THE GREAT RESIGNATION IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A TREND

“Navigating the ‘Great Resignation’: Strategies to Retain Top Talent in Today’s Business Landscape” “In today’s constantly reshaping business world, companies are having a hard time employing and retaining talented employees. Companies are aware that talent loss costs them high in the long run, but the strategies they implement are ‘not’ enough to retain their employees….

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Japan’s Next Chapter Begins Softly

Becoming the first female prime minister may be a milestone in other countries. For Japanese, her qualifications are more important. As I sat amid the larch forests of mountainous Nagano watching news coverage of the naming of Japan’s first female prime minister in October, something seemed strange. The milestone is big news here, to be…

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Jean-Pierre Lacroix: Adapting Peacekeeping to Global Challenges

In an insightful interview, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations at the United Nations, discusses the evolving landscape of peacekeeping, its challenges, and its future in a world fraught with conflict. Here, Lacroix shares his perspective on the relevance of peacekeeping, the complexities of peace operations in Africa, and the role of diplomacy in…

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The UN and the AI Bubble: Coordinating Global Action Before the Crash

The alarm bells of an impending AI bubble rang loudly at the recent Cerebral Valley conference, unsettling tech enthusiasts, investors, and even founders. Yet miles away at United Nations Headquarters, a different urgency filled the corridors. Officials were reviewing applications for the newly established Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence, 40 experts tasked not…

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UN warns of rising hunger in Africa and Western Asia despite global improvement

Global Hunger Declines Slightly, But Inequality Deepens. Global hunger levels declined slightly in 2024, according to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2025 report, released at the Second UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa. But this modest progress masks a troubling reality: hunger is worsening in Africa…

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The evolving language of music from ancient rhythms to THE AI REVOLUTION

Music and language likely share the same ancient roots, emerging from early humans’ need to connect, communicate, and thrive as social beings. When NASA launched Voyager 1, currently the farthest human-made object from Earth, they included a tribute to humanity— a Golden Record. This record features music, sounds of nature, greetings in multiple languages, and…

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The U.S. still needs the U.N. as much as the U.N. needs the U.S.

A Troubled Marriage Between the U.S. and the U.N. Manhattan’s Turtle Bay waterfront, roughly 42nd–48th Street on the East River, was once a dirty and industrial area crowded with slaughterhouses, stockyards, and coal yards. Locals even called the block “Blood Alley.” Everything changed in December 1946, when philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased six blocks…

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Global AI Governance Must Start With Global AI Knowledge Creation

A more balanced distribution of research capacity would make the global AI ecosystem more resilient, diversify its ideas, and give legitimacy to the governance frameworks that follow. AI is often described as the defining technology of our time, yet the way its knowledge base is created remains profoundly uneven. While governments spend efforts debating strategies…

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