WHO
WHO launches a chatbot on Facebook Messenger to combat COVID-19 misinformation (15 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-launches-a-chatbot-powered-facebook-messenger-to-combat-covid-19-misinformation
WHO-Europe
Infographics and videos in over 30 languages: https://who.canto.global/v/coronavirus/folder/PQC9D
Virtual press conference on COVID-19: Transitioning – key considerations when planning response, easing restrictions and shifting strategies, Thursday, 16 April 2020, 11:00 CEST
UN News
First Person: DR Congo doctor prepares for latest in long line of health crises (16 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061852
Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061862
Migrants among most vulnerable, as IOM ramps up coronavirus response worldwide (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061842
WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061822
Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UN cultural agency (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061802
First Person: The power of art in a time of coronavirus crisis (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061792
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061782
COVID-19 environmental roll back ‘irrational’ and irresponsible’: rights expert (15 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061772
Photo Story: US now the global epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic: https://news.un.org/en/gallery/632552
SG
All Efforts Must Aim at Common Enemy, Secretary-General Tells African Group, Warning Continent Could Suffer Greatest Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic (SG/SM/20046, 15 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20046.doc.htm
DGC
United Nations working to mitigate COVID-19 impact on children (15 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/united-nations-working-mitigate-covid-19-impact-children
Musicians form online ensemble during pandemic (15 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/remote-partners-help-brazilian-musician-reduce-stress-during
DESA
Digital technologies critical in facing COVID-19 pandemic (15 April 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/policy/digital-technologies-critical-in-facing-covid-19-pandemic.html
UN/DESA Policy Brief #61: COVID-19: Embracing digital government during the pandemic and beyond (14 April 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-61-covid-19-embracing-digital-government-during-the-pandemic-and-beyond/
Commodity-dependent developing countries face risk of economic crisis even before a direct hit from Covid-19 (15 April 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/policy/policy-brief-covid-19.html
UN/DESA Policy Brief #60: Commodity exporters face mounting economic challenges as pandemic spreads (14 April 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-60-commodity-exporters-face-mounting-economic-challenges-as-pandemic-spreads/
COVID-19 – when data save lives (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/statistics/covid-19-when-data-save-lives.html
Statistics • COVID-19 response: https://covid-19-response.unstatshub.org/
UN COVID-19 Data Hub: https://covid-19-data.unstatshub.org/
DPPA
Mobilizing Resources to Prevent Violent Conflict and Build Peace in Uncertain Times (DPPA Politically Speaking, 13 April 2020): https://dppa-ps.atavist.com/mobilizing-resources-to-prevent-violent-conflict-and-build-peace-in-uncertain-times
UNPOL
Peacekeeping amid a pandemic (15 April 2020): https://globalinitiative.net/peacekeeping-pandemic/
UNPOL’s coordinator of Serious and Organized Crime, Bruno Isohi Shioso, explores how UN Police is drawing on its experience in containing Ebola to help fight COVID-19 in fragile contexts.
IAEA
Africa’s Increased Capacity to Diagnose and Contain Ebola and other Zoonotic Diseases with Nuclear-Derived Techniques (15 April 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/africas-increased-capacity-to-diagnose-and-contain-ebola-and-other-zoonotic-diseases-with-nuclear-derived-techniques
ICAO
ICAO calls on countries to grant speedy authorization and access for repatriation flights (15 April 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-calls-on-countries-to-grant-speedy-authorization-and-access-for-repatriation-flights.aspx
IMF
Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust—Approval Of Grant Assistance For Debt Service Relief (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Policy-Papers/Issues/2020/04/16/Catastrophe-Containment-And-Relief-Trust-Approval-Of-Grant-Assistance-For-Debt-Service-Relief-49330
Blog: COVID-19 Pandemic and the Asia-Pacific Region: Lowest Growth Since the 1960s: https://blogs.imf.org/2020/04/15/covid-19-pandemic-and-the-asia-pacific-region-lowest-growth-since-the-1960s/
IMF Adds Liquidity Line to Strengthen COVID-19 Response (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/15/pr20163-imf-adds-liquidity-line-to-strengthen-covid-19-response
Transcript of April 2020 European Department Press Briefing (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/15/tr041520-transcript-of-april-2020-european-department-press-briefing
Exceptional Times, Exceptional Action: Opening Remarks for Spring Meetings Press Conference (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/15/sp041520-exceptional-times-exceptional-action
Blog: Fiscal Policies to Contain the Damage from COVID-19 (15 April 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/04/15/fiscal-policies-to-contain-the-damage-from-covid-19/
Six Charts Show How COVID-19 Is an Unprecedented Threat to Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/13/na0413202-six-charts-show-how-covid-19-is-an-unprecedented-threat-to
An Unprecedented Threat to Development in Africa (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/15/pr20154-an-unprecedented-threat-to-development-in-africa
Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Middle East and Central Asia (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/15/pr20154-an-unprecedented-threat-to-development-in-africa
Countries of the Middle East and Central Asia region have been hit by two large and reinforcing shocks, resulting in significantly weaker growth projections in 2020. In addition to the devastating toll on human health, the COVID-19 pandemic and the plunge in oil prices are causing economic turmoil (15 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2020/04/15/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-report
IOM
IOM Launches USD 499 Million Expanded COVID-19 Response Plan to Help Address Critical Socio-Economic Impacts of Pandemic (15 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-launches-usd-499-million-expanded-covid-19-response-plan-help-address-critical-socio
ITU
Ghana launches COVID-19 Tracker App (15 April 2020): https://news.itu.int/ghana-launches-covid-19-tracker-app/
OCHA
Myanmar: UN supports COVID-19 response efforts (15 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/myanmar-un-supports-covid-19-response-efforts
OHCHR
COVID-19: “Not an excuse” to roll back environmental protection and enforcement, UN rights expert says (15 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25794&LangID=E
Responses to COVID-19 crisis: UN expert urges more government spending targeting inequality, not big business (15 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25793&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
Roses in the battlefield: rural women farmers join the fight against COVID-19 in China (15 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/feature-rural-women-farmers-join-the-fight-against-covid-19-in-china
HeForShe launches #HeForSheAtHome campaign (15 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/news-heforshe-launches-heforsheathome-campaign
UNAIDS
Keeping HIV treatment available in Pakistan during COVID-19 (15 April 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/april/20200415_pakistan
UNDRR
“Re-emerge With a New Concept of Humanity”: Conclusions of the Discussion Between the Governing Bodies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in the countries of the Americas and the Caribbean to Confront the COVID-19 Pandemic (15 April 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/re-emerge-new-concept-humanity-conclusions-discussion-between-governing-bodies-disaster-risk
UNDP
COVID-19 UNDP’s Integrated Response (15 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/hiv-aids/covid-19-undp_s-integrated-response.html
UNECA
The economic impact of COVID-19 on African cities likely to be acute through a sharp decline in productivity, jobs and revenues, says ECA (15 April 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/economic-impact-covid-19-african-cities-likely-be-acute-through-sharp-decline-productivity
UNECE
UNECE launches platform to help National Statistical Offices navigate challenges for official statistics during COVID-19 crisis (15 April 2020): https://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/statistics/2020/unece-launches-platform-to-help-national-statistical-offices-navigate-challenges-for-official-statistics-during-covid-19-crisis/doc.html
COVID-19 and official statistics: https://statswiki.unece.org/display/COV/Home
UNEP
How to change the world (and five sources of inspiration) (15 April 2020): https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/how-change-world-and-five-sources-inspiration
Statement from the Partnership for Action on Green Economy: The Choices We Make Now Will Shape the Future (14 April 2020): https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/statement/statement-partnership-action-green-economy-choices-we-make-now-will
UNESCO
Read the Director-General’s Op-Ed in the Financial Times on long-term investment in scientific research and the call for Open Science (15 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/read-director-generals-op-ed-financial-times-long-term-investment-scientific-research-and-call
UNESCO RESILIART DEBATE: Artists and Creativity beyond Crisis (15 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-resiliart-debate-artists-and-creativity-beyond-crisis-0
Culture & COVID-19: Impact and Response Tracker (15 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/culture-covid-19-impact-and-response-tracker
UNESCWA
ESCWA: 74 million in the Arab region at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of access to a handwashing facility (15 April 2020): https://www.unescwa.org/news/escwa-74-million-arab-region-risk-covid-19-due-lack-access-handwashing-facility
UNFPA
When quarantine is unsafe: Domestic violence survivors seek help in Ukraine (15 April 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/when-quarantine-unsafe-domestic-violence-survivors-seek-help-ukraine
UNHCR
Practical Recommendations and Good Practice to Address Protection Concerns in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/75453
UNWTO
Message from Madrid: We Have to Wake Up Quickly! (15 April 2020): https://unwto.org/news/we-have-to-wake-up-quickly
COVID-19 Response: 96% Of Global Destinations Impose Travel Restrictions, UNWTO Reports (15 April 2020): https://unwto.org/news/covid-19-response-travel-restrictions
WIPO
WIPO Launches Online Dashboard to Monitor Operations (15 April 2020): https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2020/article_0006.html
WORLD BANK
Joint Statement by World Bank Group President David Malpass and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Outcome of G20 Finance Ministers’ Meeting (15 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2020/04/15/joint-statement-by-world-bank-group-president-david-malpass-and-imf-managing-director-kristalina-georgieva-on-outcome-of-g20-finance-ministers-meeting
BRIEF: Food Security and COVID-19 (15 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/food-security-and-covid-19