The directionless and ineffective World Health Organisation is in urgent need of reform May 14, 2018 As one of the biggest contributors to the World Health Organisation (WHO), holding its annual assembly in Geneva this week, the UK has a pivotal role in setting the global health agenda. The WHO’s work has never been more important to address serious and evolving international health threats. It is only a matter of time [...]
Britain’s Brexit branding: A marketing lesson Theresa May should take to the United Nations September 19, 2016 Today, Prime Minister Theresa May will make her debut at the UN General Assembly in New York. In the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, it is a significant opportunity for her to define the nation’s brand in a post-Brexit world and to lay out her vision for the UK’s role in international [...]
Business has a responsibility to ensure a generation is not lost. It’s time to make real investments September 22, 2016 At the UN General Assembly this week, Syria and the plight of its refugee citizens are top of the agenda. In the face of challenges that will be felt for years to come, what kind of future should the rest of the world aspire to help them achieve? Three weeks ago, I visited the Za’atari [...]
Richard Branson advocates ending war on drugs and decriminalisation so that production, supply and use could be better regulated March 28, 2016 Billionaire investor Richard Branson has attacked the global war on drugs and advocated decriminalisation as the only way to "wrest back control" from criminal networks. Branson claimed worldwide spending on drug law enforcement, which currently exceeds $100bn (£70.2bn) annually, has done nothing to reduce the problem and has instead served "as seed funding for a vast criminal industry [...]
Portugal’s Antonio Guterres set to be the next UN Secretary General October 5, 2016 Portugal's Antonio Guterres is set to be the next United Nations Secretary-General. It comes after none of the five UN Security Council veto powers — China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US — voted against him in a secret ballot today. Read more: Theresa May tells UN summit UK will remain outward-facing after Brexit vote It paved the way [...]
Theresa May tells UN summit: UK remains outward-facing after Brexit vote September 20, 2016 Theresa May has talked up the UK as a “confident, strong and dependable partner” after the Brexit vote at a United Nations event. The Prime Minister said tonight that the UK “has always been an outward-facing, global partner at the heart of international efforts to secure peace and prosperity for all our people. And that [...]
A good ancestor: Firms need to take a long, hard look at legacy September 24, 2015 Here in Britain, this year we have been enjoying celebrating 800 years since King John signed Magna Carta. It is the foundation stone for constitutions the world over – and somewhat dwarfs my native New Zealand’s 180 years of constitutional history. The Magna Carta was nothing less than a catalyst which has inspired people [...]
UN gears up for special session on the world drug problem to be held in New York from 19 to 21 April April 17, 2016 The United Nations General Assembly is gearing up for a major summit on the world drug problem, which will be held from Tuesday to Thursday this week at the UN’s headquarters in New York. The UK, the US, France and a slew of Latin American countries are among the countries that will speak at the [...]
Oil prices fall as Doha production freeze talks collapse: Here’s how the City analysts have reacted April 18, 2016 Oil prices plummeted overnight after crucial talks among members of Opec failed to reach a deal on freezing oil production. Prices of both Brent and WTI crude were down more than five per cent overnight, which in turn pushed down equities, with the FTSE 100 falling 0.7 per cent in the first hour of trading. [...]
Hillary Clinton calls on rich to pay more tax September 24, 2012 US SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton has called on the world’s wealthiest to pay their fair share of taxes. As the Democrats ramp up their fight against the Republicans ahead of November’s presidential election, Clinton told a conference in New York that she is keen for countries around the world to “collect taxes in an [...]