Explainer: Global EU response to the coronavirus pandemic
Is the EU pledging any new money? Will it use the reserve of the European Development Fund?
To address the immediate health crisis and resulting...
How Your Resume Should Look Like During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly introduced a great number of new challenges to society all over the world. Clearly, the most critical of them...
‘Everyone at risk’ as coronavirus cases tick up among migrants and refugees sheltering in Greece
With 23 migrants at an open accommodation site in central Greece testing positive for COVID-19, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) sounded the alarm...
COVID-19: The global food supply chain is holding up, for now
The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse –...
Refugees in Greece: MEPs demand solidarity, warn about impact of health crisis
The EU and its member states must help Greece manage its borders, according to Civil Liberties MEPs, who warn about the risk of COVID-19...
World Bank’s $350M Grant for Bangladesh Will Help Rohingya and Local Communities
The World Bank today approved $350 million in grant financing for three projects to help Bangladesh cope with one of the world’s largest forced...
COVID-19 stoking xenophobia, hate and exclusion, minority rights expert warns
Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic must also include stamping out what one independent human rights expert has called the “darker sides” of the disease: verbal...
World Bank to Help Improve Business Environment and Justice Service Standards in Croatia
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a loan to the Republic of Croatia for the Justice for Business Project in the...
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity
COVID-19 will be responsible for pushing a further 8.3 million people in the Arab region into poverty, according to a new policy brief issued...
Mauritania to Improve its Health System and Delivery of Essential Services
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved three grants for a total of $133 million from the International Development Association (IDA)*, including funding...