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The key to Viet Nam’s successful COVID-19 response: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Whilst no country can claim to have beaten COVID-19, some countries have been noticeably more effective in curbing the spread of the disease. Kamal Malhotra, the UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam, explains why the country’s response to the pandemic has been so successful.

Ukraine: EU and UN transfer special oxygen equipment for treating COVID-19

Ukraine: EU and UN transfer special oxygen equipment for treating COVID-19 to medical facilities in Luhansk Oblast Equipment will help provide oxygen therapy to people with respiratory disorders typical of coronavirus infection. Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, August...

European Union sets stage for sanctions on Turkey

The European Union is preparing to sanction Turkey over its actions in the eastern Mediterranean, where a confrontation between Turkish and Greek military ships is raising the risk of open conflict between NATO allies...

Banksy-Sponsored ‘Louise Michel’ Boat With Rescued Migrants Asks for Urgent EU Assistance

“Alert! #LouiseMichel assisted another 130 people - among them many women & children - and nobody is helping! We are reaching a State of Emergency. We need immediate assistance, @guardiacostiera & @Armed_Forces_MT. We are...

How Trump’s Republican National Convention speech wove faith into the ‘great American story’

(RNS) — Accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, President Donald Trump framed his remarks with what he called “the great American story.” Trump delivered the speech Thursday (Aug. 27) before a crowd of...

Liberia: European Union Expresses Deep Concerns Over Alarming Rate of Rape Cases – Front Page Africa

Monrovia – The European Union Delegation and the Embassies of its Member States resident in Liberia – Germany, France, Ireland and Sweden – issue the following statement: The EU shares the deep concern expressed by...

Paris masks up as European leaders warn virus fight getting tougher

Masks became compulsory outdoors all over Paris on Friday as France joined a growing global battle against new virus outbreaks, while Germany warned the crisis will be "more difficult" in the autumn and winter. There has been a surge of …

Coronavirus Global Response: European Union organises a humanitarian air bridge to Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire - A flight from the European Union (EU) humanitarian air bridge will land in Abidjan today, carrying medical equipment and PPE for Ivorian health personnel. The shipment includes medical outfits, masks and refrigerators,...

Merkel on Greece-Turkey East Med Row: All EU Countries Have Obligation to Support Athens

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated that all European Union countries have an obligation to support Greece in its row with Turkey over Cyprus’ offshore energy resources. The chancellor added that she had already discussed...

Refugees in Germany: From the boat to the Bundeskunsthalle

Refugees in Germany - When you meet Raisan Hameed now, you can hardly believe it: the quiet young man, who had his first day as a student at the University of Graphics and Book Art...

Kenya’s religious leaders call for accountability in the use of COVID-19 funds

A group of religious leaders from Kenya’s different faiths under the Dialogue Reference Group has demanded accountability in the use of funds meant for COVID-19.

President Trump accepts presidential nomination

By Vatican News Speaking from the South Lawn of the White House on the final day of the Republican party convention, the current U.S. president told his audience, "This election will decide whether we save...

Gospel Truth: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 30 August – Vatican News

From the Gospel according to MatthewMT 16:21-27 Listen to the Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus began to show his disciplesthat he...

Greif (GEF) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. Greif (NYSE:GEF)Q3 2020 Earnings CallAug 27, 2020, 8:30 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Greif Q3 2020...

Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing

Amid pandemic, domestic and sexual abuse is skyrocketing. Activists worry that news is being buried VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Elections in the United States, a global pandemic and human rights protests have crowded the news...

How the Met Was Made

Talk about a spoiled birthday. For years leading up to its 150th anniversary the Metropolitan Museum of Art had been planning a swell of celebratory programming: an overhaul of its British Galleries, debuts of...

Greif, Inc.’s (GEF) CEO Peter Watson on Q3 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) Q3 2020 Earnings Conference Call August 27, 2020 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Matt Eichmann - Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Peter Watson - President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Hilsheimer - Executive Vice...

Committee to review global treaty on response to health emergencies

The Review Committee will advise whether any amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) are necessary to ensure it is as effective as possible, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists.  He said the...

Criminal network dismantled in Lithuania, the UK and Ireland

The Hague, 27 August 2020 - Judicial authorities and police in Lithuania, United Kingdom and Ireland, with support from Eurojust and Europol, have dismantled a criminal network responsible for drug trafficking, money laundering and...

Pope Francis pays a visit to St Monica on her feast day – Vatican News

By Vatican News On Thursday evening, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, communicated that earlier in the afternoon, Pope Francis went to visit the Basilica of St Augustine in Campo Marzio. ...

Human rights are the ‘means by which governments can successfully beat pandemics’, says UNAIDS chief

UNAIDS - Interruptions of HIV services, harassment, abuse, arrests, deaths and a failure to respect human rights in the early responses to the pandemic have underscored how trust has been undermined, individuals harmed, and...

Future EU financing: Parliament and German Council Presidency kick off talks | News | European Parliament

On Thursday, the delegations from Council and Parliament sat together for the first time for trilateral talks on a political level, including the Commission, in view of reaching an agreement on EU financing for...

Togo overcomes ‘sleeping sickness’ as a public health problem

The West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first in the continent to achieve the milestone, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said. 

EU on alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against Korea

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea On 30 July 2020 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP)...
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