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A Quantexa nomeia personalidades conhecidas do setor para o seu Conselho Consultivo para acelerar os planos de crescimento

LONDRES, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Quantexa, lder global em solues de Inteligncia de deciso (DI) para os setores pblico e privado, anunciou hoje que nomeou trs personalidades do setor para o seu Conselho Consultivo. Estas contrataes incluem Ralph Schlosstein, antigo diretor executivo da Evercore e antigo presidente da BlackRock, Matthew Gould, antigo diretor executivo da NHSX, e Sir Jeremy Fleming, antigo diretor do GCHQ. Estes lderes de renome trazem para a Quantexa uma vasta experincia em finanas, cuidados de sade e segurana nacional.

A expanso do Conselho Consultivo da Quantexa ocorre num momento crucial para a organizao, aps a concluso de uma ronda de financiamento da Srie E de 129 milhes de dlares, liderada pelo GIC, em que a Quantexa se juntou a um grupo de elite de empresas tecnolgicas do Reino Unido que alcanaram o estatuto de unicrnio. Foi tambm anunciado este ano que a Quantexa ir investir mais de 155 milhes de dlares na indstria global de IA durante os prximos trs anos para ajudar os clientes a avanar na utilizao da IA para proteger, otimizar e expandir as suas organizaes. At 2027, o investimento global total da Quantexa em IA atingir mais de 250 milhes de dlares.

Ralph Schlosstein, antigo Diretor Executivo da Evercore e antigo Presidente da BlackRock, traz dcadas de experincia em banca de investimento para o Conselho Consultivo da Quantexa. A sua carreira de sucesso inclui o desempenho de um papel estratgico ao ajudar a maior empresa de gesto de ativos do mundo a tornar–se pblica. A perspiccia financeira de Ralph desempenhar um papel fundamental na definio das iniciativas estratgicas da empresa.

Matthew Gould, ex–diretor executivo da NHSX, junta–se ao Conselho Consultivo da Quantexa, depois de ter sido embaixador britnico em Israel entre 2010 e 2015, onde Gould ajudou a lanar o UK–Israel Technologies Hub – uma iniciativa gerida em Telavive para criar parcerias tecnolgicas entre empresas britnicas e israelitas. Mais recentemente, Matthew aproveitou a sua vasta experincia em cuidados de sade para desempenhar um papel fundamental no aconselhamento ao NHS sobre iniciativas durante a pandemia de Covid–19. Na NHSX, Gould foi responsvel por aproveitar o poder dos dados e da tecnologia para melhorar a prestao de cuidados de sade. Os conhecimentos profundos de Matthew ajudaro a Quantexa a identificar as economias e os setores que merecem uma ateno estratgica e a tomar decises sobre a estratgia comercial.

Sir Jeremy Fleming, antigo diretor do GCHQ e antigo diretor–adjunto do MI5, junta–se ao Conselho Consultivo com mais de 30 anos de experincia em servios secretos e tecnologia. A sua vasta experincia inclui o desenvolvimento do National Cyber Security Centre, onde se esforou por tornar o Reino Unido o local mais seguro para viver e fazer negcios online. Apaixonado por tornar mais transparente a utilizao da tecnologia na administrao pblica, Sir Fleming reforar as capacidades da Quantexa para fazer face s ameaas e oportunidades emergentes.

“Temos o prazer de acolher Ralph Schlosstein, Matthew Gould e Sir Jeremy Fleming no nosso Conselho Consultivo”. afirmou Vishal Marria, Diretor Executivo da Quantexa. “O seu conhecimento tcnico coletivo em finanas, sade e segurana nacional ser fundamental para continuarmos a desenvolver solues de inteligncia de deciso inovadoras que atendam s necessidades em evoluo do mercado.”

“A tecnologia ativada por IA da Quantexa permite que os seus clientes protejam, otimizem e desenvolvam as suas organizaes com eficincia e transparncia” afirmou Ralph Schlosstein, antigo diretor executivo da Evercore e antigo presidente da BlackRock. "Acredito que a Quantexa est bem posicionada para aproveitar as oportunidades que se avizinham e aumentar a sua quota na categoria emergente de Inteligncia de Deciso. Estou ansioso por apoiar a equipa executiva no seu trabalho de acelerao da sua estratgia de crescimento orgnico e inorgnico."

” uma altura muito interessante para eu me juntar ao Conselho Consultivo da Quantexa, nesta fase crtica de crescimento da empresa”,disse Matthew Gould. “A abordagem inovadora da Quantexa para ajudar os clientes dos setores pblico e privado a fazer dos dados a sua utilidade mais valiosa est a revolucionar a tomada de decises em vrios setores. Estou ansioso por trabalhar com a talentosa equipa da Quantexa para interligar dados e obter melhores resultados para as organizaes.”

Sir Jeremy Fleming, antigo diretor do GCHQ, comentou “Estou entusiasmado por fazer parte de uma empresa na vanguarda da inovao da IA. Estou ansioso por combinar a minha experincia com as impressionantes capacidades da Quantexa, que continuaro a moldar a forma como os seus clientes utilizam os dados para proteger as empresas e os cidados.”

