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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
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Here are the world's 10 most forgotten crises
LONDON – From Gaza to Ukraine, more than 180 million people are caught up in humanitarian emergencies, but while a handful make headlines, many crises fly under the radar. Here are the 10 that attracted…
Trump 2.0: Crypto bet big on Trump in 2024. Can it cash in?
RICHMOND, Virginia – After pouring record sums of money into the 2024 U.S. elections, the cryptocurrency industry is hopeful – if not certain – of a newly friendly reception from D.C….
Can LA wildfires prompt new focus on community mitigation efforts?
WASHINGTON – The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents across the United States have watched the…
'We need everything': Gazans ponder mammoth task of rebuilding
BEIRUT – As bombs rained down and entire neighbourhoods around her were pulverised, Shayma Abualatta found the only way to cope with the trauma of Gaza’s
Early warning systems save lives but more funding is critical
Dr Guyo M. Roba is the director of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action, based at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. Predicted weather…