Mexico’s president on Wednesday said reports of violence against women had not increased during a nationwide lockdown, appearing to contradict…
The coronavirus pandemic represents a major shock for the global and EU economies, with very severe socio-economic consequences, the Commission…
The task of introducing a vaccine for the coronavirus faces an uphill struggle in Africa, where a flood of online…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 116 million babies have been born since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
The European Union is to put forward proposals for a mechanism to learn from the coronavirus pandemic at the next…
Unilever’s chief executive Alan Jope has called on governments and businesses to “double down” on environmental commitments in the wake…
The European Union is backing calls for a timely review of the international response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the…
An Indian state on Wednesday halted trains taking stranded migrant labourers home so that work on construction sites could restart,…
Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus are putting victims of…
Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has been regarded as a leading successful example of privatised solid waste management by UN…