Com a ajuda do seu Conselho Consultivo, a Quantexa continua dedicada em capacitar as organizaes a tomarem decises operacionais fiveis atravs de solues inovadoras de Inteligncia de Deciso. Para mais informaes sobre a equipa de liderana da Quantexa, clique aqui.

Sobre a Quantexa"

A Quantexa uma empresa global de software de dados e anlise, pioneira na Inteligncia de Deciso que permite s organizaes tomar decises operacionais fiveis, tornando os dados significativos. Utilizando os mais recentes avanos em big data e IA, a Decision Intelligence Platform da Quantexa revela riscos ocultos e novas oportunidades, fornecendo uma viso contextual e conectada de dados internos e externos num nico local. Resolve os maiores desafios em toda a gesto de dados, KYC, informaes do cliente, crime financeiro, risco, fraude e segurana, ao longo do ciclo de vida do cliente.

A Decision Intelligence Platform da Quantexa melhora o desempenho operacional com mais de 90% de preciso e uma resoluo de modelos analticos 60 vezes mais rpida do que as abordagens tradicionais. Fundada em 2016, a Quantexa tem atualmente mais de 650 funcionrios e milhares de utilizadores que trabalham com milhares de milhes de transaes e pontos de informao em todo o mundo. A empresa tem escritrios em Londres, Dublin, Nova Iorque, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Emirados rabes Unidos, Mlaga, Amesterdo, Luxemburgo, Bruxelas, Melbourne, Sydney e Singapura. Para mais informaes, siga–nos no LinkedIn.

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Quantexa nomme de grands noms du secteur à son comité consultatif pour accélérer ses plans de croissance

LONDRES, 25 sept. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, leader mondial des solutions d'intelligence dcisionnelle pour les secteurs priv et public, a annonc aujourd'hui la nomination de trois grands noms du secteur au sein de son comit consultatif. Il s'agit de Ralph Schlosstein, ancien PDG d'Evercore et ancien prsident de BlackRock, Matthew Gould, ancien PDG de NHSX, et Sir Jeremy Fleming, ancien directeur du GCHQ. Ces leaders de renom apporteront Quantexa leur prcieuse exprience dans les domaines de la finance, des soins de sant et de la scurit nationale.

L'largissement du comit consultatif de Quantexa survient un moment crucial pour la socit, puisqu'elle a achev un cycle de financement de srie E de 129 millions de dollars, men par GIC, au cours duquel Quantexa a rejoint un groupe privilgi d'entreprises technologiques britanniques sur le point de devenir des licornes. Il a galement t annonc cette anne que Quantexa investira plus de 155 millions de dollars dans le secteur mondial de l'IA au cours des trois prochaines annes afin d'aider les clients promouvoir l'utilisation de l'IA pour protger, optimiser et dvelopper leurs organisations. D'ici 2027, l'investissement mondial total de Quantexa dans l'IA atteindra plus de 250 millions de dollars.

Ralph Schlosstein, ancien PDG d'Evercore et ancien prsident de BlackRock, apportera au comit consultatif de Quantexa ses dcennies d'exprience dans le domaine des investissements bancaires. Au cours de sa carrire, il a notamment jou un rle stratgique dans l'introduction en bourse de la plus grande socit de gestion d'actifs au monde. La perspicacit financire de Ralph Schlosstein sera dterminante pour l'laboration des initiatives stratgiques de l'entreprise.

Matthew Gould, ancien PDG de NHSX, rejoint le comit consultatif de Quantexa aprs avoir t ambassadeur britannique en Isral entre 2010 et 2015, o il a contribu au lancement du UK–Israel Technologies Hub, une initiative mene Tel–Aviv visant forger des partenariats technologiques entre des entreprises britanniques et israliennes. Plus rcemment, Matthew Gould a mis profit sa vaste exprience dans le domaine des soins de sant pour conseiller le NHS sur les initiatives prendre pendant la pandmie de Covid–19. Chez NHSX, Matthew Gould a eu pour mission d'exploiter la puissance des donnes et de la technologie pour amliorer la prestation des soins de sant. Sa grande exprience aidera Quantexa identifier les marchs et les secteurs d'activit privilgier, ainsi qu' prendre des dcisions en matire de stratgie commerciale.

Sir Jeremy Fleming, ancien directeur du GCHQ et ancien directeur adjoint du MI5, rejoint le comit consultatif, fort de plus de 30 ans d'exprience dans le domaine du renseignement et de la technologie. Sa vaste exprience comprend notamment le dveloppement du Centre national de cyberscurit, o il s'est donn pour mission de faire du Royaume–Uni le pays le plus sr o vivre et entreprendre en ligne. Ayant c"ur de rendre l'utilisation des technologies au sein des gouvernements plus transparente, Sir Fleming aidera Quantexa tirer profit des nouvelles opportunits et faire face aux menaces mergentes.

