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  • Une ONG suisse à la tête d'un effort contre le coronavirus dans les pays en développement

    Heidi.news – 3 avril 2020 (accès payant) 

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  • « Aucun essai clinique sur le Covid-19 n’a été prévu en Afrique et c’est un vrai problème »

    Entretien avec Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, directrice de l’unité des maladies tropicales négligées au Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative 
    Le Monde – 3 avril 2020 

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  • WTO issues new report on worldwide trade in COVID-19 medical products

    WTO – 3 April 2020 

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  • Hackathon #VersusVirus (1/4): un grand exercice de résilience

    Heidi.news – 3 avril 2020 

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  • UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world

    By António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
    The Guardian – 2 April 2020 

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  • How a local response can halt this global crisis

    The New Humanitarian – 3 April 2020 

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  • Our Finest Hour

    By Javier Solana, President of the Esade Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics
    Project Syndicate – 28 March 2020 

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  • Land mines still a global threat, despite fewer deaths

    Deutsche Welle – 4 April 2020 

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  • Coalition launched to accelerate research on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries

    DNDi – 2 April 2020 

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  • COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Seven-Fold Increase In New Cases For South-East Asia – Europe & USA Remain Epicentres

    Health Policy Watch – 2 April 2020 

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  • Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

    IATA – 2 April 2020 

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  • ICC, WTO heads urge business dialogue to inform response to trade fallout from COVID-19

    Joint statement by Roberto Azevêdo, WTO Director General, and John Denton, International Chamber of Commerce Secretary-General
    WTO – 2 April 2020 

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  • Stay or go? An international aid worker’s coronavirus dilemma

    The New Humanitarian – 2 April 2020 

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  • L'Assemblée générale de l'ONU approuve une résolution appelant à la «coopération»

    Le Temps / ATS – 3 avril 2020 

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  • U.N. Security Council ‘Missing In Action’ in Coronavirus Fight

    The New York Times – 2 April 2020 

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  • Covid-19 Resource Centre

    CAGI – April 2020  

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  • WMO is concerned about impact of COVID-19 on observing system

    WMO – 1 April 2020 

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  • World Economic Forum Steps Up Coordinating Efforts on Corporate COVID Response

    WEF – 1 April 2020 

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  • How to run a parliament during a pandemic: Q and A

    IPU – 1 April 2020 

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  • Umberto de Pretto: «Sans coordination, la situation des transporteurs routiers va devenir critique»

    Le Temps – 1 avril 2020 

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  • Mark Dybul calls for global task force on COVID-19 

    With Mark Dybul, former head of PEPFAR and the Global Fund
    Devex – 1 April 2020 (video)

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