WHO
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 13 April 2020: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19–13-april-2020
Public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development (13 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-04-2020-public-statement-for-collaboration-on-covid-19-vaccine-development
New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (10 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/10-04-2020-new-ebola-case-confirmed-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
WHO Timeline – COVID-19 (8 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-04-2020-who-timeline—covid-19
Joint Leader’s statement – Violence against children: A hidden crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic (8 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/08-04-2020-joint-leader-s-statement—violence-against-children-a-hidden-crisis-of-the-covid-19-pandemic
UN News
COVID-19 isolation threatens life-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally (13 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061612
Testing, tracing, and when to lift restrictions: WHO’s latest advice (13 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061642
During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO (13 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061592
UN chief calls on religious leaders to unite in the fight against COVID-19 (11 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061512
UN Middle East envoys urge greater action on COVID-19 ceasefire appeal (11 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061542
UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions (10 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061532
COVID-19 threatening global peace and security, UN chief warns (10 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061502
Coronavirus-driven debt crisis threatens poor countries already at risk, says UN report (9 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061492
100 days on from advent of COVID-19, more action is needed: Tedros (9 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061462
Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General (9 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061452
Living apart, ‘we must stand together’ to battle coronavirus pandemic – UN rights chief (9 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061442
5 reasons the world needs WHO, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic (9 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061412
COVID-19 in Yemen: Saudi coalition ceasefire declared in bid to contain coronavirus (9 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061422
DGC
UN working to avert dual crises as COVID-19 hits hunger hotspots (13 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/un-working-avert-dual-crises-covid-19-hits-hunger-hotspots
“Let us renew our faith in one another” / by António Guterres: https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/let-us-renew-our-faith-one-another
Europeans no longer “walking alone” (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/europeans-no-longer-%E2%80%9Cwalking-alone%E2%
Protecting human rights amid COVID-19 crisis (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/protecting-human-rights-amid-covid-19-crisis
Midwives step up to support pregnant women during pandemic (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/pregnant-women-are-worried-about-giving-birth-during-pandemic
“Put women and girls at the centre of efforts to recover from COVID-19” (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/put-women-and-girls-centre-efforts-recover-covid-19
SG
‘Join Forces’ Focusing on Battle against COVID-19, Secretary-General Appeals to Christian, Muslim, Jewish Religious Leaders in Holiday Message (SG/SM/20042, 11 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20042.doc.htm
World Faces ‘Gravest Test’ since Founding of United Nations, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Calling for Unity to Address COVID-19 Pandemic (SG/SM/20041, 9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20041.doc.htm
COVID-19 Pandemic Triggers Devastating Social, Economic Impact on Women, Girls, Secretary-General Says, Urging Governments to Protect Their Rights (SG/SM/20040, 9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20040.doc.htm
World Health Organization ‘Absolutely Critical’ to Global Fight against COVID-19, Secretary-General Says, Calls for Support, Unity (SG/SM/20038, 8 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20038.doc.htm
DSG
Debt Restructuring a Priority in United Nations Socioeconomic Response to COVID-19, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Group of Friends Meeting (DSG/SM/1400, 10 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1400.doc.htm
Massive, Fast Collective COVID-19 Response, Solidarity ‘Only Possible Way to Win Battle against Virus’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Member States (DSG/SM/1399, 9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1399.doc.htm
COVID-19 Crisis Must Not Reverse Hard-Won Security Gains, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Peacebuilding Commission, Warns Countries Need Faster, Greater Support (DSG/SM/1398, 8 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1398.doc.htm
DESA
60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response as Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries’ Finances (Press release: Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020, 9 April 2020): https://developmentfinance.un.org/press-release-financing-sustainable-development-report-2020
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020: https://developmentfinance.un.org/fsdr2020
SC
Security Council VTC meetings and outcomes March-April 2020: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/meetings-2020-vtc
GA
Procedure for Taking Decisions of the General Assembly During COVID-19 (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/pga/74/2020/04/09/procedure-for-taking-decisions-of-the-general-assembly-during-covid-19/
Resolution has been published as on official document — A/RES/74/270: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY TO FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2 APRIL 2020
