wedish teenager and now the quintessential global face of the urgent call for climate action, Greta Thunberg, addressed the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos on January 21, 2020. It was the schoolgirl’s second appearance at WEF, last year being…
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday announced the formation of National Accelerator on Closing the Skills Gap in Pakistan, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, with Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) serving as its national secretariat. The announcement was made during a meeting held between PM and World Economic Forum President Broge Brende at the PM Office.
Almost 20 percent of youngsters, aged 15 and 25, from developing countries or emerging markets were neither studying nor working, per an article published on the World Economic Forum website. Moreover, youngsters in developing countries were facing tough market conditions and job shortages, particularly in developing economies including Brazil, Malaysia and Ghana.
The healing effect of books has been recognized by academicians and researchers and has undergone a resurgence, leading to the proliferation of the art of bibliotherapy on a global level. According to a recent article published on The Conversation website, for almost 100 years reading and writing have helped veterans in building positive relationships, gaining confidence and facing challenges after post-service lives.
Young out-of-city Italian students are moving in with old-aged people in order to save money in exchange for some light domestic wok, an initiative that is also helping elderly population fight loneliness.
Pakistani Nobel laureate and noted girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai has said that her fund was striving hard to improve girls’ access to education in Pakistan.
Pakistan was placed 125th out of 130 countries studied by the World Economic Forum for its Global Human Capital Development Report 2017. Let that sink. One hundred and twenty fifth of a total 130 countries. As appalling as it is,…