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Webinar: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Global Investment Outlook
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group hosted a webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global investment outlook, which was organized...
Accelerating the reform agenda in the GCC: A road map for COVID-19 times
As the citizens of the Gulf Cooperation (GCC) countries take stock of their lives in the future, how will they evaluate us, the policy...
36 Pioneer Cities Chart a Course Towards a More Ethical and Responsible Future
The World Economic Forum announced today that 36 cities across 22 countries and six continents have agreed to pioneer a new roadmap for safely...
Commission holds first meeting of EU COVID-19 national scientific advice platform
President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Member States' COVID-19 scientific advisors to the first meeting of the EU scientific advice platform on COVID-19. The...
COVID-19 and Low Oil Prices Push Millions of Iraqis into Poverty
The twin shocks of COVID-19 pandemic and the collapse of oil prices have caused significant economic challenges and pushed millions of Iraqis into poverty,...
COVID-19: Consequences of ‘chronic under-investment in public health’ laid bare
A global chronic under-investment in public health has been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, which must now lead to a major re-think in how...
COVID-19 crisis threatens SDGs financing
According to the OECD’s latest Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development, developing countries are facing a shortfall of USD 1.7 trillion in the...
Japanese technology to fight COVID-19 in Africa and Asia
Japanese technology and products will help countries in Africa and Asia limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the United Nations Industrial...
Social media-based trafficking on the rise during coronavirus pandemic
A UN rights committee has called on social media platforms to use big data and artificial intelligence to help eliminate trafficking in women and girls, amid...
European Health Union: Stronger crisis preparedness and response for Europe
European Commission is taking the first steps towards building the European Health Union announced by President von der Leyen in her State of the...