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UN News: UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to underwrite COVID-19 vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion over the next two years. Speaking during the regular briefing
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UN News: Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, fuelled by COVID-19
Parts of the online economy have boomed since COVID-19 began, while some pre-pandemic big-hitters have seen a reversal of their fortunes in the last year, amid widespread movement restrictions, UN economists have found. According to UN trade and development experts UNCTAD, the e-commerce
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WTO: Members discuss contours of potential MC12 deliverables
Heads of WTO member delegations today exchanged views about issues on which they can realistically reach agreements in the run-up to the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) later this year, and what needs to happen to make such deals possible. Fisheries
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WHO welcomes Sweden’s announcement to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement today to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the COVAX Facility to provide life-saving vaccines to people at risk from COVID-19 in low income countries.
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European Commission on Coronavirus: Commission proposes to ease restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU while addressing variants through new ‘emergency brake’ mechanism
Today, the Commission is proposing that Member States ease the current restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU to take into account the progress of vaccination campaigns and developments in the epidemiological situation worldwide. The Commission proposes to allow entry to the
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UN News: New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives
A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who have missed lifesaving jabs against diseases such as measles, yellow fever and diptheria, in large part because of COVID-19 disruption. “Even before the pandemic, there
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WHO: Immunization services begin slow recovery from COVID-19 disruptions, though millions of children remain at risk from deadly diseases – WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Ambitious new global strategy aims to save over 50 million lives through vaccination 26 April 2021 News release Reading time: 5 min (1221 words) العربية Français Español While immunization services have started to recover from disruptions caused by COVID-19, millions of children
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WTO examines progress in landlocked developing countries’ trade performance
The participation of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in world trade has been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report by the WTO Secretariat finds. Submitted to the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries,
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IMF Blog: Understanding the Rise in Long-Term Rates
The rise in long-term US interest rates has become a focus of global macro-financial concerns. The nominal yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury has increased about 70 basis points since the beginning of the year. This reflects in part an improving US
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IFC: Helping Africa Secure Essential Medical Equipment
In Africa, many healthcare providers lack the funds for specialized medical gear. African countries face a shortage of equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners. IFC’s Africa Medical Equipment Facility will help providers secure loans to buy or lease
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