UN News
Stand in solidarity to preserve Africa’s hard-won progress, urges UN chief (20 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064472
WHO countries agree ‘equitable and timely access’ to coronavirus vaccine, ‘comprehensive evaluation’ of response (19 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064442
‘Alarming’ military build-up underway in Libya, as COVID-19 heightens insecurity (19 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064422
Coordination essential to beat coronavirus, keep development goals on track (19 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064392
Post-pandemic ‘green shift’ in transport could create up to 15 million jobs (19 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064382
DGC
“Global solidarity with Africa is an imperative” (19 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/global-solidarity-africa-imperative
Donated soap helps marginalized stop spread of Covid-19 (19 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/donated-soap-helps-marginalized-stop-spread-covid-19
SG
Nature Holds Solution to Preventing Pandemics, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message, Stressing Need for Sustainable Management of Biological Diversity (SG/SM/20086, 19 May 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20086.doc.htm
ILO
First person: COVID-19 stories from the world of work (19 May 2020): https://www.ilo.org/covid-19-stories/en/
The fight against COVID-19 should not mean forgetting the 37 million people living with HIV (19 May 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/05/19/the-fight-against-covid-19-should-not-mean-forgetting-the-37-million-people-living-with-hiv/
Greening the transport sector in the post COVID-19 recovery could create up to 15 million jobs worldwide (19 May 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_745099/lang–en/index.htm
IMO
Major IMO-industry alliance broadens scope of action to cut ship emissions (19 May 2020): http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/WhatsNew
IOM
As Super Cyclone Amphan Approaches, IOM Ramps Up COVID-19 Response in Cox’s Bazar (19 May 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/super-cyclone-amphan-approaches-iom-ramps-covid-19-response-coxs-bazar
How the Republic of Korea Flattened the Curve Without Nationwide Lockdowns or Border Closures: Report (19 May 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/how-republic-korea-flattened-curve-without-nationwide-lockdowns-or-border-closures-report
IOM, Migrant Forum in Asia Partner to Promote the Rights of Migrant Workers in International Supply Chains (19 May 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-migrant-forum-asia-partner-promote-rights-migrant-workers-international-supply-chains
ITU
WTISD 2020: The impact of COVID-19 on the sustainable development agenda (19 May 2020): http://news.itu.int/wtisd-2020-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-sustainable-development-agenda/
OCHA
Cameroon: Humanitarian partners continue COVID-19 response in the north-west and south-west (19 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/cameroon-humanitarian-partners-continue-covid-19-response-north-west-and-south-west
Yemen: COVID-19 through the eyes of a health-care worker (19 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/yemen-covid-19-through-eyes-health-care-worker
UN WOMEN
Ten things you can learn from women’s resilience that will help you stay strong in the time of COVID-19 (19 May 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/5/compilation-ten-things-you-can-learn-from-womens-resilience
UNAIDS
The high possible cost of COVID-19 on new HIV infections among children (19 May 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/may/20200519_covid19-new-hiv-infections-children
Gender-based violence and COVID-19—“When we are silent, we allow these crimes to multiply” (19 May 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/may/20200519_gender-based-violencecovid19
UNDRR
ANNOUNCEMENT: Launch of an online training course on building business resilience in the face of COVID-19 for small and medium enterprises (20 May 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/announcement-launch-online-training-course-building-business-resilience-face-covid-19-small
UNDP
The “land between two rivers” adapts to its most recent challenge (19 May 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/the–land-between-two-rivers–adapts-to-its-most-recent-challeng.html
UNECE
UNECE mobilizes experts to develop guidance on Public-Private Partnerships to help build back stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic (19 May 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/news/trade/2020/unece-mobilizes-experts-to-develop-guidance-on-public-private-partnerships-to-help-build-back-stronger-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/doc.html
Greening the transport sector in the post COVID-19 recovery could create up to 15 million jobs worldwide (19 May 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/transport/2020/greening-the-transport-sector-in-the-post-covid-19-recovery-could-create-up-to-15-million-jobs-worldwide/doc.html
UNESCO
“Malaga, don’t let your guard down”: how Malaga is promoting solidarity and sport amidst COVID-19 (19 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/malaga-dont-let-your-guard-down-how-malaga-promoting-solidarity-and-sport-amidst-covid-19
Back-to-school efforts must include teachers (19 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/back-school-efforts-must-include-teachers
COVID-19 pandemic creates opportunities to strengthen public trust in media in South East Europe (19 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/covid-19-pandemic-creates-opportunities-strengthen-public-trust-media-south-east-europe
A wake-up action: #ArtConnects Online Course for children with special needs (19 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/wake-action-artconnects-online-course-children-special-needs
UNFPA
With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community (19 May 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/yemens-health-system-approaching-breaking-point-displaced-women-sew-face-masks-protect
UNHCR
Olympic Refuge Foundation: Sport can offer hope to displaced communities during the COVID-19 pandemic – Joint IOC/UNHCR press release (19 May 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/5/5ec3f2e94/
Indigenous refugees battle Coronavirus in Latin America (19 May 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2020/5/5ec3969d46/
Why we must help – and learn from – refugees this Ramadan (A version of this op-ed was first published by Al Jazeera on 18 May) / By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (19 May 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2020/5/5ec3b2ba4/
UNICEF
Over quarter of a million children in Libya are at risk from vaccine-preventable diseases – Joint UNICEF & WHO Press Release (19 May 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/over-quarter-million-children-libya-are-risk-vaccine-preventable-diseases
UNV
UNV’s COVID-19 pandemic response: https://www.unv.org/UNVs-COVID-19-pandemic-response
New era volunteerism in response to COVID-19: Volunteers as harbingers of change (19 May 2020): https://www.unv.org/Success-stories/New-era-volunteerism-response-COVID-19-Volunteers-harbingers-change
WFP
WFP and Government of Bangladesh deliver high-energy biscuits to school children affected by COVID-19 school closures (19 May 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-and-government-bangladesh-deliver-high-energy-biscuits-school-children-affected-covid-19
WORLD BANK
Community Responses to COVID-19: From the Horn of Africa to the Solomon Islands (19 May 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/05/19/community-responses-to-covid-19-from-the-horn-of-africa-to-the-solomon-islands
Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass during Press Call on 100 Countries Milestone for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Emergency Health Support (19 May 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2020/05/19/remarks-by-world-bank-group-president-david-malpass-during-press-call-on-100-countries-milestone-for-covid-19-coronavirus-emergency-health-support
World Bank Group: 100 Countries Get Support in Response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) (19 May 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/05/19/world-bank-group-100-countries-get-support-in-response-to-covid-19-coronavirus
Interview with Professor Muyembe, the Ebola and COVID-19 response coordinator in the DRC: “Community engagement and awareness-raising campaigns are key to winning the battle” (19 May 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/05/19/interview-with-professor-muyembe-the-ebola-and-covid-19-response-coordinator-in-the-drc-community-engagement-and-awareness-raising-campaigns-are-key-to-winning-the-battle