Digital Colonialism The global battle for control of the digital economy is typically portrayed as one fought by only two titans: US and China, but that does not mean that the EU has been standing still.
IPCC Headline Statements from the Summary for Policymakers The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report of 9 August 2021 has made clear beyond doubt the severity of the climate crisis attributable to greenhouse-gas emissions.
2015 US National Security Strategy In a young century, opportunities for America abound, but risks to our security remain. This National Security Strategy positions the United States to safeguard our national interests through strong and sustainable leadership.
Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow: Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Progress on Climate Change This report presents the findings from the first comprehensive survey of sovereign wealth funds’ attitudes to climate change, launched in September 2020. The findings represent the responses from 34 sovereign wealth funds from around the world and additional interviews.
Big Pharma and Monopoly Capitalism: A Long-term View Are IPRs institutions meant to foster innovative activities or conversely to se- cure appropriation and profitability? Taking stock of a long-term empirical evidence on the pharmaceutical sector in the US, we can hardly support IPRs in- tended as an innovation rewarding institution.
China and the UN Economic and Social Council This briefing note is intended to provide background on the role China has carved out for itself in the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and its subsidiary bodies and agencies.
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2021 Since the publication of the first WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic in 2008, the steady progress made by countries on tobacco control has been demonstrated in biennial updates, of which this report is the latest.
Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Africans and of People of African Descent Prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 43/1 and in recognition of the unprecedented opportunity for change, the present comprehensive report presents an agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality.
COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response: The COVID-19 pandemic is a sign of how vulnerable and fragile our world is. The virus has upended societies, put the world’s population in grave danger and exposed deep inequalities.
Report of the External Auditor The report of the External Auditor on the audit of the financial statements and operations of the World Health Organization (WHO) is issued pursuant to Regulation XIV of the Financial Regulations of WHO and is transmitted through the Executive Board to the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly.