Avainsana: Pandemic
UN, rights groups accuse Greece of using pandemic to ‘step up’ migration restrictions
While numerous NGOs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have accused Greece of using the Covid-19 epidemic as pretext to “abandon” hundreds of…
WHO hopes pandemic over in two years as Europe faces resurgent Covid-19
The world should be able to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as European…
COVID-19: How the pandemic is affecting the European class of 2020’s first job chances
Europe’s class of 2020 are an unlucky bunch, with cancelled graduations, final exams turned on their heads, and end-of-year parties scrapped because of the…
Coronavirus: pandemic scuppers first employment plans of graduates across the globe
Around the world, young people armed with new degrees, diplomas and professional qualifications are struggling to enter the workforce as the coronavirus pandemic pushes the…
COVID-19 pandemic spells uncertain times for travel insurers and consumers
People planning to travel abroad to a destination on their country’s ”green list” still face the risk of not being covered by their insurance. ”The…
WHO warns of ’no silver bullet’ amid vaccine search
The WHO chief said progress is being made in the search for a vaccine, but urged caution. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Spanish tourist season worst ever due to coronavirus pandemic
It’s not really that difficult to socially distance on a beach that’s practically empty. Ibiza is one of the most popular destinations for partying in…
U.N. report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic
A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing…
Look to women to drive global economic recovery from pandemic – Melinda Gates
Efforts to help the world economy recover from the coronavirus crisis must give a lead role to women, even as the pandemic deals an especially…
COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing 265 million people to the…
Pandemic upheaval creates ’perfect storm’ for land rights abuses
From forced displacement to conflict over resources, the coronavirus pandemic has created a ”perfect storm” for land rights abuses – and the situation is likely…
‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has also revealed the power of women’s leadership, according to…
Virus-hit Singapore plunges into recession as economy shrinks 41%
Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as the economy contracted more than 40 percent, preliminary data showed Tuesday, with the trade-dependent city state…
Ten million kids ’may never return to school’ after virus
The coronavirus pandemic has caused an ”unprecedented education emergency” with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back…
Pandemic could push 45 million in Latin America into poverty: UN
The COVID-19 pandemic could push 45 million people from the middle classes into poverty in already economically troubled Latin America and the Caribbean, the United…
Why is coronavirus causing rising hunger in middle-income countries?
More people will die of hunger caused by the pandemic than of coronavirus this year, according to ”The Hunger Virus”, a report from Oxfam. Poor…
Europe’s Roma people ’left behind’ during coronavirus pandemic
Roma people are Europe’s largest ethnic minority but many of them are subjected to discrimination and social exclusion. There are 12 million in Europe and…
Merkel touts media’s ’great responsibility’ amid coronavirus pandemic
The German chancellor said the virus has presented Europe with new challenges, particularly regarding the flow of information. She also called greater access to reliable…
U.S. pandemic aid program saved 51.1 million jobs, but wealthy and connected also got loans
Some 51.1 million jobs were protected by a high-profile pandemic aid program, the Trump administration said on Monday as it revealed how a firehose of…
Tourists flock to European holiday destinations amid ongoing pandemic
Tourists have been on the move across Europe in the first big holiday weekend of the summer, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Despite an upturn…
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