Originally published by Global Policy Forum Europe
In addition to the health aspects of the virus, the global coronavirus crisis also has financial, socio-economic and developmental consequences. For this reason, a large number of policy measures have been announced by governments and international organizations, on the one hand to contain the pandemic, on the other to mitigate the economic consequences. Read more
By Roberto Bissio
The message could not have been clearer: "There is a very real threat of a rapidly moving, highly lethal pandemic of a respiratory pathogen killing 50 to 80 million people and wiping out nearly 5% of the world’s economy. A global pandemic on that scale would be catastrophic, creating widespread havoc, instability and insecurity.” Read more
In July 2019, the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Economic Forum (WEF) “to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. This “Strategic Partnership” has since...