International Labour Organisation (ILO)
COVID-19 and the world of work: https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/coronavirus/lang–en/index.htm
Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO (18 March 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_738742/lang–en/index.htm
(ITA) L’OIL stima una perdita di quasi 25 milioni di posti di lavoro nel mondo a causa del COVID-19: https://www.ilo.org/rome/risorse-informative/comunicati-stampa/WCMS_738986/lang–it/index.htm
WHO:
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/donate
COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement (IFRC / OCHA / WHO): https://reliefweb.int/report/world/covid-19-how-include-marginalized-and-vulnerable-people-risk-communication-and
WORLD BANK:
World Bank Group Increases COVID-19 Response to $14 Billion To Help Sustain Economies, Protect Jobs (17 March 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/03/17/world-bank-group-increases-covid-19-response-to-14-billion-to-help-sustain-economies-protect-jobs
UNAIDS
COVID-19 and HIV: https://www.unaids.org/en/20200317_covid19_hiv
UNESCO
Half of world’s student population not attending school: UNESCO launches global coalition to accelerate deployment of remote learning solutions
(18 March 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/half-worlds-student-population-not-attending-school-unesco-launches-global-coalition-accelerate
WFP
Coronavirus: WFP ready to rise to the challenge: UN agency puts expertise and infrastructure at the service of pandemic response (18 March 2020): https://insight.wfp.org/coronavirus-wfp-ready-to-rise-to-the-challenge-8178a4d0aeac
UN News
FAO – UN agriculture agency staff continue to strive for a better world amid Italy COVID-19 lockdown: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059642?utm_source=UN+News+-+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9deb43f280-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_19_12_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fdbf1af606-9deb43f280-103883889
Still ‘early days’ to assess COVID-19 impact on women, children – UNICEF official: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059732?utm_source=UN+News+-+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9deb43f280-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_19_12_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fdbf1af606-9deb43f280-103883889
UN health chief announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059722?utm_source=UN+News+-+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9deb43f280-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_19_12_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fdbf1af606-9deb43f280-103883889
Swift policy action, strong leadership can save millions of jobs, ‘avert the worst’ amid COVID-19 pandemic: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059672?utm_source=UN+News+-+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9deb43f280-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_19_12_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fdbf1af606-9deb43f280-103883889