COVID-19 WILL WIDEN GENDER POVERTY GAP
The COVID-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men and women who live in poverty, according to new data released by UN Women and…
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90% OF COUNTRIES REPORT DISRUPTIONS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19 on health systems based on 105 countries’ reports. Data collected from five regions over the period…
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINES
Nine CEPI-supported candidate vaccines are part of the COVAX initiative, with a further nine candidates under evaluation, and procurement conversations on-going with additional producers not currently receiving research and development (R&D) funding through…
RWANDA HARNESSES TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT COVID-19 AND DRIVE RECOVERY
In a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury, Richard Tusabe, explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-roots networks to fight…
WORLD AT ‘DEFINING MOMENT’ FOR CHILDREN
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the policy brief on education and COVID-19: Education is the key to personal development and the…
COVID-19 IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED SOLIDARITY IN AFRICA
“The consequences of the pandemic could be long-lasting,” stated Ambassador Smail Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, adding that “the AU will continue to support governments to make extremely difficult choices…
REIMAGINING THE WORLD WE NEED
By Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and John W.H. Denton, AO Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce Businesses of all sizes are feeling the effects of the…