ORU Fogar members share experiences regarding COVID-19
On May 14, the Spanish-speaking members of ORU Fogar, and the French-speaking on 15th, participated in a virtual meeting "Shall we connect? Response of the regions to the COVID-19 crisis" sharing practices and experiences, with regard to how regions around the world are combating the pandemic. Thus, consistent with the spirit of interaction of the organization, health, social, food and economic reactivation actions were explained.
Chinese face masks for Italian regions
On 25 March, the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development approached ORU Fogar offering the possibility of sending masks to the Italian regions to combat the coronavirus and establish a partnership.
Webinar with the winning projects of the IV Award
On May 7, within the framework of the V Local Economic Development Forum that was to take place in Córdoba, the award ceremony was scheduled to be presented to the winners of the IV Award for Good Regional Practices, which we jointly convened by UNDP and ORU Fogar.
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The effects of COVID19: Towards a sustainable "new normal"
Over the past weeks, many institutions have released analysis and opinions on the origin of the pandemics and its impacts, but also on the ways to get out of this global crisis. This is the case of the European network of Advisory Councils on Climate Change, the Environment and Sustainable Development (EEAC), a network of 17 advisory bodies from 13 European countries and regions established by national or regional governments and parliaments. This article contains the most essential aspects highlighted in their reflections. The World is living through a situation without parallel in recent history. We are still shocked by the figures: on 30th April 2020, the number of victims has exceeded 227.000 and confirmed cases have risen to more than 3 million[2] (real ones are estimated to be many times higher). Although in some countries the curve of new infections -and the number of deaths- seems to decrease, the future is still uncertain.
