$1 BILLION TO PROTECT INDIA’S POOREST FROM COVID-19
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved $1 billion for the Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Programme to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and…
IRENA AND ESCAP STEP UP JOINT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ASIA-PACIFIC’S CRISIS RESPONSE
The two organisations will seek to bolster provision of low-cost, sustainable energy to prepare health systems for vaccine delivery and rebuild economies. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia…
ASIA-PACIFIC: PROMOTING TRADE IN MEDICAL GOODS WILL SAVE LIVES
Active trade policy responses are critical for alleviating the burden on healthcare systems, according to a new policy brief by the APEC Policy Support Unit in Singapore. The policy brief, titled…
1.3 BILLION LEARNERS ARE STILL AFFECTED BY CLOSURES
UNESCO has published its most recent figures for out-of-school children, as schools reopen progressively across the globe. As of mid-April, 1.5 billion children and youth were affected by school closures…
CHOGM 2020 POSTPONED
An official statement has been issued as follows: As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is necessary to postpone the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled…
PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION ON GREEN ECONOMY
In the midst of our global response to COVID-19, the world is in need of an economic transformation, one that promotes both the sustainable wellbeing of individuals as well as the…