“The season does not seem to be affecting the transmission of this virus”, said Dr. Margaret Harris, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson, highlighting many people’s “fixed” belief to the contrary. “Wha...
That’s the message on Monday from the World Health Organization, (WHO), whose head of emergencies, Dr Mike Ryan, likened fighting COVID-19 to using specialised tools for surgery, to ensure better outcomes for p...
António Guterres has released a policy brief outlining four sets of priorities to help these countries build back better and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. “The COVID-19 ...
Most cases, or 10 million, were in just 10 countries, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for nearly half. On Thursday afternoon, the US passed the milestone of four million infections. Life-and...
Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic...
The world is in chaos, with the biggest and most influential economies falling. Arguably, the sector that has taken the hardest hit are hospitality and travel. If you are a small business owner, you need to rem...
As this first chapter comes to a close, we are beginning the transition into the next normal. Chapter two of the journey, is no longer work from home, but work from anywhere. This opens the door to opportunitie...
The International Air Transport Association, IATA, released public opinion research showing the willingness to travel being tempered by concerns over the risks of catching Covid-19 during air travel. The indust...
According to the EY Future Consumer Index, 33% of consumers in the MENA region plan to stay frugal with less spending, make deep cuts to their budgets, change the way they shop as a result of the Covid-19 pande...
In the current times of the Covid-19 pandemic, stress which was prevalent in the pre Covid-19 era has become even more prevalent now. There has been an inevitable increase in the ailments caused by stress. I do...