Financing the Green Transition
World leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York recently to take stock of the global fight against climate change, and to submit...
War of Words over Women’s Bodies
This month, the Stoplight will hold a high-level meeting to secure a commitment by member states to deliver universal health coverage (UHC), including financial...
Joining the Technological Frontiers
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology are both on an exponential growth trajectory, with the potential to improve how we experience our lives and even...
Pakistan’s Literacy Problem
In every country, literacy has been essential to support a wide range of social and development goals, from political participation to good health outcomes....
Slow Greening of Finance
Some of the most influential players in the global economy are spearheading the shift toward a clean, green, emissions-free world, even while key governments...
Reading the past, Writing the future
International Literacy Day — 8 September
The development of the modern world, the accession to independence of a large number of countries, the need for...
Geoengineering Trojan Horse
Although the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly apparent, the progress toward reducing greenhouse-gas emissions remains as disappointing as ever, leading some to...
Fighting Violence with Evidence
In last year’s Pathways for Peace report — the result of a joint study by the United Nations and the World Bank — UN...
Remembering the Miracle of 1989
This month marks 30 years since Europe – and human civilization generally – began to undergo a miraculous transformation that is now etched in...
Case for an EU Climate and Nature Czar
As Europe roasts through another record-hot summer, it is encouraging to see that climate change is receiving the attention it deserves from Ursula von...