Nous sommes heureux d'accueillir Ralph Schlosstein, Matthew Gould et Sir Jeremy Fleming au sein de notre comit consultatif , a dclar Vishal Marria, PDG de Quantexa. Leur expertise conjointe dans les domaines de la finance, des soins de sant et de la scurit nationale sera un atout inestimable pour continuer laborer des solutions de pointe en matire d'intelligence dcisionnelle qui rpondent aux besoins du march en constante volution.

La technologie de Quantexa base sur l'IA permet ses clients de protger, d'optimiser et de dvelopper leurs organisations avec efficacit et transparence , a dclar Ralph Schlosstein, ancien PDG d'Evercore et ancien prsident de BlackRock. Je pense que Quantexa a toutes les cartes en main pour saisir les opportunits venir et accrotre sa prsence dans la catgorie mergente qu'est l'intelligence dcisionnelle. Je suis ravi de pouvoir aider l'quipe de direction acclrer sa stratgie de croissance organique et inorganique.

C'est une tape passionnante pour moi que de rejoindre le comit consultatif de Quantexa, ce stade si dcisif de la croissance de l'entreprise , a ajout Matthew Gould. L'approche innovante de Quantexa, qui consiste aider les clients des secteurs priv et public faire des donnes leur principal outil, rvolutionnera la prise de dcision dans de nombreux secteurs d'activit. Je me rjouis de travailler avec l'quipe talentueuse de Quantexa pour interconnecter les donnes et aider les organisations obtenir de meilleurs rsultats.

Sir Jeremy Fleming, ancien directeur du GCHQ, a dclar : Je suis ravi de faire partie d'une entreprise qui est la pointe de l'innovation dans le domaine de l'IA. Je suis impatient de mettre mon exprience au service des capacits exceptionnelles de Quantexa, qui continueront faonner la manire dont ses clients utilisent les donnes pour protger les entreprises et les citoyens .

Avec le soutien de son comit consultatif, Quantexa continuera d'aider les organisations prendre des dcisions oprationnelles fiables grce des solutions innovantes d'intelligence dcisionnelle. Pour en savoir plus sur l'quipe de direction de Quantexa, cliquez ici.

propos de Quantexa"

Pionnire de l'intelligence dcisionnelle, Quantexa est une socit mondiale de logiciels de donnes et d'analyse qui permet aux organisations de prendre des dcisions oprationnelles fiables en rendant les donnes significatives. En utilisant les dernires avances en matire de Big Data et d'IA, la plateforme d'intelligence dcisionnelle de Quantexa rvle les risques cachs et les nouvelles opportunits en fournissant une vision contextuelle et connecte des donnes internes et externes en un seul endroit. Elle rsout des dfis majeurs dans les domaines de la gestion des donnes, de la connaissance du client, de l'intelligence client, de la criminalit financire, des risques, de la fraude et de la scurit, tout au long du cycle de vie client.

La plateforme d'intelligence dcisionnelle de Quantexa amliore la performance oprationnelle avec une prcision accrue de plus de 90 % et une rsolution du modle analytique 60 fois plus rapide que les approches traditionnelles. Fonde en 2016, Quantexa compte aujourd'hui plus de 650 collaborateurs et des milliers d'utilisateurs travaillant avec des milliards de transactions et de points de donnes travers le monde. Les bureaux de la socit sont situs Londres, Dublin, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, EAU, Malaga, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Bruxelles, Melbourne, Sydney et Singapour. Pour en savoir plus, suivez–nous sur LinkedIn.

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Quantexa ernennt zur Beschleunigung von Wachstumsplänen führende Persönlichkeiten der Branche in seinen Beirat

LONDON, Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantexa, der weltweit fhrende Anbieter von Decision Intelligence (DI)–Lsungen fr den privaten und ffentlichen Sektor, hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass er drei Koryphen der Branche in seinen Beirat berufen hat. Zu diesen Neuzugngen gehren Ralph Schlosstein, ehemaliger CEO von Evercore und ehemaliger President von BlackRock, Matthew Gould, ehemaliger CEO von NHSX, und Sir Jeremy Fleming, ehemaliger Direktor des GCHQ. Diese angesehenen Fhrungskrfte bringen eine Flle von Fachwissen in den Bereichen Finanzen, Gesundheitswesen und nationale Sicherheit zu Quantexa.

Die Erweiterung des Beirats von Quantexa kommt zu einem entscheidenden Zeitpunkt fr das Unternehmen, nach dem Abschluss einer Serie–E–Finanzierungsrunde in Hhe von 129 Mio. USD unter der Leitung von GIC, mit der Quantexa in eine Elitegruppe britischer Technologieunternehmen eintritt, die den Status eines Einhorns erreicht haben. In diesem Jahr wurde auerdem bekannt gegeben, dass Quantexa in den nchsten drei Jahren ber 155 Mio. USD in die globale KI–Branche investieren wird, um Kunden dabei zu helfen, den Einsatz von KI zum Schutz, zur Optimierung und zum Wachstum ihrer Unternehmen voranzutreiben. Bis 2027 werden die weltweiten Investitionen von Quantexa in KI mehr als 250 Mio. USD erreichen.

