COVID-19: Aggiornamenti dal sistema ONU – 11 Giugno

UN News

Still much to learn about new coronavirus: WHO (10 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066062

Throughout COVID-19 recovery, ‘plummeting’ clean energy costs can help climate action (10 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066082

COVID-19: ‘Unparalleled economic shock’ threatens development hopes and gains (10 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066032

DGC

COVID-19: UN helps countries fight complacency as they reopen (10 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/un-supports-countries-they-reopen-warns-against-covid-19-complacency

UN agencies provide comprehensive protection for Lebanese during COVID-19 (10 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/un-agencies-provide-comprehensive-protection-lebanese-during-covid-19

UN CHRONICLE

Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Kenya’s Marine and Coastal Environment: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/innovation-sustainable-ocean-amid-covid-19-pandemic-impacts-kenya%E2%80%99s-marine-and-coastal

Celebrating and Safeguarding Biodiversity to Prevent the Next Pandemic: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/celebrating-and-safeguarding-biodiversity-prevent-next-pandemic-0

Serving as a UNIFIL Peacekeeper During the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/being-unifil-peacekeeper-time-covid-19-pandemic

Ninety-Eight-Year-Old ‘Corona Warrior’ Rises to the Challenge: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/ninety-eight-year-old-corona-warrior-rises-challenge

Indigenous Peoples Confronting the Pandemic: Nīsōhkamātowin wāhiyaw itōhtēmakan: https://www.un.org/en/indigenous-peoples-confronting-pandemic-n%C4%ABs%C5%8Dhkam%C4%81towin-w%C4%81hiyaw-it%C5%8Dht%C4%93makan-0

Modernizing Our Public Health Systems to Be Ready for the Next Pandemic: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/modernizing-our-public-health-systems-be-ready-next-pandemic

Proof Positive: COVID-19 Shows the Necessity of Multilateral Responses—and Global Solidarity: https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/proof-positive-covid-19-shows-necessity-multilateral-responses%E2%80%94and-global-solidarity

DESA

COVID-19: ‘Unparalleled economic shock’ threatens development hopes and gains (10 June 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/financing/global-investors-for-sustainable-development-alliance-gisd.html 

DPPA

Women, Youth, Civil Society Must Be at Heart of COVID-19 Response in Great Lakes Region: Interview with Special Envoy Huang Xia (9 June 2020): https://dppa-ps.atavist.com/women-youth-civil-society-must-be-at-heart-of-covid-19-response-in-great-lakes-region 

SG

COVID-19 Must Be Wake-Up Call for Greater Multilateral Economic Cooperation, HealthCare Solidarity, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to Small States Forum (SG/SM/20115, 10 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20115.doc.htm

Financial Decisions Aligned with Socio-environmental Values Should Drive Post-Pandemic Economy, Secretary-General Tells Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance (SG/SM/20116, 10 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20116.doc.htm

ILO

ILO and UNICEF assess impact of COVID-19 crisis on child labour (10 June 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_747380/lang–en/index.htm

COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever! World Day Against Child Labour – 12 June 2020: https://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/wdacl/lang–en/index.htm

OHCHR

COVID-19 measures must be grounded first and foremost on the right to health (10 June 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25945&LangID=E

UN WOMEN

Across the Pacific, crisis centres respond to COVID-19 amid natural disasters (10 June 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/feature-pacific-crisis-centres-respond-to-covid-19-amid-natural-disasters

UN-Habitat

Innovative new platform tracks cities’ readiness and response to COVID-19 (10 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/innovative-new-platform-tracks-cities%E2%80%99-readiness-and-response-to-covid-19

UNCTAD

COVID-19: UN calls on governments to help landlocked neighbours (10 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2391

Keep ships moving, ports open and trade flowing, urge UN entities (10 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2390 

UNDP

In Nepal, multiple sectors, economic growth slammed by pandemic and lockdown, study finds (10 June 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/Nepal_multiple_sectors_economic_growth_slammed_by_pandemic_and_lockdown.html

Caring for ourselves and for nature (10 June 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/caring-for-ourselves-and-for-nature.html

UNECA

COVID-19: Africa in urgent need of affordable broadband internet (10 June 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/covid-19-africa-urgent-need-affordable-broadband-internet

UNEP

Falling clean energy costs provide opportunity to boost climate action in COVID-19 recovery packages (10 June 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/falling-clean-energy-costs-provide-opportunity-boost-climate-action

UNESCO

Women scientists share knowledge and initiatives to address COVID-19 (10 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/women-scientists-share-knowledge-and-initiatives-address-covid-19

Learning in the COVID-19 era (10 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/learning-covid-19-era

UNHCR

South Sudanese refugees make tippy taps to promote hygiene in DRC camps (10 June 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/6/5ee0a0a74/

UNICEF

Millie Bobby Brown and Sofia Carson join United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore in World’s Largest Lesson Live, encouraging teens to reimagine the world post-COVID (10 June 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/millie-bobby-brown-and-sofia-carson-join-united-nations-deputy-secretary-general 

UNODC

UNODC supports Senegal to get street children home during the COVID-19 pandemic (9 June 2020): https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2020/June/unodc-and-partners-support-senegal-to-get-street-children-home-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.html

UPU

Leading the way through partnerships (10 June 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/leading-the-way-through-partnerships/

UPU virtual workshop – Direct marketing in a disrupted world: http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/theUpu/directMarketingAdvisoryBoard/workshopDirectMarketingInADisruptedWorldProgrammeEn.pdf

WTO

WTO report looks at trade developments in poorest countries in wake of COVID-19 (10 June 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/covid_10jun20_e.htm 

WORLD BANK

COVID-19 turns spotlight on slums (10 June 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/06/10/covid-19-turns-spotlight-on-slums

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