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...
Coronavirus pandemic threatens crises-ravaged communities
A psychosocial counsellor in Jordan's Azraq refugee camp informed the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday that during the first four days of the...
World Bank Group and IMF mobilize partners in the fight against COVID-19 in Africa
The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund today convened African leaders, bilateral partners, and multilateral institutions to spur faster action on COVID-19 response...
Ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic essential, to safeguard 250 million children
The head of the UN children’s fund UNICEF warned on Friday that 250 million children around the world living in the “waking nightmare” of...
Rebuilding Europe after Covid-19: MEPs call for decisive action
Europeans expect the EU and governments to act decisively to pave a way out of the crisis and build a more resilient Europe, MEPs...
Von der Leyen outlines a path to European recovery
“The coronavirus crisis will likely redefine our politics, our geopolitics and possibly globalisation itself. And in this new world Europe will need to stick...