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Water Security a Top Priority in COVID-19 Recovery
Economies of Asia and the Pacific must put water security at the top of their agenda to recover from the fallout from the coronavirus...
Coronavirus is a chance to reshape how we travel
As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, many people’s thoughts have turned to holidays. How many of us feel for a break?...
Explainer: COVID-19 vaccination in the EU
With which companies have you concluded COVID-19 vaccine agreements?
The Commission is negotiating intensely to build a diversified portfolio of vaccines for EU citizens at...
COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere
Despite a sharp fall in global trade in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and lingering trade tensions, Asia and the Pacific is expected...
2021: A Platform for Human Fraternity
As 2020 comes to a close, we find ourselves looking back at one of the most turbulent years in recent memory. The global pandemic...
Impact of COVID-19 on Informal Laborers in Bangladesh
COVID-19 is an overwhelming crisis that touched almost every sector. As the crisis spread up, the paradox of “life or livelihood” became visible for...
Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact
The culture sector, which employs over 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder than expected by the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout,...
New COVID-19 variants under the microscope as travel bans mount over UK mutation
The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South...
Vietnam can learn from COVID-19 crisis to address its environmental challenge
Vietnam is expected to grow by almost 3 percent in 2020 while the world economy is expected to contract at least by 4 percent...
COVID-19: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines
As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be viewed as “some kind of nationalistic footrace”, with...