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The $8.5 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF), among the world’s largest and most experienced climate funds, has approved a financial package of $28 million to support sustainable energy development in Zanzibar.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis.

This statement by António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, addresses the United Nations response to COVID-19.

As governments around the world are currently under growing pressure to design economic recovery plans to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Egypt is working to turn this crisis into an impetus to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Ecology research team at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice launched a campaign to collect pictures and data on the lagoon, asking the citizens for help.

The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) is calling for keynote speakers for the ISES EuroSun 2020, 13th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry, 01–04 September 2020 in Athens, Greece.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a first set of emergency support operations for developing countries around the world, using a dedicated, fast-track facility for COVID-19 (coronavirus) response.

“The high costs that public health measures are imposing today are necessary to avoid much more tragic consequences and even worse impacts on our economies tomorrow,” says OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría.

UNIDO’s Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) in Shanghai and the Beijing-based White Rhino Auto company are using unmanned vehicles to transport medical supplies, deliver meals for doctors and patients, and complete other emergency tasks at Wuhan’s Guanggu Field Hospital.

In Tunisia, entrepreneurs assisted by UNIDO's Mashrou3i project are producing face masks, disinfectant gel, and automatic disinfectant gel dispensers to help stop the spread of COVID19.