A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the Swiss city of Davos. Guterres and Yunus exchanged pleasantries during the meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual conference.

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DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 22, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today met United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres here in Switzerland. During the meeting on the sidelines of World Economic Forum summit being held in Davos, they exchanged pleasantries.

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog called on the Trump administration and Iran on Wednesday to hold talks, as Tehran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium.

Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.

It’s that time of year when the great and good gather for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But who’s skipping the event is more telling.

We will seek agreement on increasing the quality and quantity of climate finance flows to developing economies as agreed at various UN climate change summits,” Ramaphosa said.

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Tuesday delivered a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. The following is the full text of the speech entitled "Keeping to the Right Path of Multilateralism and Promoting Open and Inclusive Development":

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. The World Economic Forum officially began on Monday, but it's Tuesday when the event really kicks off.

The organisers of the annual snowbound gathering in Davos say this year's event comes at a "highly consequential moment for the world", an understatement if ever there was one, writes Europe Editor Tony Connelly.

The U.N. chief ratcheted up his warning about climate change and said the world's thirst for fossil fuels is a "Frankenstein monster" that spares no one, while calling for greater attention to risks posed by artificial intelligence if its ascent goes ungoverned.