On World Press Freedom Day, we pay tribute to the essential role of journalism in upholding online and offline freedom of expression in democratic societies and fostering transparency and accountability, High Representative Josep Borrell said in a declaration on behalf of the European Union.
03/05/2020Read more
To combat the COVID-19 pandemic and the “looming existential threat of climate disruption”, the only credible response is “brave, visionary and collaborative leadership” anchored in mutilateralism, the UN Secretary General António Guterres, said on Tuesday, during an international discussion focused on climate change.
29/04/2020Read more
As the pressure mounts on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged Governments to take action to prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplace, with active involvement and dialogue with employers’ and workers’ organizations.
29/04/2020Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic’s lockdown measures pose special threats and challenges to an independent judiciary, said today the Special Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán. He released seven key guidelines to ensure judges, justice workers, prosecutors and lawyers maintain functioning judicial systems.
24/04/2020Read more
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva; the Director General Chairman of the Board of the Arab Monetary Fund, Mr. Abdulrahman Al Hamidy; Director of ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the surveillance unit of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM), Mr. Toshinori Doi; the Managing Director of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), Mr. Andrey Shirokov; the Deputy Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission (EC), Mr. Declan Costello; the Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism, Mr. Klaus Regling; the Executive President of Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR), Mr. José Darío Uribe; and the co-chair of the G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group (G20 IFA WG), Mr. Guillaume Chabert, held a teleconference today and reported on efforts taken by their institutions to forcefully address the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the global economy. Stressing the urgent need for combined, multilateral efforts to face the extraordinary human and economic crisis caused by the pandemic, the heads issue the following statement:
22/04/2020Read more
Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises.
22/04/2020Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that infectious diseases know no borders. All countries are vulnerable, regardless of income levels or the strength of their health care systems. Across the European Region, where tens of millions of people have been living in lockdown for weeks, and over 100 000 people have died, the speed and devastation of the novel coronavirus has completely upended lives.
21/04/2020Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) published dietary recommendations for the month of Ramadan.
21/04/2020Read more
Millions of children are at increased risk of harm as their lives move increasingly online during lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF and partners said, the UNICEF said in a statement.
16/04/2020Read more
Apple today announced the second-generation iPhone SE, a powerful new iPhone featuring a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID for industry-leading security. iPhone SE comes in a compact design, reinvented from the inside out, and is the most affordable iPhone.
15/04/2020Read more
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