Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits
Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with COVID-19 restrictions a new factor adding to people’s...
Covid-19: EU recovery plan should include climate crisis action
As the EU looks at how best to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, MEPs say the Green Deal must be at...
Record child displacement figures due to conflict and violence in 2019
A new UN report finds that some 19 million children were displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019, more...
Von der Leyen: World stands united against coronavirus and will win
In an unprecedented global effort to fight the coronavirus, countries and organisations from across the world on 4 May raised EUR 7.4 billion for...
How Covid-19 affects Erasmus and EU Solidarity Corps
Education has been hard hit by the Covid-19 crisis. Travel restrictions and the closing of universities mean participants in cross-border mobility programmes, such as...
Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law
The United Nations Childen’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the landmark move by Sudan’s transitional government this week to criminalize female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), with a...
EU and Mexico conclude negotiations for new trade agreement
The European Union and Mexico concluded today the last outstanding element of the negotiation of their new trade agreement. Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan and...
Von der Leyen announces Global Response and calls for united world front against coronavirus
The European Union will spare no effort to help the world come together against coronavirus, said Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the...
EU guidance for a safe return to the workplace
How to ensure the health and safety of workers when they come back to the workplace? This important question is on the minds of...
Commission launches data sharing platform for researchers
European Commission together with several partners launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data. The...