Global Response Archives

Videoconference between Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of Gavi, Special Envoy for the World Health Organization (WHO) Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization and the first African, Nigerian, female leader for ...

Nigeria improve Services and Electricity Access

by EUdebates Team

14/02/2021

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The World Bank approved $500 million to support the government of Nigeria in improving its electricity distribution sector. The project ...

Rwanda: COVID-19 pandemic pushes Rwandan economy into recession

by EUdebates Team

14/02/2021

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Rwanda has fallen into its first recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially compromise years of gains in ...

An EU-supported health worker prepares a vaccination shot at a mobile health clinic in a camp housing thousands of displaced Yemenis.

COVAX progress for global access to COVID-19 vaccines

by EUdebates Team

05/02/2021

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“Distributing vaccines globally is our exit strategy from the pandemic,” International Partnership Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen eudebates COVAX initiative. Parliament wants ...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Davos Agenda Week: President von der Leyen eudebates #DavosAgenda

by EUdebates Team

28/01/2021

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen eudebates virtually at The Davos Agenda, an online event gathering global ...

Mr Mamadou Mandjou BERTHE, Ambassador, Head of Mission of Mali; Mr Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council

EUCAP Sahel Mali: mission extended until 31 January 2023

by EUdebates Team

12/01/2021

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The Council has decided to extend the mandate of EU civilian mission EUCAP Sahel Mali until 31 January 2023. EU ...

World Bank expects global economy growth of 4% in 2021

by EUdebates Team

05/01/2021

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The World Bank Group on Tuesday issued a guarded growth forecast for the global economy this year, saying that a ...

Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 disease vaccine

Commission sends COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkans

by EUdebates Team

28/12/2020

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European Commission adopted a package of €70 million to fund COVID-19 vaccines for Western Balkans partners. EU funds run under ...

The European “Magnitsky Act” against human rights abuses

by EUdebates Team

27/12/2020

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EU adopts restrictive measures against individuals and organisations responsible for some of the worst human rights abuses and violations. Sanctions ...

World must be ready for the next pandemic

by EUdebates Team

27/12/2020

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The first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness highlights the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic. The United Nations ...

Josep Borrell Fontelles at the African Union Commission’s Peace and Security Building in Addis Ababa.

Borrell worries about Ethiopia Tigray conflict as ethnic tensions flare

by EUdebates Team

26/12/2020

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222 people have been killed following an attack in Ethiopia Tigray conflict, a Red Cross volunteer has said. High Representative ...

Iran nuclear deal: Heated rhetoric and the heightened risk of miscalculation

by EUdebates Team

23/12/2020

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Although the landmark Iran nuclear deal could improve regional stability if fully implemented, increased tensions have highlighted the risks posed ...

Josep Borrell, on the right, and Janez Lenarčič, on the left, during a visit to the Qoloji Camp for Internally Displaced People, Ethiopia

Tigray: Hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia reported killed in artillery strikes

by EUdebates Team

23/12/2020

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Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, UN rights ...

Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels. Who won Nagorno Karabakh conflict?

by EUdebates Team

21/12/2020

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A Brussels trilateral meeting with Armenia and Azerbaijan to debate Nagorno Karabakh conflict ‘has not been possible’. Foreign Ministers of ...

2021 priorities for European recovery and renewed vitality

by EUdebates Team

19/12/2020

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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Chancellor Angela Merkel, on behalf of the Presidency of ...