ADB Announces $6.5 Billion Initial Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $6.5 billion initial
package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries
(DMCs) as they respond...
World Bank Increases COVID-19 Response to $14 Billion To Help Sustain Economies, Protect Jobs
The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved today an increased
$14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries
in their efforts...
COVID-19: Commission provides guidance on EU passenger rights
In our efforts to mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic, the Commission has today published guidelines to ensure EU passenger rights are applied...
ILO: Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19
The economic and labour crisis created by the
COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million,
according to a new assessment by the International...
World Bank to Support Inclusive Growth in Liberia
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a $40
million International Development Association (IDA)* project for Liberia to
support a series of pro-poor reforms....
Eastern Partnership: Commission proposes new policy objectives for beyond 2020
European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy have put forward a proposal for the
long-term policy objectives of...
South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19
With South-East Asia reporting more than 480 cases of
COVID-19 and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for countries to “act
now” and urgently scale-up “aggressive” measures to tackle
the disease.
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional
Director, warned...
UNIDO looks at how to assess value chain readiness to adopt blockchain technology
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is
piloting methodology to assess the readiness of a value chain to adopt
blockchain technology. The Global Quality and...
EU Cohesion Policy invests over €1.4 billion in green projects in 7 Member States
Today the European Commission has approved an investment package worth
more than €1.4 billion of EU funds in 14 large infrastructure projects in 7
Member States,...
China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’
China’s experience in containing the spread
of the new coronavirus could serve as a lesson for
other countries now facing the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior
official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has told UN News in
an in-depth interview.
While more...