Workers and COVID-19: Access to healthcare, now ‘a matter of life and death’
The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could compromise recovery plans, expose millions of people to...
How to safely resume travel and reboot Europe’s tourism in 2020 and beyond
EU Commission presents a package of guidelines and recommendations to help Member States gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen, after...
COVID-19 is disrupting a food industry already thrown into turmoil by climate change
Today’s COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the critical role of rice in ensuring global food security while combating climate change.
The world eats a lot of...
CEO Action Group Will Support European Commission on Advancing European Green Deal
The World Economic Forum brought together leaders from the European Commission with chief executives and top-level representatives from the private sector to discuss the...
World Bank Launches Inaugural Sustainable Development Bond Impact Report
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today published its first impact report covering all bond issuances and the entire...
Greece takes over the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
Greece today took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from Georgia during a video-conference meeting with representatives...
Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future crises
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries, and recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented...
CFOs are optimistic they can keep their customers and employees safe
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to slowly lift in some countries while others remain in lockdown, PwC’s latest COVID-19 CFO Pulse reveals a sense of...
Research Shows Strength of Tourism Sector’s Support for Workers and Communities
Employers from across global tourism are taking the lead in supporting their workers and helping the communities in which they operate, research carried out...
Strengthening Agriculture and Food Security in Senegal in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$150 million IDA credit to support Senegal in strengthening agricultural productivity and helping build...