Official lanugages: http://undocs.org/A/RES/74/270
German: https://www.un.org/Depts/german/gv-74/band3/ar74270.pdf
HRC
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS A VIRTUAL INFORMAL CONVERSATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (9 April 2020): https://www.unog.ch/unog/website/news_media.nsf/(httpNewsByYear_en)/D088FFB8125945E9C1258545004E2489?OpenDocument=
PCB
Press Release by the Peacebuilding Commission on the impact of COVID-19 on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (9 April 2020): https://www.un.org/peacebuilding/sites/www.un.org.peacebuilding/files/documents/pbc_press_release_on_impact_of_covid-19.pdf
FAO
COVID-19: should we worry about animals? Q&A with Berhe Tekola, FAO’s Director for Animal Health and Production (10 April 2020): https://reliefweb.int/report/world/covid-19-should-we-worry-about-animals and https://twitter.com/FAOBrussels/status/1248618450592739328
FAO policy briefs related to COVID-19: http://www.fao.org/2019-ncov/resources/policy-briefs/en/
Opinion article, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu: Coronavirus could worsen hunger in the developing world (10 April 2020): https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-worsen-hunger-developing-world/
Director-General discuss responses to COVID-19 challenges with all FAO Country Representatives (9 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/director-general/news/news-article/en/c/1270606/
Zimbabwe: ‘Coronavirus will affect women and girls more than anyone’ (9 April 2020): https://insight.wfp.org/zimbabwe-coronavirus-will-affect-women-and-girls-more-than-anyone-bbc21e52ff66
IFAD
Shaping a holistic response to COVID-19: Protecting food systems and rural producers (9 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41863743
ILO
In times of crisis, solidarity between workers and employers is paramount, says the ILO (9 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_741426/lang–en/index.htm
COVID-19: Country policy responses: The world of work and COVID-19: How countries are responding (9 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_741358/lang–en/index.htm
Country information available for Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom: https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/coronavirus/country-responses/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Creates External Advisory Group (10 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/10/pr20147-imf-managing-director-kristalina-georgieva-creates-external-advisory-group
IMF Executive Board Approves a US$147 Million Disbursement under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Gabon to address the COVID-19 Pandemic (9 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/09/pr20145-gabon-imf-executive-board-approves-us-million-disbursement-rfi-address-covid-19-pandemic
IMF Executive Board Approves Proposals to Enhance the Fund’s Emergency Financing Toolkit to US$100 Billion (9 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/09/pr20143-imf-executive-board-approves-proposals-enhance-emergency-financing-toolkit-us-billion
Confronting the Crisis: Priorities for the Global Economy / By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director (9 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/07/sp040920-SMs2020-Curtain-Raiser
IMO
IMO and port State inspection authorities set pragmatic approach to support global supply chain (10 April 2020): http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/11-PSC-meeting.aspx
IOM
Curbing an Epidemic on the Move, Stopping Ebola in its Tracks: https://storyteller.iom.int/stories/curbing-epidemic-move-stopping-ebola-its-tracks
IOM Calls for European Solidarity and Action on Mediterranean Rescue Amid COVID-19 (9 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-calls-european-solidarity-and-action-mediterranean-rescue-amid-covid-19
Japan Contributes USD Six Million to Support IOM COVID-19 Response Across Asia (9 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/japan-contributes-usd-six-million-support-iom-covid-19-response-across-asia
ITU
Working from home: Cybersecurity in the time of COVID-19 (9 April 2020): https://news.itu.int/working-from-home-cybersecurity-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
OCHA
Yemen: First laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 (13 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/yemen-first-laboratory-confirmed-case-covid-19
Libya: Hostilities threaten COVID-19 response (13 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/libya-hostilities-threaten-covid-19-response
Ten crises to remember as the world battles COVID-19 (10 April 2020): https://unocha.exposure.co/ten-crises-to-remember-as-the-world-battles-covid19
COVID-19: Global community must step up in support of vulnerable children (9 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/covid-19-global-community-must-step-support-vulnerable-children
UN-supported initiative releases business guide on COVID-19 (9 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/un-supported-initiative-releases-business-guide-covid-19
BUSINESS GUIDE COVID-19: https://www.connectingbusiness.org/system/files/2020-04/COVID19-BusinessGuide_8April20_0.pdf
OHCHR
UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi recalls that transparency, compliance with international standards and humanitarian assistance are essential in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic (10 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25791&LangID=E
COVID is “a colossal test of leadership” requiring coordinated action, High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council, COVID-19 pandemic – Informal briefing to the Human Rights Council, Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (9 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25789&LangID=E
“Leave no one behind” – Don’t forget your commitments in your response to the COVID-19 crises, UN expert urges States (9 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25786&LangID=E
“States responses to Covid 19 threat should not halt freedoms of assembly and association” (9 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25788&LangID=E
