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Biden Pledges To Double US Climate Contribution

President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday to "double" United States (US) contributions towards a goal of mobilizing US$100 billion for countries hardest-hit by global warming, a move hailed as a rare piece of good news in the climate crisis.Experts said the announcement would take the American contribution to the commitment, made by developed countries ahead of the 2015 Paris agreement, to approximately US$11.4 billion annually."This will make the United States a leader in public cli

22 September 2021
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WEF EXCLUSIVE: The Contours Of Future Cooperation

There is a great global misalignment: at the very moment cooperation is more vital than ever to address urgent challenges, it is in decline. In late June, referencing the fractured response to the COVID-19 crisis, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned “there is total lack of coordination among countries.” Some have gone further, drawing on examples from history and comparing the global quest for a COVID-19 vaccine to the space race between the United

23 July 2020
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Reviving Global Public Health

As the world struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on our lives and livelihoods, it should be clear to everyone that international cooperation is the only effective way to win the battle. National responses are vital, but in the medium term, multilateralism will be our best weapon in this fight – and our best defence against future global threats.My country, Spain, is on the front lines of the pandemic.

20 April 2020
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Prevention is the best migration cure

With newspapers full of stories about the challenges migrant families face, it might be tempting to assume that the causes of displacement are also being addressed. In most cases, however, such an assumption would be wrong. Today, solutions to forced migration focus almost exclusively on aiding refugees after they flee, rather than targeting the reasons for their flight.

11 August 2018
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