UN News
Humanitarian ‘heroes’ on front line of COVID pandemic: https://news.un.org/en/gallery/651452
WHO chief warns against COVID-19 ‘vaccine nationalism’, urges support for fair access (18 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1070422
Children have ‘nowhere to turn’, as COVID-19 hits protection, social services, reports UNICEF (18 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1070412
OHCHR
Ban evictions during COVID-19 pandemic, UN expert urges (18 August 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26170&LangID=E
UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat executes a model safe project in Sao Tome in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic (18 August 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitat-executes-a-model-safe-project-in-sao-tome-in-the-middle-of-the-covid-19-pandemic
UN-Habitat provides water to the displaced in Somaliland to curb the spread of COVID-19 (18 August 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitat-provides-water-to-the-displaced-in-somaliland-to-curb-the-spread-of-covid-19
UNCTAD
Digital platforms give lifeline to Kenya’s creatives amid COVID-19 (18 August 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2452
UNDP
Kyrgyz Republic could see GDP plunge 10 percent as a result of COVID-19, as domestic violence surges (18 August 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/Kyrgyz_Republic_GDP_plunge_10percent_COVID-19_as_domestic_violence_surges.html
In Afghanistan, COVID-19 demands warring sides unite against a common enemy, UNDP report says (18 August 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/Report_Afghanistan_COVID19_demands_warring_sides_unite.html
UNECA
Africa to learn from Covid-19 and build more competitive and resilient regional value chains through the AfCFTA (18 August 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/africa-learn-covid-19-and-build-more-competitive-and-resilient-regional-value-chains-through
Africa trade and Covid‑19: The supply chain dimension: https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/africa_trade-covid-19_web_1.pdf
UNESCAP
Expanding infrastructure networks and leveraging on technology innovations to mitigate COVID-19 impacts (19 August 2020): https://www.unescap.org/blog/infrastructure-technology-covid-19
UNESCO
Behind the Frontlines, Young Journalists Stand Against COVID-19 Misinformation (18 August 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/behind-frontlines-young-journalists-stand-against-covid-19-misinformation
UNFPA
On World Humanitarian Day, UNFPA applauds real-life superheroes (19 August 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/world-humanitarian-day-unfpa-applauds-real-life-superheroes
UNICEF
COVID-19 causes disruptions to child protection services in more than 100 countries, UNICEF survey finds (17 August 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-causes-disruptions-child-protection-services-more-100-countries-unicef
UNWTO
No Time for Timid Leadership – The Safe Restart of Tourism is Possible (18 August 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/no-time-for-timid-leadership-the-safe-restart-of-tourism-is-possible
WFP
WFP launches new collaboration to support mothers and children in time of COVID-19 crisis in partnership with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, Egypt (18 August 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-launches-new-collaboration-support-mothers-and-children-time-covid-19-crisis-partnership