COVID-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy
UN weather experts warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic risks disrupting key forecasting services, including early warning alerts around the world.
Both the quantity...
Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by COVID-19
As the world exhibits new bonds of solidarity in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it is a matter of “humanitarian and practical urgency to...
World Bank Support to Strengthen Lao PDR’s Financial Safety Net and Civil Registration System
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $60 million in financing for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, of which $35 million will...
Explainer: SURE, a new temporary instrument to help protect jobs and people in work
What is SURE and why is the Commission proposing it?
The new instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) is...
UNWTO Launches a Call for Action for Tourism’s COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not...
Explainer: EU Emergency Support Instrument for the healthcare sector
What does the Commission propose to support the healthcare sector?
The Commission wants to directly support the healthcare systems of EU Member States in their...
World Bank Supports Clean and Green Power in Pakistan
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $700 million additional financing to help Pakistan generate low-cost, renewable energy to provide affordable electricity...
Explainer: Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus
How does the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus (CRII+) complement the measures adopted under the first package?
The first package of measures of the Coronavirus...
UN launches COVID-19 plan that could ‘defeat the virus and build a better world’
The UN chief launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devastating socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling on everyone to...
10 things the EU is doing to fight the coronavirus
Find out what the European Institutions are doing to mitigate the impact of the Covid19 outbreak, protect people and the economy and promote solidarity.
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