size and technological capacity into bargaining power to secure a stronger voice in the…
A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displacement camp. One of the children died along the way. Carl Skau, the acting head of the World Food Program, met the family…
The Lancet HIV Commission on Ageing‘s 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing. In 2025, an estimated 11.5 million (29%) people living with HIV were aged 50 years and older. This is projected to increase to 20.2 million by 2040. That would account for more than half (51%) of all people…
The disruption of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Black Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait has worsened hunger crises and must immediately end, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, Mr. Guterres warned that the global food supply has become “collateral damage” in conflicts involving the US, Iran,…
NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) today announced a multi-year strategic alliance designed to help organizations securely adopt AI, modernize cybersecurity, simplify complex technology environments and build cyber resilience for the AI era. As Palo Alto Networks first strategic alliance of this kind…
