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G-20 summit provides chance to rally strongly against coronavirus threat: UN chief UN Japan/Ichiro Mae. UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the G-20 summit in Japan in 2019. He is shown at the Climate Change Trilateral Meeting with HE Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister of France and HE Mr. Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China         24 March 2020 Health The COVID-19 crisis presents an "extraordinary opportunity" for the world’s leading economic forum to respond to the numerous threats the disease poses to people everywhere, the  UN Secretary-General  has said. In  a letter  to the members of the Group of 20 industralized powers (G-20), António Guterres welcomed their decision to convene an emergency virtual summit on the pandemic, which has already affected health, education and economies worldwide. " COVID-19  will require a response like none before -- a ‘war-time’ plan in times of human crisis",

Swift policy action, strong leadership can save millions of jobs, ‘avert the worst’ amid COVID-19 pandemic Worldbank/Abbas Farzami Construction workers do road work in Kabul, Afghanistan.         18 March 2020 Economic Development As dire forecasts about the global economy add to the anxiety surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN’s labour agency (ILO) on Thursday offered a range of urgent measures, which, if governments act quickly, can help to protect workers in the workplace, stimulate the economy and save millions of jobs. Noting that the economic and labour crisis created by the pandemic could greatly increase worldwide unemployment, the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) said that an internationally-coordinated policy response – as happened in the 2008 financial crisis – could significantly lower the impact on global unemployment. International Labour Organization ✔ @ilo We've just releas

View from The Hill: Coronavirus hits at the heart of Morrison’s government, with Peter Dutton infected March 13, 2020 10.00pm AEDT   Michelle Grattan ,  University of Canberra It was a sensational day in the ever-escalating coronavirus story, with Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Friday testing positive for COVID-19 and admitted to hospital. Meanwhile, sporting and other organisations prepared for massive changes, after the government’s announcement of the latest moves to try to contain the spread of the virus. In a sweeping set of measures, based on medical advice and unveiled by Prime Minister Scott Morrison following a meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), organisations have been advised against mass gatherings of 500 people or more, a national cabinet of federal and state leaders is being formed, and Australians are being told not to travel abroad unless they really need to. The revelation about Dutton - who recently visi