UN Issues $6.7 Billion Appeal to Tackle Covid Pandemic
The United Nations humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has called for swift and determined action to avoid the most destabilizing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as he released Thursday (May 7)…
Germany to Contribute 525 Million Euros to Fight Coronavirus
“The pandemic is a global challenge. That is why we can only beat it if we take global action,” stressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel at an international pledging event on…
WHO and European Investment Bank Partnership to Combat COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will boost cooperation to strengthen public health, supply of essential equipment, training, and hygiene investment in countries most vulnerable…
French Government Launches StopCovid Project
The French government has entrusted the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria) with the operational management of the research and development project called “StopCovid“. It brings…
How Europe Plans to Achieve Economic Recovery Amid Coronavirus Crisis
“The coronavirus crisis will likely redefine our politics, our geopolitics and possibly globalization itself. And in this new world Europe will need to stick together through thick and thin,” President…
IMF Chief Offers 4-Point Plan to Combat Coronavirus
The managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, said today that coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted the world’s social and economic order at lightning speed and on a scale…