WHO
UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and OHCHR joint statement on COVID-19 in prisons and other closed settings (13 May 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-05-2020-unodc-who-unaids-and-ohchr-joint-statement-on-covid-19-in-prisons-and-other-closed-settings
WHO: People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track (13 May 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-05-2020-people-living-longer-and-healthier-lives-but-covid-19-threatens-to-throw-progress-off-track
Launch of the WHO Academy and the WHO Info mobile applications (13 May 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-05-2020-launch-of-the-who-academy-and-the-who-info-mobile-applications
Joint statement on Libya – OCHA, UNICEF, IOM, UNHCR, WFP, WHO, UNFPA (13 May 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-05-2020-joint-statement-on-libya
WHO-Europe
WHO report details Italian response to “unprecedented challenge” of COVID-19 (13 May 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/5/who-report-details-italian-response-to-unprecedented-challenge-of-covid-20
Polish medics bring Italian COVID-19 experience to Kyrgyzstan with WHO support (13 May 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/5/polish-medics-bring-hands-on-covid-19-italian-experience-to-kyrgyz-colleagues,-as-who-support-continues-to-flow2
UN News
Note to Correspondents on UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goals and COVID-19: UN leaders pledge to step up sustainable development initiatives to save lives, protect economies and help countries recover better from COVID-19 (13 May 2020): https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2020-05-13/note-correspondents-un-meeting-sustainable-development-goals-and-covid-19
UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after COVID-19 (13 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063882
Coronavirus ‘grim reality’: World economy to shrink by 3.2 per cent, new UN report projects (13 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064032
COVID-19 threatens to undo global health progress (13 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064022
South Sudan: Coronavirus cases confirmed inside UN civilian protection site (13 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1064012
Take ‘all appropriate public health measures’ to protect detainees from coronavirus, UN urges (13 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063862
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific (13 May 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063832
DGC
“Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19” / by António Guterres (13 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/mental-health-services-are-essential-part-all-government-responses-covid-19
Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health (13 May 2020): https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un_policy_brief-covid_and_mental_health_final.pdf
Learning from the past: UN draws lessons from Ebola, other crises to fight COVID-19 (13 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/learning-past-un-draws-lessons-ebola-other-crises-fight-covid-19
Brazil’s favelas organize to fight Covid-19 (13 May 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/brazil%E2%80%99s-favelas-organize-fight-covid-19
DESA
COVID-19 to slash global economic output by $8.5 trillion over next two years (13 May 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/policy/wesp-mid-2020-report.html
World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2020: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/document_gem/global-economic-monitoring-unit/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-wesp-report/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-wesp-mid-year-update/
FAO
New Donation to Ramp Up IAEA Support to COVID-19 Initiative (13 May 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/new-donation-to-ramp-up-iaea-support-to-covid-19-initiative
ICAO
ICAO promotes COVID-19-free public health corridors to keep vital air cargo moving (14 May 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-promotes-COVID19-free-public-health-corridors-to-keep-vital-air-cargo-moving.aspx
Coordinated response critical to recovery of Pacific Island aviation and economies – ICAO SG (13 May 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/Coordinated-response-critical-to-recovery-of-Pacific-Island-aviation-and-economies-%E2%80%93-ICAO-SG.aspx
IFAD
Stay at home! Savings, contingencies and electronic wallet use (14 May 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/story/asset/41913094
ILO
How to finance social protection in developing countries in the age of COVID-19 (13 May 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/05/13/how-to-finance-social-protection-in-developing-countries-in-the-age-of-covid-19/
ILO examines how lack of social protection threatens COVID-19 recovery in developing countries (13 May 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_744608/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
COVID-19 Poses Formidable Threat for Fragile States in the Middle East and North Africa (13 May 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/05/13/na051320-covid-19-poses-formidable-threat-for-fragile-states-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
