Guterres calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’
In an appeal issued today, UN Secretary-General António
Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down
their weapons in support of the bigger battle against
Covid-19: the common enemy that
is now threatening all of humankind.
In his statement...
Coronavirus: Practical guidance to ensure continuous flow of goods across EU via green lanes
Commission issued new practical advice on how to implement its
Guidelines for border management, in order to keep freight moving across the EU
during the current...
COVID-19: Research package welcomed, EU needs to be better equipped in future
Crisis-response measures should be combined with a
long-term commitment to EU research programmes, says Research MEP.
"We applaud
the measures taken by Commissioner Gabriel and the pooling...
The EU’s outermost regions: Strengthened partnership bears fruit
European Commission adopted a report on progress made
under the 2017 Strategic Partnership with the EU's outermost regions, which strengthened
the cooperation between the EU outermost...
APEC Health Working Group Statement on COVID-19
Reflecting the discussions of the
Health Working Group which met at the 1st APEC Senior Officials Meeting, 7-8
February 2020, Putrajaya, Malaysia
We, the member economies...
AfDB announces bold measures to curb coronavirus
The African Development Bank on Wednesday announced health and safety
measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in countries where it
has a presence,...
Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day
A message from Dr.
Jennifer Blanke Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development
African Development Bank
The theme of this year’s World Water Day, observed on 22 March,...
Reforms in Indonesia’s Financial Sector Open New Economic Opportunities
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Friday approved a loan of
US$300 million to assist the government of Indonesia in implementing financial
sector reforms...
The wonder trees that nurture marine biodiversity
This 2020 theme for the International Day of Forests on 21 March is Forests and
Biodiversity. It's an often-quoted fact that forests
are home to 80...
Coronavirus: EU standards for medical supplies made freely available to facilitate increase of production
In the context of the Coronavirus crisis, the Commission is working with
industry and Member States to maximise the availability of masks, gloves, gowns
and other...