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Demonstration by the Sereni association in front of Bergamo City Hall, calling for a governmental commission of inquiry. Italy, July 31, 2021. Chiara Alfieri, Author provided. Chiara Alfieri

Six years on, why lobbying success for COVID victims’ association in Italy over pandemic mismanagement matters

Six years after Italy became Europe’s COVID-19 ground-zero, successful action led by a victims’ association against health governance failings sets an encouraging precedent.
The World Uncertainty Index is a measure that tracks uncertainty across 143 nations by text mining the country-specific reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit. Skorzewiak/Shutterstock

Global uncertainty is the new normal. Here’s why institutional legitimacy and resilience is crucial

Geopolitical and economic uncertainty topped the G7 summit agenda. The world needs strong, inclusive international institutions more than ever.
South Africa is failing its young people by not creating jobs for them. Photo by Manash Jyoti Das/Gallo Images via Getty Images

South Africa’s jobs crisis: what 10 years of tax data tells us

South Africa shouldn’t settle for a future in which millions who are willing and able to work go hungry while the country waits for the formal sector to grow.

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