Ralph Schlosstein, ehemaliger CEO von Evercore und ehemaliger President von BlackRock, bringt seine jahrzehntelange Erfahrung im Investmentbanking in den Beirat von Quantexa ein. In seiner herausragenden Karriere spielte er unter anderem eine strategische Rolle bei der Untersttzung des grten Vermgensverwaltungsunternehmens der Welt beim Brsengang. Der finanzielle Scharfsinn von Herrn Schlosstein wird eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Gestaltung von Unternehmensstrategie–Initiativen spielen.

Matthew Gould, ehemaliger CEO von NHSX, tritt dem Beirat von Quantexa bei, nachdem er zwischen 2010 und 2015 als britischer Botschafter in Israel ttig war. In dieser Zeit half Gould, den UK–Israel Technologies Hub ins Leben zu rufen "" eine Initiative, die in Tel Aviv luft, um Technologiepartnerschaften zwischen britischen und israelischen Unternehmen zu schmieden. In jngster Zeit hat Herr Gould seinen umfangreichen Hintergrund im Gesundheitswesen genutzt, um eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Beratung des NHS zu Initiativen whrend der Covid–19–Pandemie zu spielen. Bei NHSX war Gould fr die Nutzung von Daten und Technologien zur Verbesserung der Gesundheitsversorgung verantwortlich. Das fundierte Fachwissen von Herrn Gould wird Quantexa dabei helfen, die Volkswirtschaften und Branchen zu identifizieren, auf die man sich strategisch konzentrieren sollte, und Entscheidungen zur Geschftsstrategie zu treffen.

Sir Jeremy Fleming, ehemaliger Direktor des GCHQ und ehemaliger stellvertretender Leiter des MI5, tritt dem Beirat mit mehr als 30 Jahren Erfahrung in den Bereichen Geheimdienste und Technologie bei. Zu seinen umfangreichen Erfahrungen gehrt der Aufbau des National Cyber Security Centre, wo er sich dafr einsetzte, das Vereinigte Knigreich zum sichersten Ort zu machen, an dem man online leben und Geschfte machen kann. Sir Fleming setzt sich leidenschaftlich dafr ein, den Einsatz von Technologie durch den Staat transparenter zu machen, und wird die Fhigkeiten von Quantexa bei der Bewltigung neuer Bedrohungen und Chancen verbessern.

"Wir freuen uns, Ralph Schlosstein, Matthew Gould und Sir Jeremy Fleming in unserem Beirat willkommen zu heien", so Vishal Marria, CEO von Quantexa. "Ihr kollektives Fachwissen in den Bereichen Finanzen, Gesundheitswesen und nationale Sicherheit wird von unschtzbarem Wert sein, wenn wir weiterhin hochmoderne Decision Intelligence–Lsungen entwickeln, die den sich wandelnden Anforderungen des Marktes gerecht werden."

"Die KI–gesttzte Technologie von Quantexa ermglicht es seinen Kunden, ihre Unternehmen mit Effizienz und Transparenz zu schtzen, zu optimieren und zu vergrern", so Ralph Schlosstein, ehemaliger CEO von Evercore und ehemaliger President von BlackRock. "Ich glaube, dass Quantexa gut positioniert ist, um die kommenden Chancen zu nutzen und seinen Anteil an der aufstrebenden Kategorie Decision Intelligence zu erhhen. Ich freue mich darauf, das Fhrungsteam dabei zu untersttzen, seine organische und anorganische Wachstumsstrategie zu beschleunigen."

"Es ist eine aufregende Zeit fr mich, dem Beirat von Quantexa in dieser kritischen Wachstumsphase des Unternehmens beizutreten," so Matthew Gould. "Der innovative Ansatz von Quantexa, Kunden aus dem privaten und ffentlichen Sektor dabei zu helfen, Daten zu ihrem wertvollsten Hilfsmittel zu machen, revolutioniert die Entscheidungsfindung in zahlreichen Branchen. Ich freue mich darauf, mit dem talentierten Team von Quantexa zusammenzuarbeiten, um Daten zu verbinden und bessere Ergebnisse fr Unternehmen zu erzielen."

Sir Jeremy Fleming, ehemaliger Direktor des GCHQ, kommentierte dies wie folgt: "Ich bin begeistert, Teil eines Unternehmens zu sein, das an der Spitze der KI–Innovation steht. Ich freue mich darauf, meine Erfahrung mit den beeindruckenden Fhigkeiten von Quantexa zu kombinieren, die die Art und Weise, wie die Kunden von Quantexa Daten zum Schutz von Unternehmen und Brgern nutzen, weiter prgen werden."

