WHO-Europe
WHO/Europe encourages health workers to ask “why?” (9 June 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/Health-systems/health-workforce/news/news/2020/6/whoeurope-encourages-health-workers-to-ask-why
COVID-19: WHO coordinates large-scale response operation in Tajikistan (9 June 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/6/covid-19-who-coordinates-large-scale-response-operation-in-tajikistan2
UN News
Act now to avert COVID-19 global food emergency: Guterres (9 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1065962
Invest in humanitarian relief now, to limit possible ‘catastrophic’ impact of coronavirus (9 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066002
Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under COVID-19 lockdowns, on ‘life-support’ (9 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1065952
DGC
LAUNCH OF POLICY BRIEF ON FOOD SECURITY: “We need to act now to avoid the worst impacts of our efforts to control the pandemic” (9 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/we-need-act-now-avoid-worst-impacts-our-efforts-control-pandemic
Brazilian artisans make protective gear to protect against COVID-19 (9 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/brazilian-artisans-make-masks-protect-against-covid-19
SG
More Nutritional Support, Sustainable Production Vital to Stem Rapid Spread of Hunger, Secretary-General Says, Launching Policy Brief on Food Security amid COVID-19 Crisis (SG/SM/20113, 9 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20113.doc.htm
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition (9 June 2020): https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sg_policy_brief_on_covid_impact_on_food_security.pdf
Stressing ‘Act Now to Save Lives’, Secretary-General Urges Rapid Funding of Coronavirus Humanitarian Response, in Video Message for Economic and Social Council (SG/SM/20112, 9 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20112.doc.htm
FAO
Emerging data suggest COVID-19 is driving up hunger in vulnerable countries: Urgent action required to stem crises, FAO Director-General tells UN High-Level meeting (9 June 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1280414/icode/
IFAD
COVID-19: The decline of global remittances puts rural families at risk (9 June 2020): https://www.ifad.org/web/latest/blog/asset/41959217
IMF
From Great Lockdown to Great Transformation (9 June 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/09/sp060920-from-great-lockdown-to-great-transformation
IMO
Keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing, urge UN entities (9 June 2020): http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/19-IMO-UNCTAD-.aspx
IOM
IOM Ethiopia assists hundreds of returning COVID-19 affected migrants (9 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-ethiopia-assists-hundreds-returning-covid-19-affected-migrants
IOM Reiterates Importance of Addressing Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 on Displaced and Migrant Populations (9 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-reiterates-importance-addressing-mental-health-impacts-covid-19-displaced-and-migrant
We Together: Street Art for Safe Migration and Solidarity during the COVID-19 Pandemic (9 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/we-together-street-art-safe-migration-and-solidarity-during-covid-19-pandemic
OCHA
UN Economic and Social Council opens annual humanitarian affairs segment (9 June 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/un-economic-and-social-council-opens-annual-humanitarian-affairs-segment
OHCHR
Months in fear, anxiety and confusion: the life of people with disabilities in COVID-19 (9 June 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/CRPD-COVID-19.aspx
DPRK: Humanitarian concerns growing amid COVID-19 responses, says UN expert (9 June 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25941&LangID=E
COVID-19 measures must be grounded first and foremost on the right to health: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25945&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
Supporting local women-run businesses in COVID-19 response (9 June 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/feature-supporting-women-business-owners-in-moldova
In the words of Zahra Namuli: “I’m happy that I have been able to change people’s perception about COVID-19” (9 June 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/in-the-words-of-zahra-namuli
New report from UN Women brings forth voices of Palestinian women under COVID-19 lockdown (9 June 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/feature-voices-of-palestinian-women-under-covid-19-lockdown
UN-Habitat
Kenya’s public minibuses helps drive the COVID-19 prevention message home (9 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/using-public-transport-to-create-awareness-on-covid-19-%E2%80%93-a-kenyan-invention
First COVID-19 Urban Thinkers Campus Series ends with key recommendations (9 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/first-covid-19-urban-thinkers-campus-series-ends-with-key-recommendations
UNCTAD
UN to explore role of science and technology policies in COVID-19 recovery (9 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2389
UNDP
Promoting accountability and transparency during COVID-19 (9 June 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/promoting-accountability-and-transparency-during-covid-19.html
UNECA
Be bold, seek answers to Africa’s challenges, Vera Songwe tells continent’s youth (9 June 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/be-bold-seek-answers-africa%E2%80%99s-challenges-vera-songwe-tells-continent%E2%80%99s-youth
UNECE
Joint UN call for smooth transit and transport facilitation to and from landlocked developing countries (9 June 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/transport/2020/joint-un-call-for-smooth-transit-and-transport-facilitation-to-and-from-landlocked-developing-countries/doc.html
UNEP
For people on the front lines of climate change and conflict, COVID-19 is a new challenge (9 June 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/people-front-lines-climate-change-and-conflict-covid-19-new-challenge
UNESCAP
‘Opportunity’ in crisis: UN regional forum on business and human rights seeks high road in post COVID-19 recovery: A virtual event brings together a broad range of delegates to discuss strategies to manage the impact of COVID-19 in the region and chart a path to a more inclusive future (9 June 2020): https://www.unescap.org/news/opportunity-crisis-un-regional-forum-business-and-human-rights-seeks-high-road-post-covid-19#
JOINT UN CALL FOR SMOOTH TRANSIT AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION TO AND FROM LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (9 June 2020): https://www.unescap.org/news/joint-un-call-smooth-transit-and-transport-facilitation-and-landlocked-developing-countries
UNESCO
UNESCO deplores fatalities among journalists covering the COVID-19 pandemic (9 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-deplores-fatalities-among-journalists-covering-covid-19-pandemic
Experts discuss youth exploitation of media and digital spaces in the Africa region during the COVID-19 pandemic (9 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/experts-discuss-youth-exploitation-media-and-digital-spaces-africa-region-during-covid-19
UNESCWA
The Arab region will not achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: a new UN report (10 June 2020): https://www.unescwa.org/news/arab-region-will-not-achieve-SDGs
UNHCR
As COVID-19 and conflict surge, DR Congo displaced face deadly consequences of chronic underfunding (9 June 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2020/6/5edf42a14/
UNV
Addressing the vulnerability of women in the COVID-19 crisis (9 June 2020): https://www.unv.org/Success-stories/Addressing-vulnerability-women-COVID-19-crisis
UNWTO
“Tourism can be a platform for overcoming the pandemic. By bringing people together, tourism can promote solidarity and trust”: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (9 June 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/tourism-can-promote-solidarity-un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres
WMO
WMO informs on impact of COVID-19 on science (9 June 2020): https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-informs-impact-of-covid-19-science