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Online border observatory launches in bid to keep key medical and food supplies moving

Online border observatory launches in bid to keep key medical and food supplies moving

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As countries all over the world restrict the flow of goods to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus, one UN agency has come up with a plan to keep vital food and medical supplies on the move. 

The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), has just launched an online Observatory on Border Crossings all over the world. I can be used by transport companies to keep goods flowing as smoothly as possible as UNECE’s Jean Rodriguez tells Daniel Johnson. 

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Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
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