Mit Hilfe seines Beirats widmet sich Quantexa weiterhin der Aufgabe, Unternehmen durch innovative Decision Intelligence–Lsungen in die Lage zu versetzen, verlssliche betriebliche Entscheidungen zu treffen. Mehr ber das Fhrungsteam von Quantexa finden Sie hier.

ber Quantexa"

Quantexa ist ein globales Unternehmen fr Daten– und Analysesoftware, das Pionierarbeit im Bereich Decision Intelligence leistet und Unternehmen in die Lage versetzt, vertrauenswrdige betriebliche Entscheidungen zu treffen, indem es Daten Bedeutung verleiht. Mit den neuesten Fortschritten in den Bereichen Big Data und KI deckt die Decision Intelligence–Plattform von Quantexa verborgene Risiken und neue Chancen auf, indem sie eine kontextbezogene, vernetzte Sicht auf interne und externe Daten an einem einzigen Ort bietet. Sie lst die grten Herausforderungen in den Bereichen Datenmanagement, KYC, Customer Intelligence, Finanzkriminalitt, Risiko, Betrug und Sicherheit whrend des gesamten Kundenlebenszyklus.

Die Quantexa Decision Intelligence–Plattform verbessert die operative Leistung mit ber 90 % mehr Genauigkeit und einer 60–mal schnelleren Auflsung des Analysemodells als herkmmliche Anstze. Quantexa wurde 2016 gegrndet und hat heute mehr als 650 Mitarbeiter und Tausende von Nutzern, die mit Milliarden von Transaktionen und Datenpunkten auf der ganzen Welt arbeiten. Das Unternehmen hat Niederlassungen in London, Dublin, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, Malaga, Amsterdam, Luxemburg, Brssel, Melbourne, Sydney und Singapur. Fr weitere Informationen folgen Sie uns auf LinkedIn.

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Concentrix and Webhelp Complete Combination, Creating a Diversified Global CX Leader, Well-Positioned for Growth

NEWARK, Calif., Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC), a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) services and technologies, today announced it has closed its combination with Webhelp and the integration of the two companies is underway. While the combined company finalizes its permanent name, it will operate under the trade name Concentrix + Webhelp.

This combination further positions Concentrix + Webhelp as a global CX leader, with an expanded breadth of generative AI solutions, digital capabilities, and high–value services. It also strengthens its end–to–end CX value proposition, with one of the most robust, well–balanced global footprints in the industry to help the world's best brands transform customer experiences and achieve their business goals.

"I am excited to embark on this new journey together and believe that, with our combined strengths, we are uniquely positioned to redefine the industry and design, build and run the future of CX for our amazing and valued clients. I want to thank our game–changers around the world who have made this possible. I am truly honored to work with such a diverse and talented team," said Chris Caldwell, CEO of Concentrix + Webhelp.

The company also welcomes two new members to the Board of Directors, Olivier Duha and Nicolas Gheysens. Olivier is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, co–founder, and former CEO of Webhelp and will serve as Vice Chair of the Board. Nicolas is a Partner at Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ("GBL"), the company's largest shareholder following the Concentrix + Webhelp combination, and brings with him a wealth of investment and board experience, backing the growth of large and successful businesses across Europe.

"We are fortunate to add such strong skill sets with deep background in the customer experience industry to our Board. With the addition of Olivier and Nicolas, we expand our international expertise in leading large, complex multinational companies on a successful path for growth," said Kathryn Marinello, Concentrix Chair of the Board.

This combination is a milestone moment, bringing together two recognized market leaders with complementary cultures, footprint, capabilities, and vision for growth across more than 70 countries. At closing, the transaction was valued at approximately $4 billion, including net debt.

About Concentrix + Webhelp
Hi, we're a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology. We create game–changing customer journeys for some of the world's best brands, and the ones that are changing the world as we know it. Every day, we Design, Build and Run CX that helps brands grow across the world and into the future. Whether it's a specific solution or the whole end–to–end journey "" we've got it covered. We're the strategic thinkers who design brand–defining experiences. The tech geeks who build smarter solutions. And the operational experts who run it all and make it work seamlessly. Across 70+ countries and six continents, we provide services across key industry verticals including technology & consumer electronics; retail, travel & ecommerce; banking, financial services & insurance; healthcare; communications & media; automotive; and energy & public sector. Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC) operating under the trade name Concentrix + Webhelp. Location: virtually everywhere. Visit concentrix.com to learn more.

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Beyond Words: The Urgent Call for the US to Address Global Inequality Through Climate Action

Conversation at the UN General Assembly side-event panel on synergies between SDGs and climate action. Credit: Karelia Pallan/Oxfam

By Abby Maxman
NEW YORK, Sep 25 2023 – With its global representation, one would expect the UN General Assembly to touch on many diverse issues. And it does. But talks have repeatedly come back to one unifying call: if we want to save ourselves, our planet, and our future, we must act now.

In his remarks at the UN General Debate last Tuesday, President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to combat the intersecting challenges of the climate crisis, hunger, and worldwide inequality. Yet the following day at the Climate Ambition Summit, the U.S. was not recognized as a climate leader or granted speaking time since the U.S. had no new climate commitments.

