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WHO's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework Leveraged for Covid-19

The World Health Organization has been able to rely on a little-known mechanism financed by the pharmas to help countries strengthen their preparedness and response to a flu pandemic.

Did the Swiss government listen to the right experts during the COVID-19 crisis?

An NZZ am Sonntag investigation into the response to the coronavirus crisis by: Stefan Bühler, Anja Burri, Michael Furger, Lukas Häuptli, Peter Hossli, Theres Lüthi, Franziska Pfister and Rafaela Roth. This article, translated and slightly edited for clarity, was originally published in the June 7, 2020, edition of the NZZ

COVID-19 Response: Behind the scenes in Bern and Washington

The inside story on Donald Trump's decision to leave the WHO - Swiss disorganized response in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Can the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals survive the Covid-19 crisis?

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Can the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals survive the Covid-19 crisis?

The pandemic will massively impact the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, they remain the best roadmap to deal with the crisis—and to prevent future ones.

The UN's got the Open Space Blues. Again

Open-space offices and hot-desking, once the go-to model for the office design industry, have recently and widely been declared the dumbest mistake in office design of the 20th century. Enter Covid-19, and every organization with an open-space office has a big and urgent problem on its hands.

World Health Assembly Special! Covid-19 Resolution agreed amid US disruption

The WHA adopted by consensus an EU-led resolution with more than 144 co-sponsors on the global response to Covid-19, although the US did dissociate itself from several key paragraphs.

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COVID-19 Draft Resolution agreed upon in the run-up to WHA

A draft resolution was agreed upon today on the international communities’ response to COVID-19

#3 The G|O Briefing, May 14, 2020

Roberto Azevedo announces his early departure from the WTO | The World Health Assembly meets.

"Hello Geneva, Brussels Calling!"—EU hosts COVID-19 pledging event

In scenes reminiscent of the Eurovision Song Contest’s results segment, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hosted the snappily titled “Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Event #UnitedAgainstCoronavirus #StrongerTogether #GlobalResponse.”

#1 The G|O Briefing, May 4, 2020

#1 The G|O Briefing, May 4, 2020

HELLO GENEVA, BRUSSEL CALLING

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