Ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, which begins on 16 January, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard said:
“In the last few years, it’s as if Pandora’s box has been pried open unleashing untold crises on the world. We find ourselves facing challenges that often overlap and intertwine – the climate crisis; a global pandemic; armed conflicts; the latest of the industrial revolutions – tech – ripe for exploitation; widespread food insecurity; a global economy delivering unimaginable wealth to a bare few while low wages or unemployment leave millions on their knees.
“Regrettably, many of the globally staged gatherings set up to solve these problems have merely become forums for virtual signalling with few or no concrete outcomes.
Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General
“In order to ensure this year’s event in Davos isn’t…
