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3 things we can do reverse the ‘COVID slide’ in education
Evidence is emerging to show that school closures have resulted in significant learning loss, known as the ‘COVID slide’. The World Bank has suggested 3 major interventions.
Asian Development Bank launches $9 billion COVID-19 vaccine facility
The Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), will provide support for procurement and transporting of vaccines from place of purchase to ADB’s developing members.
Recovering and Rebuilding from 2020: follow the livestream
Watch this live session at 14:30 CET on 16 December 2020, as experts discuss how to overcome the economic, health and social challenges of the past year.
Global Competitiveness Report Special Edition 2020 launch: follow the livestream
Watch this live session on 16 December 2020 at 09:00 CET, as the World Economic Forum unveils its latest snapshot of global economic competitiveness.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 15 December
Top stories: US and Canada begin inoculations; Netherlands enters lockdown; new restrictions for London.
Business has a big role to play in vaccinating the world
The mass vaccination programmes currently being launched around the world face logistical and social challenges that businesses can help to overcome.
How China pays for its COVID-19 medical bills
During a pandemic, how medical costs are shared among the state, insurers and patients has a profound impact on individual wellbeing and welfare.
A 4-point checklist for assessing countries' vaccine readiness
As the new COVID-19 vaccines begin to ship out, how ready are health systems to manage delivery? Here are four ways countries should frame that question.
COVID-19: 3 important questions about vaccines, answered by an expert
An immunologist has answered questions surrounding COVID-19, such as the safety of a second dose, being in a trial previously and coronavirus re-infection.
How COVID-19 could make our cities doughnut-shaped
Shop closures are concentrated in city centres, whilst smaller towns and suburban high streets are emerging stronger as people embrace shopping locally again.
UN economist: We need a post-war playbook for a post-COVID recovery
Fiscal and monetary stimulus in wealthier countries has made things worse for low-income countries, writes Maximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U...
How can we avoid a 'dirty' recovery from COVID-19?
This new report explores the promise and shortcomings of the just transition agenda - but the window for putting these plans in place is closing rapidly.