WHO
A cluster of COVID-19 in Beijing, People’s Republic of China (13 June 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-06-2020-a-cluster-of-covid-19-in-beijing-people-s-republic-of-china
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: When and how to use masks (Last updated 8 June 2020): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masks
UN News
UN chief in ‘support migrants’ plea, as remittances drop by 20 per cent predicted (14 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066302
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 restrictions leave migrant workers stranded (13 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066092
UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea (12 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066262
Health experts concerned about indirect effects of COVID-19 on women and youth (12 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066252
Amidst COVID-19 challenges, UN ‘remains operational’ across Central Africa (12 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066232
Amid COVID-19 and climate change, UNHCR appeals for $186 million for Sahel refugee and displacement crisis (12 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066222
Child labour gains since 2000 ‘could be wiped out by COVID’, UN warns (12 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066172
DGC
UN supporting ‘trapped’ domestic violence victims during COVID-19 pandemic (12 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/un-supporting-%E2%80%98trapped%E2%80%99-domestic-violence-victims-during-covid-19-pandemic
DESA
UN/DESA Policy Brief #80: Forests at the heart of a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (11 June 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-80-forests-at-the-heart-of-a-green-recovery-from-the-covid-19-pandemic/
SG
Secretary-General Says Governments Should Allow Seafarers to Repatriate, Join Ships, as Hundreds of Thousands Remain Stranded at Sea by COVID-19-Related Travel Restrictions (SG/SM/20121, 12 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20121.doc.htm
IAEA
Regulators Use Innovative Methods to Assess Safety of Radiation Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic, IAEA Survey Finds (12 June 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/regulators-use-innovative-methods-to-assess-safety-of-radiation-sources-during-covid-19-pandemic-iaea-survey-finds
ICAO
ICAO begins global roll-out of COVID-19 response and recovery guidelines (12 June 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-begins-global-rollout-of-COVID19-response-and-recovery-guidelines.aspx
IMF
Italy, Europe and the Global Recovery in 2021 / Remarks by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to Italy’s National Consultation (13 June 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/13/sp061320-Italy-Europe-and-the-Global-Recovery-in-2021
IOM
Rohingya Cyclists Share Key COVID19 Information Door to Door in Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camps (12 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/rohingya-cyclists-share-key-covid19-information-door-door-coxs-bazar-refugee-camps
Hundreds of Ethiopian COVID-19 Impacted Migrant Families Receive Food and Assistance in Kenya (12 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/hundreds-ethiopian-covid-19-impacted-migrant-families-receive-food-and-assistance-kenya
IOM Survey: Eastern Ukraine micro/small-businesses require support in wake of COVID-19 (12 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-survey-eastern-ukraine-microsmall-businesses-require-support-wake-covid-19
OCHA
Yemen: Aid agencies continue to scale up the response to COVID-19 (12 June 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/yemen-aid-agencies-continue-scale-response-covid-19
Five ways humanitarians use technological innovation to deliver during COVID-19 (12 June 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/five-ways-humanitarians-use-technological-innovation-deliver-during-covid-19
UN-Habitat
Hygiene kits reach most vulnerable urban populations in Beirut (15 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/hygiene-kits-reach-most-vulnerable-urban-populations-in-beirut
Water and sanitation bodies exchange experiences to fight COVID-19 (15 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/water-and-sanitation-bodies-exchange-experiences-to-fight-covid-19
Thousands join UN-Habitat’s online webinars to identify innovative solutions for cities during and after COVID-19 (12 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/thousands-join-un-habitat%E2%80%99s-online-webinars-to-identify-innovative-solutions-for-cities-during-and
COVID-19 Campaign Survey uses crowdsourcing to map urban impact of virus (12 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/covid-19-campaign-survey-uses-crowdsourcing-to-map-urban-impact-of-virus
Virtual roundtable highlights the impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s urban economy (12 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/virtual-roundtable-highlights-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-canada%E2%80%99s-urban-economy
UNAIDS
Feature story: New HIV community group in Guinea fighting COVID-19 (12 June 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/june/20200612_guinea
UNDP
In Ethiopia, pandemic struck amid slowing growth, locust invasion, and disease outbreaks, UN study finds (12 June 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news- centre/news/2020/In_Ethiopia_pandemic_struck_amid_slowing_growth_locust_invasion_and_disease_outbreaks.html
UNECE
UNECE mobilizes regulatory authorities to advance risk management in pandemics (15 June 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/news/trade/2020/unece-mobilizes-regulatory-authorities-to-advance-risk-management-in-pandemics/doc.html
Coordinated action is needed for more resilient inland transport: UNECE tools can suppport seamless freight during pandemics (12 June 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/news/transport/2020/coordinated-action-is-needed-for-more-resilient-inland-transport-unece-tools-can-suppport-seamless-freight-during-pandemics/doc.html
UNECLAC
The precarious situation of domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is accentuated by the COVID-19 crisis (12 June 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/news/precarious-situation-domestic-workers-latin-america-and-caribbean-accentuated-covid-19-crisis
The Crisis Resulting from COVID-19 Could Cause a Significant Increase of Child Labour in Latin America and the Caribbean (11 June 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/crisis-resulting-covid-19-could-cause-significant-increase-child-labour-latin-america
At Event for CAF’s 50th Anniversary, ECLAC Highlights the Role of Regional Development Banks in Supporting Countries as They Face the COVID-19 Crisis (11 June 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/event-cafs-50th-anniversary-eclac-highlights-role-regional-development-banks