Myanmar must allow free flow of information and aid to protect right to health in COVID-19 crisis – UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee (9 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25786&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
From where I stand: “I want to hug my daughter and take care of my parents, but this sacrifice needs to be made to keep them and others safe” (Dr. Runa Jha is the Chief Pathologist and Director at the National Public Health Laboratory in Nepal) (13 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/from-where-i-stand-runa-jha
The First 100 Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Asia and the Pacific: A Gender Lens (10 April 2020): https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/04/the-first-100-days-of-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-asia-and-the-pacific
Women hit harder by socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific, says UN Women report (9 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/press-release-women-hit-harder-by-socio-economic-impacts-of-covid-19-in-asia-pacific
From where I stand: “The fact that domestic violence is not a criminal offence in Kazakhstan is hurting women during COVID-19 crisis” (9 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/from-where-i-stand-dina-smailova-on-covid-19
UN-Habitat
Mobility, a cornerstone of public services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (9 April 2020): https://unhabitat.org/mobility-a-cornerstone-of-public-services-in-the-midst-of-the-covid-19-pandemic
UNAIDS
UNAIDS condemns misuse and abuse of emergency powers to target marginalized and vulnerable populations (9 April 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2020/april/20200409_laws-covid19
UNCTAD
UN call for technology solutions for tackling COVID-19 and its impacts (9 April 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2330
UNDRR
Calls for inclusion of migrants and displaced in COVID-19 response (9 April 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/calls-inclusion-migrants-and-displaced-covid-19-response
UNESCAP
Increase spending on managing COVID-19 pandemic and decarbonize to tackle climate emergency, urges UN regional arm (8 April 2020): https://www.unescap.org/news/increase-spending-managing-covid-19-pandemic-and-decarbonize-tackle-climate-emergency-urges-un
UNESCO
Visual resources to download and share: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/communicationinformationresponse/visualresources
Exams and assessments in COVID-19 crisis: fairness at the centre (10 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/exams-and-assessments-covid-19-crisis-fairness-centre
UNESCO supports culture and heritage during COVID-19 shutdown (9 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-supports-culture-and-heritage-during-covid-19-shutdown
Exploring World Heritage from home with UNESCO (9 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/exploring-world-heritage-home-unesco
UNESCO Little Artists Exhibition: Call for artwork! (8 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/covid19/cultureresponse/childrens-drawing-campaign
UNESCWA
Open Letter from the Regional Directors of UNDP, UNWOMEN, UNFPA and ESCWA in the Arab States Region to Governments in the Region (14 April 2020): https://www.unescwa.org/news/open-letter-regional-directors-undp-unwomen-unfpa-and-escwa-arab-states-region-governments
UNFPA
COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services (10 April 2020): https://reliefweb.int/report/world/covid-19-technical-brief-maternity-services
UNICEF
More than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines, as COVID-19 surges (13 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/more-117-million-children-risk-missing-out-measles-vaccines-covid-19-surges
Children in detention are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be released: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore (13 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-detention-are-heightened-risk-contracting-covid-19-and-should-be-released
The European Union and Belgium support UNICEF in shipping vital supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/european-union-and-belgium-support-unicef-shipping-vital-supplies-democratic
New Ebola death confirmed in the DRC as country was close to declaring end of epidemic (10 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/new-ebola-death-confirmed-drc-country-was-close-declaring-end-epidemic
Data to inform the COVID-19 response – Interactive data visualizations (April 2020): https://data.unicef.org/resources/data-to-inform-the-covid-19-response/
Don’t let children be the hidden victims of COVID-19 pandemic (9 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/dont-let-children-be-hidden-victims-covid-19-pandemic
Flattening the curve: Finance and the pandemic of gender-based violence (9 April 2020): https://blogs.unicef.org/blog/flattening-the-curve-finance-and-the-pandemic-of-gender-based-violence/
Cleaning and hygiene tips to help keep the COVID-19 virus out of your home: https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/cleaning-and-hygiene-tips-help-keep-coronavirus-covid-19-out-your-home
UNU-MERIT
Coronavirus: Without a new European patriotism, the decline of the EU is inevitable (9 April 2020): https://www.merit.unu.edu/coronavirus-without-a-new-european-patriotism-the-decline-of-the-eu-is-inevitable/
UNU-WIDER
UNWTO
6th Edition of UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism Postponed Until 2021 (9 April 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/6th-edition-of-unwto-world-forum-on-gastronomy-tourism-postponed-until-2021
UPU
China Post issues guidance on best practices for combatting COVID-19 (9 April 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/china-post-issues-guidance-on-best-practices-for-combatting-covid-19/
WORLD BANK
Coherent Policy Response Needed to Overcome Coronavirus Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (12 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/04/12/coronavirus-crisis-latin-america-and-the-caribbean
South Asia Must Ramp Up COVID-19 Action to Protect People, Revive Economies (12 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/04/12/south-asia-must-act-now-to-lessen-covid-19-health-impacts