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The EU and Spain to convene a Donors Conference in solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants in countries in the region, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, the European Commission has announced a €8 million support programme to boost sustainable energy in Central Asia.

In partnership with Spotlight Initiative and the European Union (EU), the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF EVAW) will allocate an additional $9 million for immediate support to all its existing grantees in sub-Saharan Africa.

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell participated in the EU-G5 Sahel videoconference

The European Union is joining forces with global partners to kick-start a pledging effort starting on 4 May 2020.

The European Commission, together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as well as European Tech-Companies, international development agencies and civil society launch a global hackathon (#smartdevelopmenthack).

Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises.

The European Union has disbursed EUR 5 million (551 contos in national currency) in budget support to the National Treasury of Cabo Verde, supporting the country’s fight against COVID-19.

"As long as Covid-19 threatens lives anywhere in the world, none of us is safe. This same principle lies at the very heart of international cooperation and partnerships: a threat to one of us is a threat to us all."