What drives an international macroeconomist at a moment of global uncertainty?
For Gita Gopinath, itâs being part of the solution â not watching from the sidelines. From stablecoins to tariffs, and from academia to global policy, this is a moment that matters.
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A credible pathway to artificial general intelligence (AGI) is increasingly coming into view as advances in scaling, multimodal systems and agentic models converge, placing growing demands on compute, data and energy resources.
Which breakthroughs matter most on the road to AGI and what must be solved before the day after arrives?
The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.
This Annual Meeting will welcome over 100 governments, all major international organizations, 1000 Forumâs Partners, as well as civil society leaders, experts, youth representatives, social entrepreneurs, and news outlets.
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change.
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Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Highlights:
UNRWA
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Syria
Ukraine
Mozambique
Sudan
Security Council
United Nations Development Programme
**UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli authoritiesâ actions to demolish the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound. As he has repeatedly and unequivocally stated, including in his letter to the Prime Minister of Israel on 8 January 2026, the Sheikh Jarrah compound remains United Nations premises, and is inviolable and immune from any form of interference.
The Secretary-General views as wholly unacceptable the continued escalatory actions against UNRWA, which are inconsistent with Israelâs clear obligations under international law, including under the Charter of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.
The Secretary-General urges the Government of Israel to immediately cease the demolition of the UNRWA Sheikh Jarrah compound, and to return and restore the compound and other UNRWA premises to the United Nations without delay.
**Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that the UN and its partners continue to help people in need despite daily impediments that continue to affect the speed and scale of humanitarian operations.
Over the past week, UN partners distributed more than 1,300 tents, 7,000 tarpaulins, and thousands of mattresses, blankets and warm clothes across the Strip as families continue to be exposed to winter conditions without adequate shelter.
UN partners estimate that last weekâs storms also impacted 80 displacement sites across the Strip, with at least 4,000 familiesâ shelters damaged or destroyed. The UN and its partners delivered emergency food supplies, tents and tarpaulins, as well as hygiene and cooking supplies to more than 660 families.
The UN reiterates the urgent need for sustainable shelter solutions, including repairing damaged homes, clearing rubble to make more land available, and restoring water and sanitation systems.
On the health front, over the past week, the UN and its partners supported the setting up of 140 specialized surgical and physical rehabilitation beds at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, as well as five beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Awda Hospital in Deir al Balah.
Meanwhile, UN partners working on improving access to education report that nearly 450 temporary learning spaces are now operational, accommodating around 40 per cent of children. They also distributed half a million bars of soap to educational facilities across Gaza.
And today, OCHA reports that the Israeli military dropped leaflets in Bani Suhaila in eastern Khan Younis, which is located east of the so-called âYellow Line,â ordering people to evacuate immediately. OCHA estimates that more than 400 families remain in the area, and our partners have not yet observed any movement of people. OCHA reiterates that civilians must always be protected and allowed to flee safely. They must also be allowed to return when conditions permit, if they wish to do so.
**Syria
In response to questions about the fighting in Syria the Deputy Spokesperson said that the Secretary-Generalâ¯isâ¯followingâ¯with great concern the continuing violence in northeast Syria.â¯He stronglyâ¯calls for full respect for international law andâ¯the protection of civilians. Heâ¯alsoâ¯stresses the importance of securing detention facilities.â¯
The Secretary-General urges the partiesâ¯to continue dialogue and to move forward in good faith and work together to secure the implementation of all agreements.â¯
Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-01-20
Source: US National Institute of Justice (video statements)
Has a person of interest contributed DNA to a mixture obtained from evidence? Is that DNA associated with a crime? Both are questions that cannot be answered with absolute certainty. This module of the Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results workshop series addresses the uncertainty and limitations of probabilistic genotyping systems that are used to calculate likelihood ratios and infer genotype sets from DNA typing results. Probabilistic reasoning provides a means to characterize these results, given the unknown information in forensic evidence, the stochastic environment, and sources of variability. Instructors in Module 7 will explore strategies of interpretation and decision making in light of these and other variables, such as the uncertain number of contributors, and will share research on the impact of these variables on the likelihood ratio.
This webinar is part 7 of the Probabilistic Genotyping Of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results Webinar Series and was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on June 26, 2019.
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Advances in DNA and RNA research are transforming medicine, preventing disease, enhancing therapies and extending human health. Yet as the power to alter genes grows, so do questions of equity, consent and what it means to be human.
As the boundaries between therapy and enhancement blur, how do we decide what should and shouldnât be edited?
Source: US National Institute of Justice (video statements)
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Emerging markets will play a crucial role in shaping the global economy, contributing about 65% of global growth by 2035, with nine of them expected to rank among the worldâs 20 largest economies.
Powered by young populations, rapid tech adoption and shifts in energy and supply chains, their rise will depend on building resilience amid increasing geopolitical and trade headwinds. What will it take to turn this growth engine into resilient economic strength?
In 2025 there was a flood of intense transatlantic efforts to end the Ukraine conflict. Attention is now turning to whether an agreement that delivers a just and lasting peace can be attained and what security guarantees could be committed.
What can Kyiv with its partners aim to achieve on and off the battlefield?
From energy and defence to digital infrastructure, materials have become critical drivers for national competitiveness. With copper demand alone projected to outstrip supply by 30% in 2035, access to materials is increasingly shaping industrial policy, trade relations and security alliances.
How can economies strike a balance between securing their materials needs while remaining open and innovative?
