UN News
Corruption, political blockages, threaten international efforts to help Bosnia and Herzegovina weather coronavirus (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063432
Coronavirus: Health system overload threatens pregnant women and newborns (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063422
Average of 80,000 COVID-19 new cases a day in April: UN health agency (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063362
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, thousands stranded in Bay of Bengal ‘unable to come ashore’ (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063402
Venezuelans ‘teetering on the brink of survival’ warn UN human rights experts (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063372
COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063342
Senior UN official calls for universal basic income to tackle growing inequality (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063312
Coronavirus and human rights: New UN report calls for disability-inclusive recovery (6 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063242
DGC
COVID-19: UN harnesses the power of culture to inspire hope and solidarity (6 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/covid-19-un-harnesses-power-culture-inspire-hope-and-solidarity
Creating in the time of coronavirus (6 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/creating-time-coronavirus
Elite chefs cook for special clientele during Covid-19: frontline workers and the elderly (6 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/elite-chefs-cook-special-clientele-during-covid-19-frontline-workers-and-elderly
AFRICA RENEWAL
Together we can win the war against COVID-19 — Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (7 May 2020): https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/special-edition-covid-19/together-we-can-win-war-against-covid-19
Africa Renewal: April 2020 Special Edition on COVID-19: https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/issue/april-2020-special-edition-covid-19
SG
Pandemic Reveals How Excluded Are Society’s Most Marginalized, Secretary-General Says, Launching Policy Brief on Persons with Disabilities and COVID-19 (SG/SM/20074, 6 May 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20074.doc.htm
ICAO
ICAO issues new guidance on COVID-19 aviation safety risks (6 May 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-issues-new-guidance-on-COVID-19-aviation-safety-risks-.aspx
IFAD
When they came home: Migration and responses to COVID-19 in India (6 May 2020): https://www.ifad.org/web/latest/blog/asset/41903442
Small-scale farmers can help build resilient food systems in a post–COVID-19 world (6 May 2020): https://www.ifad.org/web/latest/blog/asset/41903536
ILO
ILO evaluates impact of COVID-19 crisis on informal economy workers (6 May 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_743762/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
Fiscal Policies for the Recovery from COVID-19 (6 May 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/05/06/fiscal-policies-for-the-recovery-from-covid-19/imo
IOM
Keeping Displaced Communities Safe and Healthy As COVID-19 Pandemic Takes Hold: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/keeping-displaced-communities-safe-and-healthy-covid-19-pandemic-takes-hold
IOM COVID-19 Points Of Entry Weekly Analysis (6 May 2020): https://reliefweb.int/report/world/iom-covid-19-points-entry-weekly-analysis-6-may-2020
ITU
AI for Good Webinar – Episode #7, The Future of Food, AI + Food, 7 May 2020, 18:00 – 19:30 Geneva: https://aiforgood.itu.int/webinar/
In India, the opportunities and challenges of telemedicine during COVID-19 – and longer term (6 May 2020): https://news.itu.int/in-india-the-opportunities-and-challenges-of-telemedicine-during-covid-19-and-longer-term/
OCHA
Updated COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan (7 May 2020): https://reliefweb.int/report/world/updated-covid-19-global-humanitarian-response-plan
Global humanitarian response to COVID-19 highlights need for innovative ways to address mental health (6 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/global-humanitarian-response-covid-19-highlights-need-innovative-ways-address-mental-health
Central African Republic: Humanitarian Fund allocates $12 million to support emergency response (6 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/central-african-republic-humanitarian-fund-allocates-12-million-support-emergency-response
Before and after: How COVID-19 is changing humanitarian operations (6 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/and-after-how-covid-19-changing-humanitarian-operations
Myanmar: Humanitarians maintain life-saving support to internally displaced people as COVID-19 outbreak evolves (6 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/myanmar-humanitarians-maintain-life-saving-support-internally-displaced-people-covid-19
OHCHR
UN expert urges adoption of draft declaration on international solidarity (6 May 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25866&LangID=E
COVID-19: Urgent need for child protection services to mitigate the risk of child sexual abuse and exploitation worldwide (6 May 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25865&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
Op-ed: We cannot allow COVID-19 to reinforce the digital gender divide / By UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Plan international CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen (6 May 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/5/op-ed-ed-phumzile-covid-19-and-the-digital-gender-divide
Youth volunteers combat online misinformation on COVID-19 in Arab States (6 May 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/5/feature-youth-volunteers-combat-covid-19-misinformation
UN-Habitat
Youth in Nairobi slum use murals to educate the community about COVID-19 (6 May 2020): https://unhabitat.org/youth-in-nairobi-slum-use-murals-to-educate-the-community-about-covid-19
UNAIDS
UNAIDS urges countries to stay focused on HIV prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic (6 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/myanmar-humanitarians-main tain-life-saving-support-internally-displaced-people-covid-19
Mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among people living with HIV in India (6 May 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/may/20200506_india
UNCDF
How did Vietnam do it? Public Health and Fiscal Measures Beat Back COVID-19 (6 May 2020): https://www.uncdf.org/article/5598/how-did-vietnam-do-it-public-health-and-fiscal-measures-beat-back-covid-19
UNCTAD
Why the global science community must come and stay together beyond the coronavirus pandemic (6 May 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2357
UNECE
UNECE publishes new guidance for inclusion of older people living in institutions in national social statistics (6 May 2020): https://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/population/2020/unece-publishes-new-guidance-for-inclusion-of-older-people-living-in-institutions-in-national-social-statistics/doc.html
Transparent value chains can help make the fashion industry’s post-COVID recovery more resilient and sustainable (6 May 2020): https://www.unece.org/info/media/news/trade/2020/transparent-value-chains-can-help-make-the-fashion-industrys-post-covid-recovery-more-resilient-and-sustainable/doc.html
UNEP
Birds Connect Our World (7 May 2020): http://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/birds-connect-our-world
UNESCO
How does Africa envision Covid and it’s aftermath ? Webinar, 7 May, 14h00-16h30 GMT+2: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/aftermath-africa
Biotechnology research to combat COVID-19 (India) (7 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/biotechnology-research-combat-covid-19
While readers flock towards fact-based news, there is an urgent need to support independent journalism, say media experts (6 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/while-readers-flock-towards-fact-based-news-there-urgent-need-support-independent-journalism
UNHCR
UN issues US$6.7 billion appeal to protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries (7 May 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/5/5eb3585e4/
UNICEF
Pregnant mothers and babies born during COVID-19 pandemic threatened by strained health systems and disruptions in services (7 May 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/pregnant-mothers-and-babies-born-during-covid-19-pandemic-threatened-strained-health
UNODC
Research Brief – COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/covid/Covid-19-and-drug-supply-chain-Mai2020.pdf
UNV
Engaging women and youth in fighting COVID-19 (5 May 2020): https://www.unv.org/Success-stories/Engaging-women-and-youth-fighting-COVID-19
UNWTO
International Tourist Numbers Could Fall 60-80% in 2020, UNWTO Reports (7 May 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/covid-19-international-tourist-numbers-could-fall-60-80-in-2020
UPU
An Post (Ireland) supporting young and old in the pandemic (7 May 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/an-post-supporting-young-and-old-in-the-pandemic/
WMO
COVID-19 impacts observing system (7 May 2020): https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/covid-19-impacts-observing-system
WORLD BANK
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Shocks to Education and Policy Responses (7 May 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education/publication/the-covid19-pandemic-shocks-to-education-and-policy-responses