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?
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.
Megan Rowling
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Work is to start on a new global standard for measuring food loss and waste, which experts hope will help reduce the significant amount of food that does not get eaten because it is spoiled or thrown away.