“We mourn the lives lost – more than 200,000”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a virtual press conference on Thursday. “We despair that many more will follow, particularly in places least able to cop...
The artists were originally set to perform in Cape Town, South Africa, but have united for an online concert that will be streamed live starting at 4 pm Eastern Standard Time. Audrey Azoulay, head of the UN cul...
António Guterres made the appeal in a video message for World Press Freedom Day, observed this coming Sunday, in which he underscored the crucial role media has in helping people make informed decisions. Accura...
Should the worldwide slump drag into the third quarter of 2020 or later, that number could soar to 1.124 billion to 1.54 billion travellers, as airlines slash the number of seats on offer by 49 to 72 per cent. ...
The recommendation was among the outcomes of the latest meeting of the Emergency Committee on the new disease, established under global health regulations. “We accept the committee’s advice that WHO works to id...
Bahrain has launched a virtual mall to enable shops to continue serving their customers during the ongoing global Covid-19 outbreak. The mall.bh website features a range of products from more than 100 companies...
As part of its keenness to continue providing its services with the highest possible efficiency, Dubai Land Department, DLD, confirms the success of the remote work system experience applied in response to the ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) fear these young lives will suffer devastating nutritional and health consequences as a result of the crisis. “For millions of children around ...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE, has announced dedicated relief initiatives for partners in support of business continuity in the wake of Covid-19. Businesses across the world are being impacted by the Covid-19...
New data published by search engine Google has revealed how the Coronavirus outbreak is impacting mobility across the GCC. The research shows the quarterly percentage change of each country based on a range of ...