Alarm Bells are Ringing at Halfway Point of the 2030 Agenda
SDG logos are projected in the UN General Assembly Hall. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías
By Oli HenmanNEW YORK, Sep 26 2023 – The world is now half way to 2030 but the ambitious goals agreed in 2015 including the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are under threat, action is urgently needed.
Over the past week world leaders gathered at the UN at the SDG Summit to set...
After Nagorno-Karabakh, is Armenia Next?
Civilians are evacuated in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, after the Azeri attack on September 19. Local administration data estimates the population of Karabakh at 120,000. Credit: Siranush Sargsyan/IPS.
By Karlos ZurutuzaROME, Sep 26 2023 – On September 19, the sound of bombs reminded the world of a long-forgotten conflict. In the Caucasus, the Azerbaijan’s army was launching...
Quantexa ernennt zur Beschleunigung von Wachstumsplänen führende Persönlichkeiten der Branche in seinen Beirat
LONDON, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, der weltweit fhrende Anbieter von Decision Intelligence (DI)–Lsungen fr den privaten und ffentlichen Sektor, hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass er drei Koryphen der Branche in seinen Beirat berufen hat. Zu diesen Neuzugngen gehren Ralph Schlosstein, ehemaliger CEO von Evercore und ehemaliger President von BlackRock, Matthew Gould, ehemaliger...
Quantexa nomme de grands noms du secteur à son comité consultatif pour accélérer ses plans de croissance
LONDRES, 25 sept. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, leader mondial des solutions d'intelligence dcisionnelle pour les secteurs priv et public, a annonc aujourd'hui la nomination de trois grands noms du secteur au sein de son comit consultatif. Il s'agit de Ralph Schlosstein, ancien PDG d'Evercore et ancien prsident de BlackRock, Matthew Gould, ancien PDG de NHSX, et Sir Jeremy...
A Quantexa nomeia personalidades conhecidas do setor para o seu Conselho Consultivo para acelerar os planos de crescimento
LONDRES, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Quantexa, lder global em solues de Inteligncia de deciso (DI) para os setores pblico e privado, anunciou hoje que nomeou trs personalidades do setor para o seu Conselho Consultivo. Estas contrataes incluem Ralph Schlosstein, antigo diretor executivo da Evercore e antigo presidente da BlackRock, Matthew Gould, antigo diretor executivo da NHSX, e Sir...
Concentrix and Webhelp Complete Combination, Creating a Diversified Global CX Leader, Well-Positioned for Growth
NEWARK, Calif., Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) services and technologies, today announced it has closed its combination with Webhelp and the integration of the two companies is underway. While the combined company finalizes its permanent name, it will operate under the trade name Concentrix + Webhelp.
This...
Beyond Words: The Urgent Call for the US to Address Global Inequality Through Climate Action
Conversation at the UN General Assembly side-event panel on synergies between SDGs and climate action. Credit: Karelia Pallan/Oxfam
By Abby MaxmanNEW YORK, Sep 25 2023 – With its global representation, one would expect the UN General Assembly to touch on many diverse issues. And it does. But talks have repeatedly come back to one unifying call: if we want to save ourselves, our planet, and...
Poverty & Hunger Eradication Targeted to Miss UN’s 2030 Deadline by Wide Margins
By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 2023 – When the UN’s 193 member states reviewed the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, the verdict was mostly failures—and with little or no successes.
The hunger/poverty nexus was best characterized by Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural...
African Coups and Resource Rights
What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS
By Solange Bandiaky-BadjiWASHINGTON DC, Sep 25 2023 – When the heads of state of all United Nations members spoke in front of the UN General Assembly last week,...
‘The International Community Must Act on Afghanistan’ – PODCAST
By Marty LoganKATHMANDU, Sep 25 2023 – “If you were waiting for a couple of years to see how the Taliban would perform, we now have a pretty good idea. We can see that they have moved, step by step, back towards how they ran the country in their first period in power,” says UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, in this episode.
The human...
Lebanese Pound Exchange Rate