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In the Republic of Korea, the government has taken women's public participation a step further. This has contributed to major rises in the number of women in the South Korean National Assembly over the last 20 years. Women's representation in all public bodies is not less than 20%. Has the representation of women in South Korea reflected the changing gender norms in the country? Dr. Sengeh also highlighted the vital position of the Male Engagement Strategy. He points out the need for "male role models" to support the changing of gender norms in the world. Also, how do we make sure that women are involved in the decision-making phase of the Covid-19? How about the role of education in the transformation of the GBV, gender roles and the re-victimization of women?

Who will lead the World Trade Organization? A political heavy-hitter from Nigeria is shaking up the race to lead the World Trade Organization but will the rest of Africa rally behind her candidacy? Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister and corruption-buster who now sits on the board of Twitter, to succeed Brazil's Roberto Azevêdo as WTO director-general. Okonjo-Iweala's critics argue her expertise lies more in finance than trade, with one diplomat saying she was"not a trade name." so here's what she has to say:

Based on my readings and analysis of scholarships on a wide variety of peacekeeping activities, I have come to understand that the recognition of past peace-keeping flaws alone will not increase the chances of success. Rather, the understanding of the cultural norms of the host nation is an added value. The representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines also warned against universalizing human rights components in a way that ignores local cultures and traditions — threatening national peace efforts — and stressed the need to respect the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of the host country.

Economist Mariana Mazzuca “We have to do all we can not to go back to normal, normal is what got us into this mess”Reviewing the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on economies and vulnerable groups is critical to guide and tweak the responses of governments and stakeholders in order to recover from the crisis. Given that, how are governments responding? How critical is addressing short-termism in the business community-value extraction amidst the current pandemic? The interplay of cost vs value of public workers?

As countries continue to collaborate globally to tackle the pandemic and restore various economies affected, African countries are aided by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and various partner in implementing developed initiatives to keep jobs, tackle debt crises and sustain the economy.

Is high GDP related to low vulnerability? “The importance of changing our classification during this crisis is fundamental and crucial.” The pandemic has severely affected MICs and small island states that are dependent on tourism. Regardless of the income levels of some of these countries, travel controls have had an impact on GDPs. Vera Songwe suggests we reconsider the current GDP-based country classification as the pandemic has demonstrated that high GDP does not mean less vulnerability.

COVID-19: Africa’s Unified Continental Response to fight the pandemic.

Young people are disproportionately affected by the COVID‑19 crisis.According to ILO, a total of 178 million young workers around the world, more than four in ten young people employed globally, were working in hard-hit sectors when the crisis began.

COVID-19: large scale job losses, 400 million full-time jobs. The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. Even in the best scenario, and risks seeing continuing large scale job losses, warns the International Labour Organization (ILO).

75 years after the formation of the UN, Abdoulie Janneh- a Gambian diplomat said, based on his decades of experiences with the United Nations, "we have helped them (Africa) to build capable states that really respect norms of what a state should be like." Does his statement reflect the reality o

why are countries relaxing lockdown measures?

COVID-19 is affecting refugees amidst their existing precarious situations. Ahead of World Refugee Day, WHO call to protect refugees during the Covid19 pandemic. An unprecedented 79.5 million* people around the world have been forced from home by conflict and persecution at the end of 2019.

'The most fundamental characteristic that has allowed us to succeed with our partners during this period has been trust and flexibility' - Daniel Labin, Vice President, International Projects, Sesame Workshop, discusses what his organisation has learned about partnering during COVID-19.

'The way that we’ve built partnerships is through focusing on the key strengths of each organisation' - Oisin Walton, Instant Network Programme Manager, Vodafone Foundation.

M. Victor do Prado parle des enjeux et défis de l'OMC

M. Victor do Prado parle des procédures de désignation des Directeurs généraux de l'OMC

Mme Marion Jansen sur la crise du Covid-19: le lien plus fort créé entre aide financière et l'économie réelle

M. Didier Chambovey: La Suisse aura plus à perdre qu'à gagner d'une attitude de repli du commerce international

M. Paul Dembinski: "on était déjà sous perfusion monétaire". La pandémie mondiale de Covid-19 accélère la crise économique...

"We welcome the proposed resolution before this Assembly, which calls for a step-wise process of impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" said WHO Director-General in his opening remarks at the WHA73