Mall
COVID-19

Bahrain launches online mall.bh with 100+ fashion, homeware, electronics companies

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...

Dubai
COVID-19

Dubai Land Department’s remote access systems provide continuity of service

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 ...

students
COVID-19

UN: Act now to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ for millions missing out on school meals

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 ...

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COVID-19

HPE announces relief initiatives for partners impacted by Covid-19

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...

Derasat
COVID-19

GCC experiences 34% reduction in mobility due to COVID-19 states Google

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 ...

Africa
COVID-19

UN: Nearly half of global workforce at risk as job losses increase due to COVID-19

Meanwhile, more than 430 million enterprises in hard-hit sectors such as retail and manufacturing risk “serious disruption”, the UN agency added. ILO Director General Guy Ryder said as the pandemic and the jobs...

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COVID-19

UN: Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic 

Making its call at the start of the 2020 edition of World Immunization Week, UNICEF said on Saturday that millions of children are in danger of missing life-saving vaccines against measles, diphtheria and polio...

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COVID-19

Johns Hopkins: Study provides key insights on how coronavirus spreads

Analysis shows how extensive testing and contact tracing stopped outbreak in South Chinese megacity The extensive use of epidemiological surveillance, isolation of infected patients, and quarantines of exposed ...

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COVID-19

UN chief: Parallel threats of COVID-19, climate change, require brave, visionary and collaborative leadership

And against the backdrop of threatened lives, crippled businesses and damaged economies, the UN chief warned the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are also unde...

volenteers
COVID-19

UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kit amid global shortages

The COVID-19 taskforce initiative follows a direct request to WHO from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to coordinate the Organization’s response to the new coronavirus. Demand 200 times greater than norma...