How to Manage the Covid-19 Infodemic
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is the first pandemic in history in which technology and social media are being used on a massive scale to keep people safe, informed, productive, and…
US$ 428 Billion Needed to Connect 3 Billion People to the Internet
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published Connecting Humanity – Assessing investment needs of connecting humanity to the Internet by 2030, a new study that estimates the investment needed to…
IMF Launches Youth Fellowship Contest on Covid-19 Theme
The 2020 IMF Youth Fellowship Contest gives opportunity to young participants to become part of the global efforts to build forward better and join the IMF at the forefront of…
UNODC eLearning Platform Offers Free Courses to Tackle Crime and Corruption
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – which fights against illicit drugs, crime in all its forms, and terrorism – is offering its eLearning courses to law…
New Covid-19 Law Lab to Provide Legal Information for Covid-19 Response
The Covid-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic.…
How to Prevent Corruption in Covid Funds
The UN Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC) observes that governments around the world have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with huge fiscal stimuli and emergency rescue packages designed to…