WHO
WHO & Partners Enhance Support to COVID-19 response in Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar (30 June 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-partners-enhance-support-to-covid-19-response-in-rohingya-camps-in-cox-s-bazar
Smoking and COVID-19 – Scientific Brief (30 June 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/smoking-and-covid-19
WHO-Europe
WHO reinforces COVID-19 response efforts in Turkey: millions of protective items distributed (30 June 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/6/who-reinforces-covid-19-response-efforts-in-turkey-millions-of-protective-items-distributed2
WHO-backed telephone counselling in Turkey for those dealing with COVID-19 stress (30 June 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/6/who-backed-telephone-counselling-in-turkey-for-those-dealing-with-covid-19-stress2
Non-State actors share views on WHO/Europe’s forthcoming European Programme of Work (30 June 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/regional-director/news/news/2020/06/non-state-actors-share-views-on-whoeuropes-forthcoming-european-programme-of-work
Coronavirus and pregnancy – preserving maternal health across the European Region (30 June 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/Life-stages/maternal-and-newborn-health/news/news/2020/6/coronavirus-and-pregnancy-preserving-maternal-health-across-the-european-region2
UN News
Impacts of COVID-19 disproportionately affect poor and vulnerable: UN chief (30 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1067502
Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns UN labour agency chief (30 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1067432
Pause before sharing, to help stop viral spread of COVID-19 misinformation (30 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1067422
DGC
Podcasts fight misinformation in Egypt (30 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/podcasts-fight-misinformation-egypt
UN CHRONICLE
COVID-19: What You Should Know About Masks: https://bit.ly/2AgZiKU
UN Technology to Cope with COVID and Beyond: English – https://bit.ly/2AgZJF2, French – https://bit.ly/3dKCW2g
SG
Bolster Funding, Aid Commitments for Syria, Secretary-General Urges Donors at Brussels Conference, Noting 90 Per Cent of Population Lives in Poverty (SG/SM/20151, 30 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20151.doc.htm
COVID-19 Recovery Should Prioritize Immediate Relief for At-Risk Workers, Helping Small Businesses, Secretary-General Tells Meeting on Poverty-Reduction Options (SG/SM/20154, 30 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20154.doc.htm
Secretary-General, in Commemoration Video Message, Urges National Parliaments to Help Advance Sustainable, Inclusive Responses for Post-Pandemic Recovery (SG/SM/20150, 30 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20150.doc.htm
DSG
Deputy Secretary-General, at Meeting to Launch Poverty-Reduction Alliance, Says Universal Health Care, Education Key for Inclusive Post-Pandemic Recovery (DSG/SM/1426, 30 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1426.doc.htm
Stressing Clean Energy Is Key for Covid-19 Response, Eventual Vaccine Supply Chain, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Investment in Renewables Across Africa (DSG/SM/1425, 30 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1425.doc.htm
SC
What’s in Blue – Security Council Resolution on COVID-19: https://www.whatsinblue.org/2020/06/security-council-resolution-on-covid-19.php
ICAO
ICAO Council agrees to the safeguard adjustment for CORSIA in light of COVID-19 pandemic (30 June 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-Council-agrees-to-the-safeguard-adjustment-for-CORSIA-in-light-of-COVID19-pandemic.aspx
IFAD
Stepping up rural finance to support smallholder farmers in Zambia (30 June 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41982904
ILO
As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery (30 June 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_749398/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
Reopening Asia: How the Right Policies Can Help Economic Recovery – IMF Blog (30 June 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/06/30/reopening-asia-how-the-right-policies-can-help-economic-recovery/
Remark by Abebe Aemro Selassie at the IEA Africa Ministerial Roundtable on COVID-19 Impact on Africa’s Energy Sector (30 June 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/30/sp063020-remark-by-abebe-aemro-selassie-at-the-iea-africa-ministerial-roundtable
OHCHR
Human Rights Council opens forty-fourth regular session, hears High Commissioner’s update on the human rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic (30 June 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26019&LangID=E
High Commissioner urges States to “grasp the vital importance of this moment” (30 June 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26015&LangID=E
UN WATER
UN-Water Chair: After the pandemic we must build hope through water and sanitation – Opinion, Gilbert F. Houngbo, Chair of UN-Water and President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (30 June 2020): https://www.unwater.org/after-the-pandemic-building-hope-through-water-and-sanitation/
UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat advocates for ‘New Economy’ opportunities for cities during COVID-19 (30 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitat-advocates-for-%E2%80%98new-economy%E2%80%99-opportunities-for-cities-during-covid-19
Graffiti art spreads COVID-19 prevention messages in Nairobi’s slums (30 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/graffiti-art-spreads-covid-19-prevention-messages-in-nairobi%E2%80%99s-slums
UNCDF
Fiji Government joins Pacific voices in a call to action to keep remittances flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic (30 June 2020): https://www.uncdf.org/article/5806/fiji-government-joins-pacific-voices-in-a-call-to-action-to-keep-remittances-flowing-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
UNECLAC
ECLAC Calls for Moving Towards a Big Push for Sustainability as a Strategy for Emerging from the Current Crisis (29 June 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/eclac-calls-moving-towards-big-push-sustainability-strategy-emerging-current-crisis
UNESCO
“Good Times Travelling Together” (1 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/good-times-travelling-together
Youth engagement is key to counter the rise of antisemitism spurred on by COVID-19 (30 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/youth-engagement-key-counter-rise-antisemitism-spurred-covid-19
Youth, strategic partners during the COVID-19 crisis (30 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/youth-strategic-partners-during-covid-19-crisis
UNHCR
UNHCR issues recommendations for EU to ensure refugee protection during the pandemic and beyond (1 July 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/7/5efb7e544/
UNU
Webinar: COVID-19 and Centralized Power, 2 July 2020: https://unu.edu/events/upcoming/covid-19-and-centralized-power.html
WORLD BANK
Supporting Water Utilities During COVID-19 (30 June 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/06/30/supporting-water-utilities-during-covid-19