WHO
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns: Securing healthy diets for the billions who cannot afford them would save trillions in costs (13 July 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-07-2020-as-more-go-hungry-and-malnutrition-persists-achieving-zero-hunger-by-2030-in-doubt-un-report-warns
WHO-Europe
Aref Bandary: a doctor, cultural mediator and migrant leading the COVID-19 response in refugee centres in Serbia (13 July 2020): https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/7/aref-bandary-a-doctor,-cultural-mediator-and-migrant-leading-the-covid-19-response-in-refugee-centres-in-serbia2
UN News
Cities and local government must focus on well-being of people in developing countries (13 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068291
UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally (13 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068261
‘Don’t make schools a political football’: senior WHO official calls for data-based COVID-19 strategies (13 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068271
COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees (13 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068201
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears (13 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068211
DGC
Portraits: UN interpreters adapt to new work modes during COVID-19 (13 July 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/portraits-un-interpreters-adapt-new-work-modes-during-covid-19
SG
Secretary-General Warns Entrenched Hunger Worsening amid COVID-19, Launching Annual Food Security Report (SG/SM/20173, 13 July 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20173.doc.htm
Amid Global ‘Pandemic of Inequality’, Secretary-General Stresses Vital Importance of Unity, Solidarity, in Video Message for Nelson Mandela International Day (SG/SM/20172, 13 July 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20172.doc.htm
Secretary-General Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for Every Woman Every Child
IAP 2020 Report: Caught in the COVID-19 storm: women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of UHC and the SDGs: https://iapewec.org/reports/annual-reports/iap-2020-report/
DSG
WOMEN RISE FOR ALL event – 14 July 2020: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/women-rise-for-all
FAO
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns (13 July 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1297810/icode/
Online Global Dialogue – 14 July: Joint action on COVID-19: http://www.fao.org/partnerships/resource-partners/covid-19-dialogue/en/
IFAD
Social media helps young rural Kenyan entrepreneurs battle the COVID-19 shutdown (13 July 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/story/asset/42000506
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns (13 July 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/42000853
IMF
Fiscal Policies for a Transformed World (10 July 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/07/10/fiscal-policies-for-a-transformed-world/
ITU
How COVID-19 impacts telecom operators’ economics (13 July 2020): http://news.itu.int/how-covid-19-impacts-telecom-operators-economics/
UN WOMEN
In Gaza, helping mothers reunite with children separated by the COVID-19 lockdown (13 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/feature-gaza-reuniting-mothers-and-children-separated-by-covid-19
From where I stand: “I want the views of older persons included in the planning of COVID-19 recovery programmes for my community” (13 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/from-where-i-stand–i-want-the-views-of-older-persons-included-in-the-planning-of-covid
UNDP
COVID-19: Germany doubles its support to UNDP’s flexible core funding (13 July 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/COVID19_Germany_doubles_support_UNDPs_core_funding.html
What does coronavirus mean for women (13 July 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/what-does-coronavirus-mean-for-women.html
UNDP and Samsung fighting COVID-19 (13 July 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/undp-and-samsung-fighting-covid-19.html
UNECE
Using ICTs with a gender lens in small businesses (13 July 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/news/sustainable-development/2020/using-icts-with-a-gender-lens-in-small-businesses/doc.html
UNECLAC
It is Crucial to Propose a Social Compact Based on a Broad and Participatory Dialogue to Face the Present Contingency and Rethink the Post COVID-19 Reactivation (13 July 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/it-crucial-propose-social-compact-based-broad-and-participatory-dialogue-face-present
UNESCO
UNESCO and UNHCR call for the inclusion of refugees in the post-Covid-19 education effort (13 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-unhcr-call-inclusion-refugees-post-covid-19-education-effort
COVID-19 threatens to set aid to education back by six years, warns UNESCO (13 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/covid-19-threatens-set-aid-education-back-six-years-warns-unesco
Policy Paper: COVID-19 is a serious threat to aid to education recovery: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000373844.locale=en
Charting together for Education to #SaveOurFuture (13 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/charting-together-education-saveourfuture
How to wear a non-medical fabric mask safely? (13 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/how-wear-non-medical-fabric-mask-safely
Pandemic focuses attention on investing in youth initiatives to prevent violent extremism (13 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/pandemic-focuses-attention-investing-youth-initiatives-prevent-violent-extremism
Inclusive digital learning platforms aim to leaving no one behind in Education in times of Covid-19 (11 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/inclusive-digital-learning-platforms-aim-leaving-no-one-behind-education-times-covid-19
UNHCR
COVID-19 Platform: Temporary Measures and Impact on Protection (13 July 2020): https://im.unhcr.org/covid19_platform/
UNICEF
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns (13 July 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/more-go-hungry-and-malnutrition-persists-achieving-zero-hunger-2030-doubt-un-report
UNODC
Organized crime groups are infiltrating the legal economy following COVID-19 crisis, says latest UNODC Research Brief (13 July 2020): http://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2020/July/organized-crime-groups-are-infiltrating-the-legal-economy-following-covid-19-crisis–says-latest-unodc-research-brief.html
UNODC Research Brief: The impact of COVID-19 on organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/covid/RB_COVID_organized_crime_july13_web.pdf
UNV
UN Volunteer Health Experts deployed to help Kenya fight COVID-19 (13 July 2020): https://www.unv.org/Multimedia/UN-Volunteer-Health-Experts-deployed-help-Kenya-fight-COVID-19
UNWTO
UNWTO Recognizes Safe and Responsible Restart of Tourism on the Canary Islands (13 July 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/unwto-recognizes-safe-and-responsible-restart-of-tourism-on-the-canary-islands
WFP
WFP and Takeda partner to strengthen public health supply chains in Africa and the Global COVID-19 response (14 July 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-and-takeda-partner-strengthen-public-health-supply-chains-africa-and-global-covid-19
Coronavirus in Honduras: ‘This pandemic is going to starve us’ (13 July 2020): https://insight.wfp.org/coronavirus-in-honduras-this-pandemic-is-going-to-starve-us-fdec39be7cda
WTO
Keeping trade open amid COVID-19 crisis central to achieving SDGs and economic recovery (13 July 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/sdgs_13jul20_e.htm
WTO CONTRIBUTION TO THE 2020 HLPF: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/26126WTO_HLPF_Input_2020.pdf