NBU Governor reaffirms commitment to IMF conditions on visit to US
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has concluded a series of constructive high-level meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC. For the NBU Governor Kyrylo...
Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2020
A new World Bank report evaluates how well developing-country governments fare in setting the regulatory stage to prepare, procure, and manage large infrastructure projects....
UN refugee agency: Keep borders open for fleeing Ethiopians
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that it is working with Sudanese authorities to help more than 7,000 refugees who have fled...
Social media-based trafficking on the rise during coronavirus pandemic
A UN rights committee has called on social media platforms to use big data and artificial intelligence to help eliminate trafficking in women and girls, amid...
VEDAMO: A new SaaS e-learning platform
VEDAMO is a SaaS e-learning platform designed for distance education that provides different forms of online tutoring in one infrastructure – asynchronous virtual classroom...
European Health Union: Stronger crisis preparedness and response for Europe
European Commission is taking the first steps towards building the European Health Union announced by President von der Leyen in her State of the...
World Bank Group Supports Ghana To Boost its COVID-19 Response
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an additional credit of $130 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Ghana...
‘No way’ to get vital humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray region
With telephone lines still cut and transport links disrupted, it is impossible for humanitarians to get vital supplies into Ethiopia’s Tigray region or assess...
Commission approves contract with BioNTech-Pfizer alliance to ensure access to a potential vaccine
European Commission approved a fourth contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer, which provides for the initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf...
COVID-19: Slow road to jobs recovery for Latin America and the Caribbean
The labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean faces a slow recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for “active macro policies”...