UK LEADS WAY ON LANDMARK CORONAVIRUS VACCINES ACCESS PROMISE
UK is one of 20 countries and global organisations, like the WHO, to pledge to give the world access to new vaccines and treatments Pledge follows calls from the PM…
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SADC AND UNESCO SIGN AGREEMENT
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have signed a Joint Statement and Action Plan on ensuring continuity of learning…
UNDP ON DEBT AND COVID-19
Statement by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner “The UNDP commends the decisions of the IMF, the World Bank Group, and the G20 to immediately suspend debt service payments of 76 countries for one year, including…
UNESCO URGES PLANNING AHEAD AGAINST INCREASED INEQUALITIES
The COVID-19 health crisis has resulted in school and university closures affecting over 90% of the world’s students. Even more drastic disruptions loom on the horizon, according to an independent International…
CARICOM: HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGREE BATTLEPLAN AGAINST COVID-19
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on a way forward in the Community’s battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Special Emergency Meeting via video conference this…
WORLD BANK SUPPORTS RWANDA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE
The World Bank Group has approved $14.25 million International Development Association (IDA) credit in immediate funding to support Rwanda’s response to the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic under a new operation,…