Tech companies and the refugee crisis: what are they doing to help? (Magdalena Mis, WEF)

As the refugee crisis was unfolding in Europe last year, the social impact team at professional networking site LinkedIn had an idea: why not use its expertise to connect the new arrivals with companies willing to employ them?

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/05/tech-companies-and-the-refugee-crisis-what-are-they-doing-to-help

Farmers and climate change (Magdalena Mis, Arab News)

A new push to give farmers in developing countries better access to markets, led by the United Nations’ food aid agency, could fall short of its goals if it does not prioritize helping poor farmers adapt to climate change, experts have warned.

http://www.arabnews.com/columns/news/879211