Corruption Perceptions Index 2018

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"The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 on this year’s CPI, with an average score of just 43"

When Opportunities Present Themselves

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Be open to the opportunities that life offers.

In search of new champions among business leaders: FOLLOW THE POLMAN'S WAY and make DISABILITY A PRIORITY

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The World Economic Forum is underway and more and more attention is being paid to the issues of disabilities. A special press conference will launch the The #valuable Campaign aimed at engaging business leaders in taking bolder approaches and attitudes towards the employment of persons with disabilities.For change to happen, we need to create bridges and new coalition led by local Business Leaders

David Attenborough: 'The Garden of Eden is no more'. Read his Davos speech in full

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" We can create a world with clean air and water, unlimited energy, and fish stocks that will sustain us well into the future. But to do that we need a plan"

World Economic Forum 2019 Annual Meeting launching a new Humanitarian Investing Initiative

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The World Economic Forum, the World Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross are launching a High-Level Group on Humanitarian Investing to unlock new capital in fragile contexts.

WORLD ECONONOMIC FORUM: Civil Society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Preparation and Response

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The 4th Industrial Revolution will be driven by Artificial Intelligence. How can civil society organizations react and be part of the process?

Billionaire fortunes grew by $2.5 billion a day last year as poorest saw their wealth fall

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Billionaire fortunes increased by 12 percent last year – or $2.5 billion a day - while the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity saw their wealth decline by 11 percent, reveals a new report from Oxfam today. The report is being launched as political and business leaders gather for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

human rights watch World report: Reversing Autocrats’ Attacks on Rights

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There is a growing global trend to confront the abuses of headline-grabbing autocrats, Human Rights Watch said today in launching its World Report 2019. Within the European Union, at the United Nations, and around the world, coalitions of states, often backed by civic groups and popular protests, are pushing back against anti-rights populists.

The EIU Democracy Index 2018

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"The eleventh edition of the Democracy Index reveals that political participation is on the rise in almost every region of the world. Whilst clearly disillusioned with formal political institutions, the population has turned anger into action, and turned out to vote, and to protest.The most striking advance has been in the participation of women " The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Meet the Obama Foundationn Leaders at the Asia-Pacific Program Design Workshop Hawaiʻi

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The 21 leaders joining us for the design workshop that kicked off on Friday, January 4, hail from 16 countries and territories from across the Asia Pacific and have a diverse mix of experiences and backgrounds that will spark deep conversation and opportunities to learn from each other as they explore solutions to shared challenges.

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