UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter – April 2020
monthly issue of the UNRIC Info Point & Library Newsletter featuring new UN websites and publications, with a special focus on COVID-19 information
Oceans Video Challenge
Looking for an online team challenge during #COVID19 lockdown? Creative minds at home—teachers, students, parents, children and families— are invited to bring to life...
Princess Sofia of Sweden on the frontline of COVID-19
Princess Sofia of Sweden has started working as a volunteer at the Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm to assist in the provision of emergency medical...
COVID-19: “We remain in the eye of the storm”- WHO Europe
The storm clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hang heavily over Europe, the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge,...
European Commission presents EU coronavirus exit strategy
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (April 15) its coronavirus exit strategy, providing concrete recommendations to EU Member States on the easing of confinement...
Dismissed SAS-staff join the “corona-express”
While airplanes are grounded during the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation staff are queuing to assist in healthcare. Many Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) staff who have lost...
Sharpen your skills with UN e-learning courses
huIn response to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, when over half of the world's population was in lockdown and people were encouraged to...
Harnessing the Viking spirit in the war against the virus
Iceland has been turned into a laboratory for screening and tracking the COVID-19 virus thanks to an unprecedented effort in cooperation between health authorities...
Danish Michelin Star chef cooks to make a difference
A couple of weeks ago Danish chef Rasmus Munk made Michelin-starred dishes, now he prepares pasta salad and tartlets for the homeless in Copenhagen.
In...
COVID-19: Armed with needles and thread
The walls are covered with order sheets inside the meeting room of Sisters in Business (visit the site). The workrooms are filled with the...
The Music Industry Comes Together To Fight COVID-19
COVID-19 has hit the global music industry hard. Around the world, concerts and music festivals have been cancelled to stop the spread of the...
COVID-19: A perfect storm for violence behind closed doors
Domestic violence is on the rise globally as confinements and hardships due to COVID-19 add fuel to an existing fire. In China, the amount...
Solidarity in Action: UN SDG Action Campaign supports world’s largest hackathon...
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the largest ever global hackathon is taking place online this week. The aim is to exchange and implement...
COVID-19: “Keep moving so we can come out of this crisis...
Physical activity, even during a lockdown, is very important. Whether you are an amateur or a professional, sport keeps us in good health, lifts...
Pregnant women are worried about giving birth during the pandemic. Midwives...
While nurses and doctors are working on the frontlines to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, other health professionals continue to care for patients who are...