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Gaps Remain in Countries Readiness to Deploy COVID-19 Vaccines-World Bank

As countries undertake the largest vaccination campaign in history, the World Bank has worked with governments, WHO, UNICEF, the Global…

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Religious leaders: Black Immigrants’ Lives Matter – stop deportations

  The failure of U.S. immigration judges to give Black asylum-seekers a fair hearing compels us to write this statement.   The…

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IFC appoints new Regional Manager for the Caribbean

  The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Judith Green as the Regional…

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HEADS OF STATE, BUSINESS AND UN LEADERS TO DISCUSS COVID-19, INEQUALITY AND CLIMATE CRISES AT UN GLOBAL COMPACT LEADERS SUMMIT

WHAT: United Nations Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit WHEN: 15 – 16 June WHERE: Virtual summit   Virtual event on…

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UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS  CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD)   UNCTAD and the five UN regional commissions join forces to help developing…

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Lords Committee to take evidence on effects of Covid-19 across Africa

  The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee will this week take evidence from a World Health Organisation…

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World Bank Predicts Sharpest Decline of Remittances in Recent History

Global remittances are projected to decline sharply by about 20 percent in 2020 due to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19…

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COVID-19: ALIPH Foundation to allocate emergency funding to protect cultural heritage

  The ALIPH Foundation announced on Tuesday it would allocate emergency funding for cultural heritage and surrounding communities in conflict…

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Americans Consume Too Much Meat – Online Tool Shows Impact

New Online-Tool Shows How Much Meat We Consume in A Lifetime Problematic animal husbandry, resource consumption and excessive use of…

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Restaurants in Vilnius Celebrate Lithuania’s 30th Independence Anniversary by Offering Their Culinary Visions of Freedom

 Sixteen restaurants in Vilnius, Lithuania, have joined the celebration by introducing independence-themed dishes created for the occasion. For four months,…

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