In his remarks, President Biden said that extreme weather events around the world “tell the urgent story that awaits us if we fail to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.” Yet, with current policies in place, the United States accounts for more than one-third of planned global oil and gas expansion through 2050 and has the largest shortfall between its climate plans and what is needed to meet its fair share of emissions reductions to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Now President Biden and the United States government need to step up with more investments and more action – not only to be the climate president he promised, but also to realize the United States’ obligation as the largest historical emitter.

Abby Maxman visits Rufisque and Bargny, Senegal, where Oxfam partners are helping communities cope with climate change, protect the environment, and advocate for their rights. Credit: Djibril Dia/Oxfam

But this is not only about combatting climate change. The latest UN report confirms what many of us in the humanitarian sector have been emphasizing for years: the quests to combat climate change, fight inequality, and achieve our Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not mutually exclusive missions.

During a recent trip to the Sahel, I visited Bargny, a coastal community south of Dakar. There, one woman activist, a mother and grandmother, shared her experience of losing her home to sea-level rise and erosion. She and other displaced families were promised land to resettle, only to have the government grant that land to a foreign company to build a coal-burning power plant.

According to the people we spoke with, this was done without any community consultation or compensation for the people affected. Unfortunately, such injustices are all too common because of our continued investment and reliance on fossil fuels.

Marginalized communities bear the brunt of decisions made on their own land and from thousands of miles away, and these people often have little say in the policies that impact their lives so profoundly.

As we approach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, we’re falling far short of our SDG targets that aim to protect communities like Bargny all around the world. Our research at Oxfam showcases the depth of this crisis: as extreme weather events and poverty surge, so does extreme inequality.

The carbon emissions of the richest 1 percent are more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity combined. But once we consider the investments of those at the very top, in addition to their lifestyles, the data is even more stark. On average, a billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, and billionaires are also much more likely to use their wealth to invest in polluting industries.

Whether in response to the recent floods in Libya, rising hunger across nations, or the earth’s hottest and most brutal summer since global records began in 1880, the call for immediate climate action, with emphasis on reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, and safeguards for affected communities has never been louder.

The US, having historically contributed massively to climate pollution, shoulders an immense responsibility to lead the charge against climate disasters and empower and finance local leaders, young people, and marginalized communities.

This past Sunday, many of my Oxfam colleagues were part of the 75,000 people marching through New York City to demand an end to fossil fuels. They held up signs that said “climate change knows no borders.” What we do here – good or bad – affects all the countries represented in the United Nations.

It’s an uphill battle, but every moment, and every decision, counts. While President Biden’s words resonate with hope and commitment, we must see more action or they are merely platitudes. Time is running out, and the world watches, hopeful and expectant, for transformative actions that match these promising words.

Abby Maxman is the President and CEO of Oxfam America

IPS UN Bureau

 


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Poverty & Hunger Eradication Targeted to Miss UN’s 2030 Deadline by Wide Margins

By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 2023 – When the UN’s 193 member states reviewed the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030, the verdict was mostly failures—and with little or no successes.

The hunger/poverty nexus was best characterized by Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), who warned last week that under current trends, 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty in 2030—and as many people suffering from hunger by 2030 as in 2015 (600 million people).

“Hunger remains a political issue, mostly caused by poverty, inequality, conflict, corruption and overall lack of access to food and resources. In a world of plenty, which produces enough food to feed everyone, how can there be hundreds of millions going hungry?” he asked.

According to the UN, all developing countries also suffer from severe debt problems. These countries cannot fund progress on the SDGs if they are facing exorbitant borrowing costs and paying more on debt servicing than on health or education.

“Developing countries face borrowing costs up to eight times higher than developed countries – a debt trap. And one in three countries around the world is now at high risk of a fiscal crisis. Over 40 per cent of people living in extreme poverty are in countries with severe debt challenges,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres last week.

The high-level segment of the General Assembly attracted about 88 Heads of State, six vice presidents, 43 Heads of Government, four deputy prime ministers, 41 ministers, seven chiefs of delegations, plus three high-level speakers from UN observer states.

The high-level meetings included the SDG Summit and a forum on Financing for Development (FfD), among others. The active participants also included scores of civil society organizatiions (CSOs).

Mandeep S. Tiwana, Chief Officer – Evidence and Engagement at CIVICUS told IPS that a major reason the SDGs are off-track is because 85% of the world’s population live in countries with severe civic space restrictions which severely impedes meaningful civil society partnerships and deprives communities of innovations in sustainable development, service delivery to the most excluded, and importantly, transparency, accountability and participation in how development policies are implemented.

The ambitious SDG Stimulus put forward by Secretary General Guterres, he pointed out, should be accompanied by guarantees for civic freedoms and effective civil society partnerships.

Otherwise, funds intended for sustainable development, that leaves ‘no one behind’, are likely to be channeled to support networks of patronage and to shore up repressive state apparatuses, he noted.

