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- ‘The pandemic has stressed production and transportation in unprecedented ways’Read
Interview of Vicente Escribano, head of UNHCR’s Supply Management Service
UNHCR – 7 May 2020 - WEF says pandemic strengthens case for using blockchain in supply chainsRead
With Sheila Warren, Head of Blockchain and Data Policy, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
CNNMoney Switzerland – 7 May 2020 (video) - Ensuring Respect for International Law in Armed Conflict: The Key Role of Knowledge DisseminationRead
By Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco, Communication Manager at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
UN today – 7 May 2020 - UN issues $6.7 billion appeal to protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countriesRead
Reliefweb / OCHA – 7 May 2020
- Covid-19 : après une telle pandémie, il ne peut y avoir de « retour à la normale », estime l’OMSRead
ONU Info – 6 mai 2020
- «Le Covid-19 est l’occasion de réaffirmer le droit à la santé»Read
Interview de Winnie Byanyima, directrice de l’Onusida
Le Temps – 5 mai 2020 - From the ‘Spanish Flu’ to COVID-19: lessons from the 1918 pandemic and First World WarRead
ICRC / Humanitarian Law & Policy – 23 April 2020
- Norway increases commitment to immunisation for the most vulnerable, pledges USD 1 billion to GaviRead
Gavi – 4 May 2020
- Real-time data can help combat COVID-19 on the African continentRead
Heidi.news / Geneva Solutions – 5 May 2020
- How covid-19 gave peace a chance, and nobody took itRead
The Economist – 5 May 2020 (upon registration)
- The Bridge Newsletter: Echoes from Geneva - Where Finance Meets ImpactRead
Sustainable Finance Geneva – April 2020
- Countries Pledge 7.36 Billion Euros Towards Global COVID-19 Response – Nearly Reaching GoalRead
Health Policy Watch – 4 May 2020