WHO-Europe
Statement – Transition to a ‘new normal’ during the COVID-19 pandemic must be guided by public health principles, 16 April 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe: http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/statements/2020/statement-transition-to-a-new-normal-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-must-be-guided-by-public-health-principles
COVID-19: ensuring refugees and migrants are not left behind (16 April 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-determinants/migration-and-health/news/news/2020/4/covid-19-ensuring-refugees-and-migrants-are-not-left-behind
UN News
Yemen can’t survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms (16 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061942
Coronavirus pandemic threatens crises-ravaged communities, UN appeals for global support (16 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061922
COVID-19 storm strengthens across Europe, controlling transmission everywhere, essential: Tedros (16 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061902
UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis (16 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061892
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 poses increased hunger risk for hundreds of millions (16 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061882
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
DGC
Anonymous donors, individuals and corporations mobilize to support caregivers (16 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/donors-recognise-work-caregivers
Home nurses overcome fear to serve patients (16 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/home-nurses-overcome-fear-serve-patients
“Protect our children” / by António Guterres (16 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/protect-our-children
SG
Secretary-General Calls on Countries to Prioritize Children’s Safety, Education amid COVID-19 Pandemic (16 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20047.doc.htm
GA
DECLARATION OF SOLIDARITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE FACE OF THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): A/74/L.51/REV.1
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UNITED RESPONSE AGAINST GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS; COMBATING COVID-19: DRAFT RESOLUTION: A/74/L.57
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International cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19
FAO
AU-FAO ministerial meeting on the impacts of COVID-19 on food security in Africa, Thursday, 16 April 2020, Zoom meeting (14.00-17.00 Rome time; 15.00-18.00 East African time; 13.00-16.00 UTC) : http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/fao-au-ministerial-meeting
COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis (16 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1271446/icode/
FAO and Canada discuss ways to address COVID-19 impacts on agriculture and achieve progress towards the SDGs (15 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/director-general/news/news-article/en/c/1271311/
IAEA
What happens to a nuclear power plant during a pandemic lockdown? (16 April 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/what-happens-to-a-nuclear-power-plant-during-a-pandemic-lockdown
IFAD
IFAD helps shape Bangladesh’s response to the coronavirus crisis in rural areas (16 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41874317
COVID-19: An opportunity for the road not taken? (15 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41871812
Re-imagining our economic choices (15 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41872108
ILO
Will COVID-19 impair the availability and quality of labour statistics? (16 April 2020): https://ilostat.ilo.org/2020/04/16/will-covid-19-impair-the-availability-and-quality-of-labour-statistics/
Which policies can help small businesses withstand COVID-19 (16 April 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/04/16/which-policies-can-help-small-businesses-withstand-covid-19/
Young workers will be hit hard by COVID-19’s economic fallout (15 April 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/04/15/young-workers-will-be-hit-hard-by-covid-19s-economic-fallout/
OCHA
Burkina Faso: OCHA continues humanitarian response amid COVID-19 (16 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/burkina-faso-ocha-continues-humanitarian-response-amid-covid-19
FAQ on Data Responsibility in the COVID-19 Response: https://centre.humdata.org/faq-on-data-responsibility-in-the-covid-19-response/
OHCHR
US COVID-19 strategy failing the poor, says UN expert (16 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25798&LangID=E
COVID-19 security measures no excuse for excessive use of force, say UN Special Rapporteurs: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25802&LangID=E
The Committee on the Rights of the Child warns of the grave physical, emotional and psychological effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and calls on States to protect the rights of children: https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC/Shared%20Documents/1_Global/INT_CRC_STA_9095_E.pdf
COVID-19: Targeted actions needed to protect LGBTI people amid pandemic – Bachelet: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/LGBT/LGBTIpeople.pdf
UN WOMEN
Women mobilize to prevent COVID-19 in crowded Rohingya refugee camps (16 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/feature-women-mobilize-to-prevent-covid-19-in-rohingya-refugee-camps
UNAIDS
BLOG: COVID-19 – responding to the pandemic: https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/covid-blog
Congregational health messages on COVID-19 for religious leaders (16 April 2020)
UNCDF
Ethiopian Government on the Forefront of COVID-19 (16 April 2020): https://www.uncdf.org/article/5528/ethiopian-government-on-the-forefront-of-covid-19
UNCTAD
Africa needs a Marshall plan to ride out Covid-19 crisis; prepare for uncertain times (16 April 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2332
UNDP
Bringing the power of global innovation to tackle COVID-19 (15 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/bringing-the-power-of-global-innovation-to-tackle-covid-19.html
UNECA
Without adequate protection, estimates show that over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due to COVID-19 -ECA report (16 April 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/without-adequate-protection-estimates-show-over-300000-africans-could-lose-their-lives-due
COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and Economies: https://www.uneca.org/publications/covid-19-africa-protecting-lives-and-economies
UNECE
COVID-19 advisory: https://www.unece.org/covid-19.html
UNEP
Iraq: Debris recycling to help displaced return, amidst COVID-19 outbreak risk (17 April 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/iraq-debris-recycling-help-displaced-return-amidst-covid-19-outbreak-risk
UNESCO
UNESCO Futures of Education Commission urges planning ahead against increased inequalities in the aftermath of the Covid-19 (16 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-futures-education-commission-urges-planning-ahead-against-increased-inequalities
Interview with Azra Akšamija – “What matters most, at the time of crisis, are qualities of our human connections” (16 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/interview-azra-aksamija-what-matters-most-time-crisis-are-qualities-our-human-connections
COVID-19: the ocean, an ally against the virus (16 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/covid-19-ocean-ally-against-virus
UNESCO rallies Culture Ministers and partners to respond to COVID-19’s impact on (16 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-rallies-culture-ministers-and-partners-respond-covid-19s-impact
Interview with Tania de Montaigne ̶ “The archaic reflex is stigmatization” (15 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/interview-tania-montaigne-archaic-reflex-stigmatization
UNFPA
Pandemic threatens communities ravaged by war and crisis, global support needed (16 April 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/pandemic-threatens-communities-ravaged-war-and-crisis-global-support-needed
UNHCR
Refugee call centre fills gap amid Lebanon’s coronavirus shutdown (16 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/4/5e980e8c4/refugee-call-centre-fills-gap-amid-lebanons-coronavirus-shutdown.html
UNICEF
UNICEF provides vital supplies for Nigeria’s COVID-19 response (16 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-provides-vital-supplies-nigerias-covid-19-response
UNITAR
COVID-19 Preparedness and Response in Places of Detention: Information Package: https://www.unitar.org/learning-solutions/publications/covid-19-preparedness-and-response-places-detention-information-package
UNOPS
COVID-19: Stay up-to-date with the latest on UNOPS support to response efforts: https://www.unops.org/news-and-stories/news/covid-19-stay-up-to-date-with-the-latest-on-unops-support-to-response-efforts
UNU
We Could Be Vastly Overestimating the Death Rate for COVID-19. Here’s Why (15 April 2020): https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/we-could-be-vastly-overestimating-the-death-rate-for-covid-19-heres-why
UPU
UPU helping Posts get back on track (16 April 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/upu-helping-posts-get-back-on-track/
Posts access Asia-Europe rail network to reduce huge mail backlog (16 April 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/posts-access-asia-europe-rail-network-to-reduce-huge-mail-backlog/
WORLD BANK
World Bank Group President David Malpass: Remarks to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) (16 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2020/04/16/world-bank-group-president-malpass-remarks-to-the-international-monetary-and-financial-committee-imfc