Gender equality, the ‘unfinished human rights struggle of this century’
Achieving equal rights for women is “the unfinished human rights struggle of this century”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to the Generation...
Sudan Clears Arrears, Gains Access to $2 Billion in New World Bank Financing
The Republic of Sudan has cleared its arrears to the International Development Association (IDA), enabling its full re-engagement with the World Bank Group after...
Towards a renewed partnership between Africa and the EU
Africa and the EU must establish a new partnership as equals, focusing on people's needs and adjusting to the needs of a post-Covid world.
African...
New Global Tracker to Measure Pandemic’s Impact on Education Worldwide
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education for 1.6 billion children worldwide over the past year. To help measure the ongoing global response, Johns Hopkins...
Dual-use goods: what are they and why are new rules needed?
The EU is working on new export rules for so-called dual-use goods to prevent them being misused in human rights violations.
What are dual-use goods?
Dual-use...
Africa’s sustainable industrialization in the digital era in the context of COVID-19
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has presented its Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2020: Industrializing in the digital age at a side event...
Explainer: EU4Health Programme 2021-2027
What is EU4Health?
EU4Health is the fourth EU health programme, which will run from 2021-2027. It is the EU's ambitious health response to the COVID-19...
Russian Aluminium delivers Sputnik V vaccine to Guinea
Russian Aluminium (RusAl), a leading global aluminium producer, has delivered to Guinea a consignment of the world's first registered vaccine against COVID-19 Sputnik V,...
Coronavirus: A common path to Europe’s safe re-opening
Ahead of the meeting of European leaders on 25 March, the Commission is calling on Member States to prepare for a coordinated approach to...
UN Technology Bank to Cooperate with Rosсongress Foundation
After the first Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi, and within the framework of the joint declaration that was adopted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...