UN News
COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: WHO’s Tedros (15 June 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1066372
DGC
UN supports LGBTI community during COVID-19 pandemic (15 June 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/un-supports-lgbti-community-during-covid-19-pandemic
DESA
Thousands gather at virtual summit to discuss private sector’s response to COVID-19, inequality and climate crises (15 June 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/financing/thousands-gather-at-virtual-summit-to-discuss-private-sectors-response-to-covid-19.html
UN/DESA Policy Brief #79: The role of public service and public servants during the COVID-19 pandemic (11 June 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-79-the-role-of-public-service-and-public-servants-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
SG
Secretary-General, in Family Remittances Day Message, Urges Governments to Cut Transfer Costs, Financially Support Migrants, as COVID-19 Crisis Dampens Flow of Funds (SG/SM/20127, 15 June 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20127.doc.htm
GA
Extension of the Procedure for Taking Decisions of the General Assembly During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Until the End of July 2020
15 Jun 2020
Letter dated 15 June 2020 regarding the draft decision entitled “Extension of the procedure for taking decisions of the General Assembly during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic until the end of July 2020” (A/74/L.72), which will be placed under silence procedure, until Thursday, 18 June 2020, at 4 p.m.
Procedure for Taking Decisions of the General Assembly, Excluding Elections, by a Vote While a Plenary Meeting of the Assembly is not Practicable Owing to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
15 Jun 2020
Letter dated 15 June 2020 regarding the Draft decision entitled “Procedure for taking decisions of the General Assembly, excluding elections, by a vote while a plenary meeting of the Assembly is not practicable owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ” (A/74/L.71)
IAEA
IAEA Launches Initiative to Help Prevent Future Pandemics (15 June 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-launches-initiative-to-help-prevent-future-pandemics
Despite Lockdown, IAEA Continues Nuclear Verification and Supports Countries Fighting COVID-19 in Largest Ever Operation, Director General Tells Agency’s Board (15 June 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/despite-lockdown-iaea-continues-nuclear-verification-and-supports-countries-fighting-covid-19-in-largest-ever-operation-director-general-tells-agencys-board
IFAD
On International Day of Family Remittances, IFAD calls for remittance service providers to be declared essential businesses in times of crisis (16 June 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/41966677
Les envois de fonds des migrants vers leur famille en Afrique mis à rude épreuve (15 June 2020): https://www.ifad.org/web/latest/blog/asset/41965266
ILO
Shifting production to fight COVID-19 in Moldova (15 June 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/multimedia/video/institutional-videos/WCMS_747344/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
Combating COVID-19: How Should Banking Supervisors Respond? (15 June 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/06/15/combating-covid-19-how-should-banking-supervisors-respond/
The IMF in the Post-COVID-19 Fiscal Stabilization and Recovery / IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at GLOBSEC-Bruegel-Institut Montaigne Webinar (15 June 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/15/tr061520-the-imf-in-the-post-covid-19-fiscal-stabilization-and-recovery
IMF Country Focus: Kurzarbeit: Germany’s Short-Time Work Benefit (15 June 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/11/na061120-kurzarbeit-germanys-short-time-work-benefit
IMO
Day of the Seafarer 2020: 2020 campaign – Seafarers are Key Workers (This year, the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS) will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on 25 June): http://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/dayoftheseafarer/Pages/Day-of-the-Seafarer-2020.aspx
IOM
European Union project supports Kampala youths, women make masks to block COVID-19 (15 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/european-union-project-supports-kampala-youths-women-make-masks-block-covid-19
Lack of skills and low levels of financial literacy make migrant communities vulnerable: IOM report (15 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/lack-skills-and-low-levels-financial-literacy-make-migrant-communities-vulnerable-iom-report
Understanding Remittances Behaviour in Chad Amid COVID-19: IOM Launches First Study on Remittances (15 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/understanding-remittances-behaviour-chad-amid-covid-19-iom-launches-first-study-remittances
Action Required to Head Off Impacts of Plunge in Remittance Flows (15 June 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/action-required-head-impacts-plunge-remittance-flows
OCHA
Blog: Life was already on lockdown in Libya pre-COVID-19 (15 June 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/blog-life-was-already-lockdown-libya-pre-covid-19
OHCHR
Discurso de la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos sobre el impacto de la COVID-19 en las mujeres y niñas (15 June 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/SP/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25956&LangID=S
UN-Habitat
OPINION: COVID-19 demonstrates urgent need for cities to prepare for pandemics (15 June 2020): https://unhabitat.org/opinion-covid-19-demonstrates-urgent-need-for-cities-to-prepare-for-pandemics
UNAIDS
Feature story: UNAIDS highlights six critical actions to put gender equality at the centre of COVID-19 responses (15 June 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/june/20200615_gender-equality-at-the-centre-of-covid-19-responses
UNCTAD
Global foreign direct investment projected to plunge 40% in 2020 (16 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2396
COVID-19 will likely transform global production, says UN report (16 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2397
Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 (16 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2400
Investment flows to developing countries in Asia could fall up to 45% in 2020 (16 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2399
Foreign investment in Latin America expected to halve in 2020 (16 June 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2398
UNDP
Traditional and modern ways to approach COVID-19 in Algeria (15 June 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/traditional-and-modern-ways-to-approach-covid-19-in-algeria.html
To build back, women must be included in decision making (15 June 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/to-build-back–women-must-be-included-in-decision-making.html
UNDRR
Op-ed: From COVID-19 crisis comes opportunity to rethink risk (15 June 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/covid-19-crisis-comes-opportunity-rethink-risk
UNECA
COVID-19: Science, technology and innovation key to Africa’s recovery, says Songwe (15 June 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/covid-19-science-technology-and-innovation-key-africa%E2%80%99s-recovery-says-songwe
UNESCO
Technical Consultations on Education recognize the challenges of teachers in distance solutions (15 June 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/technical-consultations-education-recognize-challenges-teachers-distance-solutions
UNV
Countering gender-based violence before and during the COVID-19 outbreak (15 June 2020): https://www.unv.org/Success-stories/Countering-gender-based-violence-and-during-COVID-19-outbreak
UPU
UPU’s message to migrants: You are not alone — On the International Day of Family Remittances, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) offers its full support to migrants seeking to send money home to their families in these extremely challenging times (15 June 2020): http://news.upu.int/no_cache/nd/upus-message-to-migrants-you-are-not-alone/