WASHINGTON DC, January 10, 2025 – Food trade is not a luxury — it is a must. Over 30 countries would face starvation if international food trade were to come to a halt. While the risk of food insecurity is ...
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Future of Jobs Report 2025
GENEVA, January 8, 2025 – The Future of Jobs Report 2025 reveals that job disruption will equate to 22% of jobs by 2030, with 170 million new roles set to be created and 92 million displaced, resulting in a net increase of ...
Read More »High-Emitting Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities for Low-Carbon Suppliers
GENEVA, September 3, 2024 – Half the emissions reductions needed to achieve net-zero goals by 2050 are expected to come from technologies not yet available at scale. The WEF report provides analysis from the suppliers’ perspective on the value chain, decarbonization pathways, ...
Read More »Goods barometer rises above trend, signalling upturn in trade volume
WASHINGTON DC, September 4, 2024 – Global goods trade has continued to recover in the third quarter of 2024 after demand for traded goods stalled in 2023 amid high inflation and rising interest rates, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade ...
Read More »More than 400 Million Students Affected by Climate-Related School Closures since 2022
WASHINGTON DC, September 4, 2024 – A staggering 400 million students globally experienced school closures from extreme weather since 2022, according to a new World Bank report released today. The report examines the detrimental impacts of climate change on education in low- ...
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