UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has suggested that world leaders send video statements for the world body’s annual meeting in September because it is “highly unlikely” they will be able to travel to New York during the coronavirus pandemic. New York is the epicenter of the United States’ COVID-19 outbreak. The ...
The head of the World Bank warned Tuesday that the coronavirus crisis threatens to push some 60 million people into extreme poverty, wiping out the gains made over the past three years. The global lending institution is already financing aid programs in 100 countries, under its commitment to spend $160 ...
