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Opinion / #pandemics
Food & Agriculture
What the Iran war taught the world about food security
Perhaps the most unsettling lesson from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the gap between what we knew and how we prepared. Countries should use whatever easing of immediate pressures occurs to strengthen resilience before the next shock arrives.
Policy & Finance
War tests BRICS — and reveals its limits
Despite calls for mediation, the grouping has remained fragmented, highlighting its role as a ‘club’ like the G7 rather than a forum for collective action..
Policy & Finance
Sustainable economies will own the future
The Covid-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Iran have reframed the issue of sustainability, which is now as much about sovereignty and economic security as it is about planetary health. Countries and companies that fail to recognise this have everything to lose in the coming years.
Hepatitis C treatment is no longer prohibitively expensive in the Global South because Malaysia, Thailand, Egypt and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative developed ravidasvir – a low-cost antiviral. Such breakthroughs are possible for other neglected diseases if low- and middle-income countries agree to act collectively.
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AI can transform global food security and climate action
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Carbon & Climate
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How education and social media regulation can combat science denial
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Policy & Finance
Developing countries need debt relief to act on climate change
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Policy & Finance
Rosy unemployment rates mask a grim reality
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Policy & Finance
How can fintech innovation supercharge global women's development?
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