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WTO Public Forum Showcases Brazilian Heavyweight EMBRAER | 50 Million USD Global Fund for Women Exporters in the Digital Economy | World…
Ralph Ossa, WTO Chief Economist, on how the data points to greater gains overall from trade, contrary to perceptions, but domestic policies can do…
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Maya Plentz
How Many Women Will Be Running for the Post of UN Secretary-General in 2025? | Geneva Conventions: Interview with International Law Scholar…
Interview with Brazilian Minister Counsellor at the UN in NY, Viviane Rios Balbino, on her book on the history of women in peace and security + Week…
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Maya Plentz

August 2024

UN Secretary-General Flies to Pacific Islands to Warn of Rising Sea Levels | The Personal Computer Changed Your Life | How to (not) Drink…
Why is Gen Z skipping alcohol? Who influenced the WHO guidelines of zero alcohol consumption? This and other mind-bending international stories in this…

July 2024

WTO: China Trade Policy Review | FAO Report: Blended Finance Needed | UNHCR: Mapping Refugee Rights
UNHCR’s Rights Mapping and Analysis Platform (RiMAP), is set to launch globally as a public web application in late 2024
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Maya Plentz
THE UN BRIEF Partners with the World Climate Foundation | UN Secretary-General: Extreme Heat Impact on Health | WTO Public Forum: Better…
Integrating news actors on the international trading system and the impact of new and emerging tech on the redesign of sustainable supply chains at…
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Maya Plentz
Weekend Edition + Week Ahead | UNEP | WTO: Understand China's Trade Policies | WIPO and Agtech: Kenyan Startup Uses AI in Solar Powered…
This is the Weekend Edition, where we explore the arts, gastronomy, and travel in addition to our exclusive interviews with leaders in these sectors and…
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Maya Plentz
Weekend Edition | UNESCO Oceans Report 2024: The Spectacular Life of Sardines, Dolphins, and Whales | WIPO: China Leads on GenAI Patents…
Watch now | Louis Vuitton and UNESCO Celebrate Men's Fashion in Paris with Pharrell's Collection at Burle Marx's Garden
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June 2024

WIPO: AI and Copyright | ILO: AI Impact on Hiring | IPU: Generative AI Increases Online Harassment of Women Politicians
The Racist History of Facial Recognition | How online harassment of women parliamentarians increased with AI
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Maya Plentz
UNDP Chief Digital Officer Robert Opp at the WSIS+20 High-Level Forum | FAO: Interview with Agustina Grossi | Interview with Dino Cataldo…
Watch now | Catch-up on highlights from speakers at WSIS and AI for Good.
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UN Joint Staff Pension Fund Goes Digital | FAO: The Future of Agriculture | Snapshots from AI for Good and WSIS+20
Watch now | BOOKS | Workplace | Glass Walls: The troubling ways women face hostility to keep them in their supposed place, merely because of their…
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Maya Plentz
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June 12, 2024
On June 13, 1942, President Franklin D.
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UN Secretary-General in Geneva | Microsoft: AI in Newsrooms | WHO Sounds Alert on Dairy Cattle Infections
Human Development Report 2024 - Interview with Pedro Conceição, Director, UNDP | WHO: 92 Herds of Dairy Cattle Infected in 12 States in the US
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