The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor
Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for the first time in decades. In part two of...
Data-driven Cities Have Better Responses to COVID-19
As a second wave of COVID-19 causes further economic and social disruption worldwide, data-driven cities, powered by smart infrastructure and solutions, are using data...
Water Security a Top Priority in COVID-19 Recovery
Economies of Asia and the Pacific must put water security at the top of their agenda to recover from the fallout from the coronavirus...
Coronavirus is a chance to reshape how we travel
As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, many people’s thoughts have turned to holidays. How many of us feel for a break?...
China’s Economic Recovery Picks Up but Risks Remain- Report
Following a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2020, economic activity in China has normalized faster than expected, aided by an effective pandemic-control...
FORE International Business Conference: Future of Business in the New Global Realities
“India and Russia are connected with long standing relations that are based on a firm foundation of long-term friendship and mutual sympathy of our...
Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact
The culture sector, which employs over 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder than expected by the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout,...
Indonesia: Support for Public Health and Affected Households for a Secure Recovery
Indonesia will finish 2020 experiencing its first recession in two decades, but signs of recovery are increasing, driven by a pick-up in consumption and...
In battling COVID-19, countries shouldn’t lose sight of sustainable development
COVID-19 is threatening to plunge millions of people into poverty and worsen global hunger, undermining the long-running push for sustainable development, warns a new...
COVID-19 is a threat to peacebuilding in conflict-affected nations
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis uniquely complicates peace and reconstruction efforts in conflict-affected countries, jeopardizing public health responses and threatening peacebuilding efforts.A joint report co-authored...