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By Mariel Ferragamo As BRICS grows in both membership and global sway, its expansion comes with divisions among its members old and new on how to set the stage for a revised world order. The countries that comprise BRICS—which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and now five new members—are an informal […]
...To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, it will be vital to mobilize sufficient capital to drive decarbonization in developing countries. As climate change indicators continue to break records and global temperatures and extreme weather events advance, the urgency to act to ensure a sustainable future is mounting.1 Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement will require fundamental […]
...By Juliet Morrison With the outbreak of Monkeypox in non-endemic countries leading to a scramble for vaccines, global health advocates are again calling for equity to be prioritized in the international response. Equity was a top concern during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency health response. The World Health Organization (WHO) helped spearhead several initiatives in […]
...By Alexander Kozul-Wright On 25 November, news emerged from South Africa of a new COVID-19 variant. It has since been identified as Omicron, a Greek alphabet derivation the World Health Organization (WHO) reserves for virus variants “of concern”. For now, scientists are still racing to understand Omicron’s virulence. There is, however, growing concern that its high […]
...Developing countries and migrant workers are among the hardest hit by the economic effects of COVID-19, but there is hope Richard Ambrose – CEO, Azimo The COVID-19 crisis has shuttered businesses from London to Lagos, crippling economic output all over the world. The World Bank estimates that global remittance volumes will plunge by up to […]
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