The COVID-19 pandemic is an urban crisis. Globally, over 95 per cent of all cases are in cities.

The coronavirus pandemic is exposing the quality of governments around the world. Many national leaders have failed the test—in contrast to the leaders of regions and cities

Having ravaged some of the world’s wealthiest cities, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading into the megacities of developing countries.

Enquanto a primeira onda da pandemia do coronavírus recua na Europa Ocidental, no leste da Ásia e na América do Norte, ela começa a ganhar velocidade na América Latina, na África e no sul da Ásia.

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be receding in some parts of Western Europe, East Asia and North America, but it’s rapidly taking-off in Latin America, Africa and South Asia.

Coronavirus pandemic hits cocaine traffickers, says UN report, as global roadblocks have halted transportation and disrupted a business that relies on legal trade to “cover up” its business and the possibility for individuals to distribute drugs to consumers

Following the recent ouster of Brazil’s popular justice minister, Sergio Moro, the world’s fourth-largest democracy is on the brink of plunging into even deeper instability.

Cities are at the center of this pandemic, as they have been during so many plagues in history.

The COVID-19 pandemic is painfully exposing the world’s many interconnected fragilities

The pandemic has turned the world outside our doorsteps into a newly formed wilderness. Public spaces are now areas to be ventured into sparingly, except by essential workers, so for most of us our worlds have shrunk to the size of our homes.

Published in World Economic Forum By Robert Muggah   In every crisis it is the poor, sick, disabled, homeless and displaced who suffer the most. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Migrants and refugees, people who shed one life in search for another, are among the…

The world is entering a volatile and unstable new phase.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world’s bustling cities to a screeching halt. The outbreak has revealed how urban centers are the front and last lines of defense against infectious disease outbreaks. They are also the key to leading national and global recovery.

Melina Risso, do Instituto Igarapé, fala da preocupação com o sistema penitenciário em meio à pandemia. Ela explica que as medidas de isolamento para conter a entrada e o avanço da Covid-19

Publicado em Folha de S.Paulo Por Ilona Szabó O mundo mudou, mas ainda não se sabe se para melhor ou pior. A pandemia está sendo descrita como a maior ameaça à paz, à segurança e ao desenvolvimento global desde a 2ª Guerra Mundial. O foco, no…