“It’s unacceptable in this 75th year of the celebration of the Universal of Declaration of Human Rights that civil society activists and investigative journalists should be persecuted for uncovering high level corruption and serious human rights violations”.

He said demanding transformative social and economic policies is a dangerous activity in far too many countries around the world.

“The globe is a facing an acute crisis of leadership due to a toxic mix of authoritarianism and populist nationalism which is leading to unabashed promotion of perceived national interest at the expense of the rules based international order intended to create a better world for all,” Tiwana declared.

Guterres gave a new political twist to the SDGs when he said the ”goals” were really ”promises”

“A promise to build a world of health, progress and opportunity for all. A promise to leave no one behind. And a promise to pay for it”.

This was not a promise made to one another as diplomats from the comfort of this chamber, he argued. “It was — always — a promise to people”.

People crushed under the grinding wheels of poverty. People starving in a world of plenty. Children denied a seat in a classroom. Families fleeing conflicts, seeking a better life. Parents watching helplessly as their children die of preventable disease.

People losing hope because they can’t find a job — or a safety net when they need it.
Entire communities literally on devastation’s doorstep because of changing climate.
So, the SDGs aren’t just a list of goals, he declared.

In an interview with IPS, Amitabh Behar, interim Executive Director of Oxfam International, said: “Unfortunately, in Oxfam’s programmatic, advocacy, and campaigning work, we see clearly that at this half-way point, we are very off-track to achieve the SDGs.”

The UN SG’s latest progress report shows that 80% of SDG targets are either showing weak progress or regression. Much blame is cast on the pandemic, but in reality – it simply magnified an already bleak trend.

By many measures, he said, Goal 10 is the furthest off-track of all the goals. For example, inequality between countries has risen for the first time in three decades.

Oxfam, a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice, is bringing this focus on inequality (Goal 10) and how it intersects with the entire 2030 agenda, said Behar who previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Oxfam India.

At this year’s General Assembly, Oxfam pushed leaders to make bold commitments and more importantly follow-up with action to get the SDGs back on track.

“We know what works to address these challenges, and we know there are more than enough resources to do so. We must ensure that resources and capacity are in the hands of those on the frontlines tackling these complex issues.”

He said the lives and futures of millions of the most vulnerable people are directly impacted by the decisions and actions taken by leaders now and “we are running out of time”.

“We heard leaders reiterating their commitments to tackling issues of inequality, hunger, poverty and more. If they can work together to prioritize and finance the solutions to these issues, there is still hope to get the 2030 agenda back on track.”

Asked what was really needed to accelerate the pace, Behar said: “We are not seeing the financial and policy commitments from leaders needed to tackle the major challenges of our day – economic, gender and racial inequalities, the climate crisis, and the ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises”.

Most of the trends and barriers which are contributing to the dire state of SDG implementation, he said, were in place before COVID, including the widespread unwillingness to put in place highly redistributive fiscal policy at the national level – or other measures to rein in the power of the top 1% of large corporations, and the failure of rich countries to meet their commitments or responsibilities, climate finance, official development assistance (ODA), debt relief and international finance reform.

“We support the Secretary-General’s emphasis on the importance of financing the SDGs and his call for an “SDG Stimulus” including a surge in development finance, reform of multi-lateral development banks, action on debt relief, the expansion of contingency financing in invest in basic services and clean energy, and to deal with the root causes of this situation”.

“We are calling on leaders to work on these areas so we can regain the momentum we’ve lost on the SDGs and get back on track before we’re too late,” he declared.

IPS UN Bureau Report

 


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African Coups and Resource Rights

What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS

What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS

By Solange Bandiaky-Badji
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25 2023 – When the heads of state of all United Nations members spoke in front of the UN General Assembly last week, a number of African leaders were not able to attend, having been removed from office in military-led coups.

On the surface, these nations do not share many similarities outside of geography and colonial histories. Consider Gabon and Niger, the most recent countries to experience “regime change.” Gabon is a small, biodiverse nation; the president under house arrest and his father before him have been in power since 1967. Niger is a much larger, mostly desert country; the president under house arrest had been elected in 2021.

While France, the U.S., Russia, and China have condemned or worried about the wave of coups, they have mainly focused on the need to restore “constitutional order” and democracy. The root cause of the coups and conflicts in Africa is about resource extraction that drives poverty and human rights violations

This instability, taking place across West and Central Africa, has drawn plenty of attention, both regionally and internationally. But missing in the debates on which international power is behind each coup or whether they should be tolerated is the far more basic question on resources.

While France, the U.S., Russia, and China have condemned or worried about the wave of coups, they have mainly focused on the need to restore “constitutional order” and democracy. The root cause of the coups and conflicts in Africa is about resource extraction that drives poverty and human rights violations.

