World Economic Forum Meets In Switzerland

Among growing concerns about the world's economy, climate change, the war in Ukraine and poverty are all on the agenda at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Tuesday, January 17th 2023, 12:49 pm

By: News 9


Among growing concerns about the world's economy, climate change, the war in Ukraine and poverty are all on the agenda at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

The theme of the week-long forum is "cooperation in a fragmented world," and with the war in Ukraine less than

Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, took the stage, pleading for global help to stop Russia's war in the country.

Meanwhile protestors at the forum are making demands for world leaders to make an effort to combat threats to the planet's climate.

"We demand a change in economy, away from profit-based more to an economy taking care of people and [the] environment," Strike WEF organizer Gianna Catrina said.

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