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UN Special Envoy: Post COVID-19, our best interest lies in investing in a clean, green transition

Peter Thomson, who hails from the Pacific Ocean island of Fiji, spoke to UN News ahead of World Oceans Day marked annually on 8 June, and explained why it’s crucial not to forget how important the Ocean is, to ...

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UN: Urgent action needed to address ‘appalling impact’ of COVID-19 on minorities

The disease is exposing alarming inequalities in some countries: disparities similar to those fuelling current protests for greater racial justice in multiple cities – as well as online, through “Blackout...

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UN: Coronavirus a challenge, and opportunity, to fix remittances system than funnels billions

Then came the COVID-19 pandemic – and, ironically, a chance to improve a unique segment of the global financial system that accounts for more than five per cent of gross domestic product for at least 60 low- an...

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UN: ‘Unprecedented’ financing needed to halt recession of ‘unparalleled proportions’

“By all measures, we are in a recession of unparalleled proportions”, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed told delegates gathered by webcast for an informal meeting of the Council’s Financing for Develop...

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ServiceNow expands partner programmes to help orgs adjust to the new normal

ServiceNow has announced expanded partner programmes and industry-aligned solutions. These programmes will empower its Global Partner Ecosystem to grow with ServiceNow and accelerate customers’ digital transfor...

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McAfee reports sharp rise in attacks on corporate cloud accounts amid Covid-19

McAfee has released a new research study titled Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, Work-from-Home Edition. The report uncovers a correlation between the increased use of cloud services and collaboration tools, suc...