Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
From declining foreign aid budgets to pressures on multilateral institutions, international support is at a critical moment when the traditional levers are being challenged.
What does global aid look like today and can the new models that are taking shape deliver?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Water is undergoing a paradigm shift, from being seen as a basic utility to a foundation of global stability. Nearly 70% of climate impacts are tied to how this resource is managed, influencing everything from rising seas and prolonged droughts to disputes over shared waterways and the trade routes they support.
As these pressures intensify and new solutions emerge, how can societies turn this challenge into an opportunity for a more secure and prosperous water future?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
US federal policy-making may draw global attention but many decisions, from zoning regulation and transport investment to training and education, begin at the local level.
What role are states playing in US competitiveness and future growth, and what impact could their decisions have far from home?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Growing at 6.5%, India is the fastest-growing major economy in a sluggish global landscape, driven by infrastructure investment, a digital revolution and an expanding manufacturing base. Yet beneath the momentum lie persistent structural challenges: employment gaps, fiscal pressures and uneven productivity, compounded by rising trade tensions.
Can India harness this growth, investment, and innovation to sustain its trajectory?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Asset tokenization is accelerating quickly, moving from early experiments to full deployment across major asset classes. As adoption expands, it promises new ways for individuals to invest while presenting traditional firms and emerging innovators with complex new dynamics.
What does this shifting landscape mean for the architecture of global markets and the value ultimately delivered to participants?
Source: United Nations (video statements)
After more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan, millions have been uprooted. This is the story of one of them. “Nafeesa,” as we call her, fled the violence and found refuge across the border, in the town of Birao, in the Central African Republic. With support from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), she and her family secured shelter and began rebuilding their lives alongside the host community. Security in the border area is reinforced by the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), which conducts patrols and supports local stability efforts. (more here: https://minusca.unmissions.org/en/mandat)
Nafeesa recounts what she has endured – and how, in exile, she found a strength more powerful than any weapon of war.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Europe is bursting with world-class ideas, but too often they stall before they scale.
This issue briefing marks the launch of the Scaleup Europe Fund, designed to propel the continent’s most innovative start-ups from promise to global impact.
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
AI is fundamentally reshaping human communication, work and knowledge. We are gaining efficiency and personalization while surrendering privacy, fragmenting attention and losing the ability to distinguish real from artificial.
As AI platforms increasingly mediate how people connect and understand the world, how do we design and govern these systems to amplify human connection and agency rather than erode them?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
A special address by Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt.
Source: European Commission (video statements)
President von der Leyen will give an opening speech in the plenary debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 21 January. In her speech, she will address the EU’s sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions and threats. The plenary debate is intended to conclude covering the European Council meeting of 18 December 2025.
Watch on the Audiovisual Portal of the European Commission: https://link.europa.eu/KJMCnh
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