During the pandemic era, China’s Health Silk Road (HSR), interlinked with the Digital Silk Road (DSR), has emerged as a vehicle for powering the nascent third phase of the BRI, which has retained its prominence as a “major platform” for international development cooperation. This development is evident in China’s involvement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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Goodbye to COVID-19 pandemic? When?
It has been thought that, at some point, the pandemic will be over. And the world will then go “back to normal.” This thinking, however, is flawed.Some experts say the coronavirus like the viruses behind polio, measles and the fly is likely to be a “permanent” one. Meaning, it’s not going away. One scenario is that it may turn into a seasonal flu, less deadly, but would still claim some lives.
And like the flu virus, which still mutates with every season, the coronavirus has demonstrated that given its known mutations the virus is able to mount a cat-and-mouse game with vaccines.
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On February 19, G7 leaders agreed “to work together and with others to make 2021 a turning point for multilateralism”. A week later, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors echoed the call for joint action and strong policy co-operation.
International co-ordination has never been more important as the world continues to grapple with a global pandemic and the worst peacetime economic contraction since the Great Depression.
The cornerstone of this global strategy is regional co-operation – a long-time call for the Mena region and now an opportunity of a lifetime.
Near-term co-operation to help end the health crisis and accelerate recovery
Dubai Ruler s directives ordered vital medical supplies to be sent to Africa
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered aid flights to transport urgent humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Sudan. All pictures courtesy Dubai Media Office
The key supplies will ease pressure on Sudan s health sector
Under the Ruler of Dubai s directives, the International Humanitarian City (IHC), chartered two aircraft to deliver the aid material to Sudan
Much-needed humanitarian aid and medical supplies have been sent from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai to Sudan