CAR: World Bank Group launches New Country Partnership Framework
Today, the World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework to support the Central African Republic for FY21-FY25. A $50-million grant from the International Development Association...
Attacks on journalists are attacks on all civil society
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged all countries to do more to protect journalists, especially during the COVID-19 crisis, as their work helps save lives.
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Belarus must stop torturing protesters and prevent enforced disappearances
Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on Belarus to stop torturing detainees and bring to justice police officers who have reportedly humiliated...
Commission joins the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX)
Today, the European Commission has confirmed its interest to participate in the COVAX Facility for equitable access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines everywhere, for everyone...
Car industry: New rules on cleaner and safer cars start to apply across Europe
Tomorrow, the EU Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles will start to apply. Adopted in May 2018, the new Regulation...
Coronavirus: Commission signs first contract with AstraZeneca
The first contract the European Commission has negotiated on behalf of the EU Member States with a pharmaceutical company entered into force following the...
Address root causes of the Rohingya refugee crisis
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater attention to the Rohingya refugee crisis – which entered its fourth year – and for addressing...
Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief hit in Eastern Africa
UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance for refugees in Eastern Africa by up to 30...
Coronavirus: Commission expands talks to a fifth company
The European Commission has today concluded exploratory talks with Moderna to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19. Moderna is the fifth company with which...
Rohingya crisis needs lasting solutions, renewed commitment amid COVID-19 pandemic
August 2020 marks three years on from the last exodus of Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar and sought sanctuary in Bangladesh. Three years after...