WHO-Europe
Statement – Sustainability of health care frameworks during the pandemic: Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge statement to the Virtual Symposium on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and HIV on SDG 3.3 (28 July 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/statements/2020/statement-sustainability-of-health-care-frameworks-during-the-pandemic
REACT-C19 project: WHO brings doctors to Azerbaijan in bid to revamp hospitals’ COVID-19 response (29 July 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/7/react-c19-project-who-brings-doctors-to-azerbaijan-in-bid-to-revamp-hospitals-covid-19-response
Russian Special Olympics athlete keeps training during lockdown (29 July 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/7/russian-special-olympics-athlete-keeps-training-during-lockdown
UN News
Five things you should know about disposable masks and plastic pollution (30 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1069151
COVID-19: UN chief outlines path to sustainable, inclusive recovery in Southeast Asia (29 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1069221
Asia-Pacific: ‘Call to action’ highlights role of family farmers amidst COVID-19 pandemic (29 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1069201
DGC
Launch of POLICY BRIEF ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SOUTHEAST ASIA: “Target women in all aspects of economic recovery and stimulus plans in Southeast Asia” / by Antonio Guterres: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/target-women-all-aspects-economic-recovery-and-stimulus-plans-southeast-asia
Policy Brief: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sg_policy_brief_covid_south-east_asia_30_july_2020.pdf
ITU
How can ICT regulators respond to COVID-19? 5 key findings from new GSR paper (29 July 2020): https://news.itu.int/ict-regulators-respond-covid-key-findings-gsr-paper/
OHCHR
Digital rights in the COVID-19 era: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26131&LangID=E
In an editorial on digital rights, UN High Commissioner Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet — along with the heads of UN-Habitat, Eurocities and United Cities and Local Government — called on cities and local authorities to keep human rights central as they harness the potential of technology to shape their future after the pandemic
UN WOMEN
In Yemen, women face added challenges posed by COVID-19 amidst ongoing armed conflict (29 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/feature-yemen-covid-amidst-armed-conflict
In the words of Christine Sadia: “Women must be given tools and training, so they fully comprehend what the risks are” (28 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/in-the-words-of-christine-sadia
UNAIDS
Feature story: Guyana community organization serves sex workers on the edge during COVID-19 (29 July 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/july/20200729_Guyana_SW_coalition
UNCTAD
Diversification, innovation key to greater economic resilience in the Dominican Republic (29 July 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2444
UNDP
Open- or closed-source? (28 July 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/open-or-closed-source–.html
UNESCAP
Pandemic response in South-East Asia must address rising inequalities, says new UN report (30 July 2020): https://www.unescap.org/news/pandemic-response-south-east-asia-must-address-rising-inequalities-says-new-un-report
WFP
Hunger rises as Covid-19 cases surge in Latin America (29 July 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/hunger-rises-covid-19-cases-surge-latin-america
WTO
WHO, WIPO, WTO launch updated study on access to medical technologies and innovation (29 July 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/publ_29jul20_e.htm