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Commission and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst announce new partnership to support investments in clean technologies for low-carbon industries
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Bill Gates have today announced a pioneering partnership between the European Commission and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to boost…
Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery
Governments are being urged to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to end the COVID-19 pandemic and drive a fast recovery, announced on Tuesday by…
Creative Europe: Over €2 billion to support the recovery, resilience and diversity of cultural and creative sectors
The Commission has today launched new actions to support the cultural and creative sectors in Europe and beyond, following the adoption of the work programme…
Afghanistan: Unravelling of women and girls’ rights looms as peace talks falter
Two decades of hard-won progress by Afghanistan’s women and girls is at serious risk of being unravelled, said Amnesty International, in a statement highlighting the…
Brussels adopts greener state aid guidelines for EU regions
The Commission revised its regional state aid guidelines Monday, setting out the rules under which EU states can grant aid to companies to support economic…
Stress was leading reason teachers quit before pandemic, and COVID has made matters worse
Stress was the most common reason teachers cited for leaving the profession before and during the pandemic, according to a RAND Corporation survey of nearly…
EU prepares for increased threat of Covid variants
The EU Commission put forward plans Wednesday for a new European bio-defence preparedness plan to pull together available resources to ready the EU against the…
Migrating online: The digital tools preparing refugees and migrants with an economic lifeline
Whilst the global economy has taken a battering during the COVID-19 pandemic, online commerce has thrived. A UN-supported initiative is helping refugees and migrants around…
‘Women and girls belong in science’ declares UN chief
Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN…
Red Cross calls on the NZ Government to meet the planned refugee quota of 1,500 people
The plan to settle 210 people is a promising start and New Zealand Red Cross is hopeful the Government will now prioritise meeting its policy…
Get COVID-19 vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations underway within 100 days worldwide, Tedros urges
There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching COVID-19,…
Top UN officials saddened by violent scenes at US Capitol building
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly have expressed sadness over the violence that erupted on Wednesday when supporters…
COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency
Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic could set back the fight against the disease even…
Brussels approves BioNTech-Pfizer contract for access to vaccine
The EU Commission approved a fourth contract with pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer Wednesday, providing for an initial purchase of 200 million doses on…
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