COVID-19: Aggiornamenti dal sistema ONU – 15 Luglio

WHO

How WHO is supporting ongoing vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic (14 July 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/how-who-is-supporting-ongoing-vaccination-efforts-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

The vaccines success story gives us hope for the future (14 July 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-vaccines-success-story-gives-us-hope-for-the-future

UN News

‘Country-driven’ approach needed to limit COVID-19 damage to food security (14 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068361

‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum (14 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068331

‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery (14 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068321

In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread (14 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1068301

SG

Impacts of COVID-19 Crisis Due to Past, Present Failures, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Political Forum, Stressing ‘We Must Rise to Meet the Moment’ (SG/SM/20176, 14 July 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20176.doc.htm 

FAO

FAO launches the new COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme outlining seven key priority areas (14 July 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1297986/icode/

IFAD

Indigenous Peoples are crucial partners to build a better post–COVID-19 world, says IFAD President (14 July 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/42001666

ILO

Blog: My first 100 days in Baghdad under COVID-19 lockdown (15 July 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/07/15/my-first-100-days-in-baghdad-under-covid-19-lockdown/

IMO

More States need to act on crew changes, says IMO Secretary-General (14 July 2020): http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/WhatsNew/Pages/default.aspx

IOM

Tens of Thousands of Migrants Stranded in Yemen Fear for Their Lives (14 July 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/tens-thousands-migrants-stranded-yemen-fear-their-lives

Despite Pandemic, Relocation and Assistance for Venezuelans Continue in Brazil (14 July 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/despite-pandemic-relocation-and-assistance-venezuelans-continue-brazil

How COVID-19 Affects Nomadic Herders: IOM’s Transhumance Tracking Tool Launched in Mauritania (14 July 2020): https://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases

ITU

Beyond contact tracing: How new e-health tools are being deployed to fight COVID-19 (14 July 2020): https://news.itu.int/beyond-contact-tracing-how-new-e-health-tools-are-being-deployed-to-fight-covid-19/

OHCHR

Human Rights Council holds second panel of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women on COVID-19 and women’s rights” (14 July 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26093&LangID=E

UN WOMEN

Speech: Addressing the needs and rights of at-risk and crisis-affected women and girls – Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the Humanitarian Donor Roundtable: Strengthening gender in humanitarian action for the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan (14 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/speech-ed-phumzile-humanitarian-donor-roundtable

Women as drivers of economic recovery and resilience during COVID-19 and beyond (14 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/statement-joint-w20-women-during-covid-19-and-beyond

Press release: UN Women and Women 20 call on G20 members to recognize women as drivers of economic recovery and resilience during COVID-19 and beyond (14 July 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/7/press-release-un-women-and-w20-call-to-recognize-women-as-drivers-of-recovery-and-resilience 

UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat calls on more partners to join #TakeAction4Cities to face COVID-19 (14 July 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitat-calls-on-more-partners-to-join-takeaction4cities-to-face-covid-19

UN-Habitat promotes touch-free handwashing facilities in Kathmandu slums (14 July 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitat-promotes-touch-free-handwashing-facilities-in-kathmandu-slums 

UNCTAD

Caribbean leaders urged to diversify creative economy post-COVID (14 July 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2425

UNDP

In CAR, violence against women is surging amid COVID-19 pandemic, study finds (14 July 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/In_CAR_violence_against_women_surging_amid_COVID19.html

UNEP

Why sustainable food systems are needed in a post-COVID world (14 July 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/why-sustainable-food-systems-are-needed-post-covid-world

COVID-19 opens a can of worms for fisherwomen in Cambodia (14 July 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/covid-19-opens-can-worms-fisherwomen-cambodia

UNIDO

The winners of the UNIDO Global Call for “Innovative Ideas and Technologies vs. COVID-19 and beyond” are announced (14 July 2020): https://www.unido.org/news/winners-unido-global-call-innovative-ideas-and-technologies-vs-covid-19-and-beyond-are-announced

WFP

Government and WFP distribute take-home food for 130,000 school children in Karamoja (14 July 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/government-and-wfp-distribute-take-home-food-130000-school-children-karamoja

WFP launches cash for work projects as part of its COVID-19 response in Tajikistan (14 July 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-launches-cash-work-projects-part-its-covid-19-response-tajikistan 

WORLD BANK

Productivity Growth, Key Driver of Poverty Reduction, Threatened by COVID-19 Disruptions (14 July 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/07/14/productivity-growth-threatened-by-covid-19-disruptions

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