MARK DOMMISSE Industries, in general, are aware of the need to address a variety of challenges presented by the digital world in which we now live, not least the vehicle retailing sector where Covid-19 has disrupted the world faster, and to a greater extent, than any technology possibly could have done. Globally, as lockdowns wax…
By:PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) When 197 countries adopted the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015, I remember feeling an extraordinary surge of hope – for multilateralism, for science, for humanity. Years of advocacy in support of small and vulnerable Commonwealth states had finally culminated in a binding pact to tackle the greatest threat to…
By: EUGENE HERBERT Last week Monday, the United Nations (UN) announced the start of a Second Decade of Action for Road Safety. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN regional commissions along with other partners in the UN Road Safety Collaboration, will formulate an updated plan of action for 2021 to 2030. Initial reports…
By: PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) A lethal combination of disease, extreme climate events and economic crises is threatening the smallest and most vulnerable nations of the world. To tackle it, we must overhaul how we understand and address economic vulnerability. The COVID-19 pandemic has already triggered a massive global recession. Meanwhile, a record number of…
