UN News
Coronavirus ‘starkly’ exposes vulnerability of persons with disabilities (17 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1070372
Real Life Heroes: building trust, and saving lives (17 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1070292
GA
Special Session of the General Assembly on the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
17 Aug 2020
Letter dated 17 August 2020 informing on the appointment of the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan, and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to co-facilitate consultations on the modalities for the organisation of the special session of the United Nations General
Assembly on the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
ICAO
Implementation of ICAO Council Aviation Recovery Taskforce recommendations supported by new ACI and IATA initiatives (17 August 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/Implementation-of-ICAO-Council-Aviation-Recovery-Taskforce-recommendations-supported-by-new-ACI-and-IATA-initiatives-.aspx
IFAD
Mobile phones to help 1.7 million small-scale farmers increase production during COVID-19 economic slowdown (17 August 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/42041237
ILO
On Mexico’s coffee farms, COVID-19 highlights need for fair recruitment (17 August 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/08/17/on-mexicos-coffee-farms-covid-19-highlights-need-for-fair-recruitment/
UN-Habitat
Thousands of residents in Pakistan’s urban slums flock to UN-Habitat’s handwashing stations (17 August 2020): https://unhabitat.org/thousands-of-residents-in-pakistan%E2%80%99s-urban-slums-flock-to-un-habitat%E2%80%99s-handwashing-stations
International Youth Week closes with praise for youth work in combatting COVID-19 spread (17 August 2020): https://unhabitat.org/international-youth-week-closes-with-praise-for-youth-work-in-combatting-covid-19-spread
UNDP
Meaningful work for those on the margins of poverty (17 August 2020): https://medium.com/@UNDP/meaningful-work-for-those-on-the-margins-of-poverty-ad449aab8116
UNDRR
Private sector experience in Japan: Supporting disaster preparedness for evacuations under COVID-19 (18 August 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/private-sector-experience-japan-supporting-disaster-preparedness-evacuations-under-covid-19
UNESCAP
UN calls for technology collaboration in response to COVID-19 and future pandemics (17 August 2020): https://www.unescap.org/news/un-calls-technology-collaboration-response-covid-19-and-future-pandemics
UNESCO
New resources to counter COVID-19 conspiracy theories through critical thinking and empathy (14 August 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/new-resources-counter-covid-19-conspiracy-theories-through-critical-thinking-and-empathy
Facing the COVID-19 lockdown at the University of Mosul (17 August 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/facing-covid-19-lockdown-university-mosul
Egyptian Youth Rethink the Future of Well-Being in 2050 in light of COVID-19 (17 August 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/egyptian-youth-rethink-future-well-being-2050-light-covid-19
COVID-19 Response: Learning moves from the classroom to radio in Nepal (17 August 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/covid-19-response-learning-moves-classroom-radio-nepal
UNFPA
From child bride to fearless face mask maker: Yemen’s safe spaces help women reclaim their lives (17 August 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/child-bride-fearless-face-mask-maker-yemens-safe-spaces-help-women-reclaim-their-lives
UNICEF
Protecting Children from Violence in the Time of COVID-19: Disruptions in prevention and response services (Brochure, 18 August 2020): https://data.unicef.org/resources/protecting-children-from-violence-in-the-time-of-covid-19-brochure/
UNU
Experts Call for Japan to Mainstream SDGs in COVID-19 Response & Recovery (17 August 2020): https://unu.edu/news/news/experts-call-for-japan-to-mainstream-sdgs-in-covid-19-response-recovery.html
UNV
Enhancing health and wellbeing for Moldovan youth before and during COVID-19 (17 August 2020): https://www.unv.org/Success-stories/Enhancing-health-and-wellbeing-Moldovan-youth-and-during-COVID-19
UNWTO
UNWTO and Sommet Education “Hospitality Challenge” Searches for Future Tourism Leaders (17 August 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/unwto-and-sommet-education-hospitality-challenge-searches-for-future-tourism-leaders