Diego J. Rodriguez

Thirsty Energy – World Bank launches global initiative on Energy and Water

Dear colleagues and friends,

Ben Hirschler

* Ahead of Davos meeting, forum warns of "lost" generation

* Widening wealth gap ranked as top global risk in 2014

* Extreme weather next most likely cause of major shocks

* Threat of fiscal crises significant, but danger receding

By Ben Hirschler

Thalif Deen

Syrian Crisis Threatens Development in Arab World

The B Team

As the World Economic forum kicks off, business leaders are calling for companies to respond to the 'planetary emergency'

Mark Tran

Almost twice as many obese people in poor countries than in rich ones as fat and sugar consumption rises, warns ODI

Terra Lawson-Remer

How should the status and progress of a country or people be measured and judged?

Kathryn Floyd

WASHINGTON, DC:  The Diplomatic Courier and Young Professionals in Foreign Policyare pleased to announce that Manjula Dissanayake, Fellow, Ignite Good, has been recognized on the 2013 “99 Under 33,” an international list noting the most influential forei

John Helliwell, richard layard and Jeffrey sachs

Xinhua

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday warned that by 2030, half the people on Earth would be living under "water stress," a measure defined as less than 1,700 cubic meters of water available per person per year, unless action was taken.

BBC News

Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to a new index ranking 162 countries.

The Global Slavery Index 2013 says India has the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery at 14 million.