IOM
Forced returns of migrants must be suspended in times of COVID-19 – Statement by the United Nations Network on Migration (14 May 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/forced-returns-migrants-must-be-suspended-times-covid-19
ITU
COVID-19: How can AI help fight hunger and food insecurity? (13 May 2020): http://news.itu.int/covid-19-how-can-ai-help-fight-hunger-and-food-insecurity/
OCHA
Ukraine: UN and partners continue humanitarian aid amid COVID-19 (13 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/ukraine-un-and-partners-continue-humanitarian-aid-amid-covid-19
A safe space for children and families returning from Iran (13 May 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/safe-space-children-and-families-returning-iran
OHCHR
Bulgaria / COVID-19 response: “Stop hate speech and racial discrimination against the Roma minority” – UN experts (13 May 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25881&LangID=E
UN-Habitat
Housing is Both a Prevention & Cure for COVID-19 (13 May 2020): https://unhabitat.org/housing-is-both-a-prevention-cure-for-covid-19
Making the Invisible Visible – working with communities to ensure the most vulnerable are supported during Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak (13 May 2020): https://unhabitat.org/making-the-invisible-visible-%E2%80%93-working-with-communities-to-ensure-the-most-vulnerable-are-supported
UNAIDS
World leaders unite in call for a people’s vaccine against COVID-19 (14 May 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2020/may/20200514_covid19-vaccine?utm_source=UNAIDS+Newsletter&utm_campaign=666c8a2412-20200514_PR_Open_Letter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7a6256e25-666c8a2412-114161925
UNCTAD
UN to boost health tech production for COVID-19 (14 May 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2371
COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows (13 May 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2369
How COVID-19 is changing the world: a statistical perspective: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/documents/covid19-report-ccsa.pdf
COVID-19 puts women working in SIDS tourism industry at risk (13 May 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2370
UNDRR
Transformational potential of COVID-19 recovery in Asia-Pacific (13 May 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/transformational-potential-covid-19-recovery-asia-pacific
UNECA
Africa’s responses to COVID-19 must be gender responsive (13 May 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/africa%E2%80%99s-responses-covid-19-must-be-gender-responsive
UNEP
COVID-19 is disrupting a food industry already thrown into turmoil by climate change (14 May 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/covid-19-disrupting-food-industry-already-thrown-turmoil-climate-change
UNESCO
Agencies call for a global push for school health and nutrition (13 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/agencies-call-global-push-school-health-and-nutrition
Reopening schools: When, where and how? Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO; Robert Jenkins, Chief of Education and Associate Director, UNICEF; Jaime Saavedra, Global Director for Education, World Bank (13 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/reopening-schools-when-where-and-how
UNESCO and Ericsson launch a new portal for teaching AI to students (13 May 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-ericsson-launch-new-portal-teaching-ai-students
UNHCR
Putting People First – UNHCR’s Accountability to Affected People and COVID-19: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/76278
UNICEF
Coronavirus children’s crisis appeal: Together we must REIMAGINE a fairer world for every child: https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19/donate
UNIDO
Supporting medical waste management in India and beyond during COVID-19 epidemic (12 May 2020): https://www.unido.org/stories/supporting-medical-waste-management-india-and-beyond-during-covid-19-epidemic
UNODC
How COVID-19 is changing the world: UNODC highlights impact on homicide and drug trafficking (13 May 2020): https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2020/May/how-covid-19-is-changing-the-world_-unodc-highlights-impact-on-homicide-and-drug-trafficking.html
UNWTO
Research Shows Strength of Tourism Sector’s Support for Workers and Communities (13 May 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/research-shows-strength-of-tourism-sectors-support-for-workers-and-communities
UPU
Moving the Mail: A tribute to the world’s post (13 May 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/moving-the-mail-a-tribute-to-the-worlds-post/
WFP
UNHCR and WFP extend assistance net to cover displaced and refugee families affected by pandemic (13 May 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/unhcr-and-wfp-extend-assistance-net-cover-displaced-and-refugee-families-affected-pandemic
WORLD BANK
Protecting People and Economies: Integrated Policy Responses to COVID-19: https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/protecting-people-and-economies-integrated-policy-responses-covid-19