WASHINGTON, December 02, 2023 – Generative AI has contributed to a surge of job openings in what was otherwise a pretty dismal year for tech. There have been 10,113 job postings related to generative AI this year, according to a recent study from research firm Lightcast that ...
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Climate change profoundly affects child labour, ILO research finds
WASHINGTON DC, December 1, 2023 – Climate change is multiplying the incidence of child labour, particularly in agriculture where 70 per cent of all child labour is found, according to a new paper by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Children have been ...
Read More »World Bank Group Doubles Down on Financial Ambition to Drive Climate Action and Build Resilience
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2023 – With an ambitious financing package announced at COP28, the World Bank Group is helping people in developing countries better withstand the devastation of climate change and create a better world for their children and grandchildren. ...
Read More »World Bank President says the world is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises
22 November 2023 World Bank President says the world is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises and that he is reforming his institution to tackle them. In an interview with DW, he discusses plans to boost lending capabilities, assess risk in a ...
Read More »Instability, inflation and the ‘polycrisis’ – the Global Risks Report half a year on
WASHINGTON DC, October 15, 2023 – At the start of 2023, the World Economic Forum published its Global Risks Report – a major survey assessing the biggest risks to the world – in which it concluded humanity was facing a ‘polycrisis’. Economic, ...
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