There are now seven African countries whose militaries have removed national governments, and all of their economies are largely dependent on resource extraction. Mali and Burkina Faso are among the world’s leading producers of gold. Chad and Sudan depend on oil extraction. Niger is the world’s fourth largest producer of uranium. Guinea holds between one quarter and half of the world’s bauxite reserves, the primary source of aluminum. Gabon is the second biggest producer of manganese in Africa and its economy also depends on oil and gas extraction, even as the government was exploring ways to tap emerging carbon credit markets for the tropical forests that cover almost 90% of its land.

The land needed for resource extraction, and the labor needed for the mines, drilling operations, or refineries—this economic activity comes at a cost. Families eking out a livelihood based on agriculture or forest products have little recourse when larger economic interests swoop in and take their land and resources.

In these countries, the rural communities have lived on and tended the land for generations—far longer than the governments have been in power. Land and property ownership is the basis of individual wealth in the Global North. But in the Global South, legal systems that disenfranchise rural communities are accepted because of the resources that their land contains.

The resource extraction sector does not provide a suitable replacement for the livelihoods that community members lose when their lands are taken. We have yet to see an example where miners, for example, are adequately compensated and protected from workplace hazards.

In the Sahel, Niger is often commended for its recognition of customary tenure rights. Niger has a progressive Rural Code adopted in 1993 that set innovative land governance systems, legislation and institutions.

A Rural Land Policy was adopted in 2021 with provisions to recognize rights and prevent land conflicts. Niger also has the most progressive pastoral law in the Sahel, adopted in 2010, that recognizes the rights of nomadic communities dependent on livestock. Burkina Faso and Mali also have strong protections for community rights, but enforcement was lacking in all three countries.

Foreign investors are always happy to exploit these countries’ resources; enforcing community rights is never their priority. Equitable sharing of the benefits from the extractive sector, to provide local youth with gainful employment or land ownership, and respecting rural land ownership arrangements, are rarely on the table.

I look at Senegal, where I was born and raised, and all the ingredients are there for the country to join this string of coups. Government revenues depend on resource extraction—phosphate mines drive most of the economy.

Natural gas and oil have been discovered off the coast and the government ambition is to make Senegal an oil, gas, and hydrocarbon giant. While Senegal has been the most stable country in the Sahel, we are seeing democratic rollback with arrests of opposition political leaders and citizens, which triggered massive street protests.

And, Senegal’s legal system does not protect the land rights of rural communities—leaving them without a basis for wealth. Senegal has struggled to come up with a new land policy and law to take into account the current political and economic context and give ownership rights to the communities. The land law in force is the “Loi du Domaine National,” adopted immediately after we gained independence from France in 1964.

Ultimately, it’s not about who is in power and is certainly not limited to former French colonies. This is all about how resource extraction is prioritized. What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability.

“Africa is a beggar sitting on a gold mine,” said Birago Diop, the 20th century Senegalese poet and storyteller. Despite their natural riches, four of these seven countries—Mali, Niger, Sudan and Chad—scored in the bottom 10th of the global “Prosperity Index;” the other three score in the bottom 40%.

The challenge before all of us—for Africa’s regional bodies like ECOWAS and the African Union, and for global institutions like the UN—is how we can leave these outdated economic models in the 20th century. Two decades into this century, we still haven’t embraced the need for a more equitable approach to natural resources. Until we do so, no government is safe.

Dr. Solange Bandiaky-Badji, PhD is Coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). She holds a PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies from Clark University, Massachusetts, and an MA in Environmental Sciences and in Philosophy from Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal.

‘The International Community Must Act on Afghanistan’ – PODCAST

By Marty Logan
KATHMANDU, Sep 25 2023 – “If you were waiting for a couple of years to see how the Taliban would perform, we now have a pretty good idea. We can see that they have moved, step by step, back towards how they ran the country in their first period in power,” says UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, in this episode.

The human rights expert, and colleagues, have released a series of reports in recent months detailing how freedoms in the South Asian nation have been constrained, especially for women and girls, after the Taliban assumed power almost exactly two years ago, as forces from the US and other western powers exited the country. Since then, says the special rapporteur, the Taliban, which calls its government an “Islamic emirate”, have announced about 60 decrees concerning women, all but one of which has further restricted their movement.

 

While the smothering of women’s lives has received the most attention outside of Afghanistan, there does not appear to be any improvement in the humanitarian situation, and it could get worse as winter approaches, says Bennett. “The key humanitarian agencies… report that there is still widespread food insecurity, including child malnutrition. Millions of people in Afghanistan are still dependent on humanitarian assistance, including for food.”

It is time that the international community acts on its condemnation of the Taliban’s actions, stresses the special rapporteur. If the documented violations of human rights are not compelling enough, then governments should consider that Afghanistan could become a breeding ground for terrorism.

Bennett has also suggested that the Taliban’s actions against women and girls could be treated as gender persecution, which is considered a crime against humanity by the International Criminal Court. And he noted that some Afghan women are pressing for the definition of the crime of ‘apartheid’ to be expanded to include ‘gender apartheid’.

Please listen now to my chat with Richard Bennett.