A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.
Since the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, opened on the same day as Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president in the USA, the news coverage of the WEF annual meeting 2025 under the theme 'Collaboration in the Intelligent Age' was less than it otherwise would have been.
The executive director of UNAIDS denounced the role of for-profit health care companies in low-income countries, saying that in some cases it led to denial of emergency care and patient detentions.
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The United Nations secretary-general has warned that Israel might seize the opportunity to annex the occupied West Bank.
With a focus on melting ice caps, Joseph Fowler, the World Economic Forum’s head of arts and culture, completes an environmental trilogy of opening concerts at the forum's annual meeting in Davos
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog warned that Iran has hit the "gas pedal" in its nuclear program as it continues to ramp up production of near-weapons grade uranium as President Donald Trump enters the White House.
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025 /CNW/ -- The United Nations Global Compact concluded a series of impactful sessions during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 ... space for dialogue, the UN Global Compact convened leaders from business ...
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang on Tuesday delivered a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. The following is the full text of the speech entitled "Keeping to the Right Path of Multilateralism and Promoting Open and Inclusive Development":
The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said.
Tehran is "pressing the gas pedal" in enriching uranium to near weapons-grade, said the IAEA nuclear watchdog. Read more at straitstimes.com.