WHO
WHO and Rakuten Viber fight COVID-19 misinformation with interactive chatbot (31 March 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-and-rakuten-viber-fight-covid-19-misinformation-with-interactive-chatbot
Off-label use of medicines for COVID-19, Scientific brief (31 March 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/off-label-use-of-medicines-for-covid-19
Medical Product Alert N°3/2020: Falsified medical products, including in vitro diagnostics, that claim to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19 (31 March 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/31-03-2020-medical-product-alert-n-3-2020
WHO-Europe
WHO/Europe calls for “unity on all fronts” during briefing for ambassadors as COVID-19 pandemic accelerates (1 April 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/regional-director/news/news/2020/04/whoeurope-calls-for-unity-on-all-fronts-during-briefing-for-ambassadors-as-covid-19-pandemic-accelerates2
UNRIC Italia
UN News
‘Working round the clock’ to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants during COVID-19 pandemic: UN agencies (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060862
COVID-19: International community must step up to prevent pandemic from devastating vulnerable on the run (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060872
WHO concerned over rapid escalation in COVID-19 spread as caseload approaches one million (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060852
COVID-19: Czech Roma community steps up to face mask challenge (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060802
Protecting the Caribbean’s most vulnerable people in the face of COVID-19: A UN Resident Coordinator blog (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060842
Low-skilled workers, developing countries at risk of steep economic decline as coronavirus advances (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060832
Nigeria: UN and partners acting to avert coronavirus spread in displacement camps (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060812
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060822
COVID-19 effect casts cloud over weather alert accuracy: UN sky watchers (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060772
UN refugee agency ‘rapidly adjusting’ the way it works amid COVID-19 pandemic (1 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1060752
DESA
COVID-19 likely to shrink global GDP by almost one per cent in 2020 (1 April 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/nocat-uncategorized/covid-19-likely-to-shrink-global-gdp-by-almost-one-per-cent-in-2020.html
(DESA website was not loading properly this morning)
DGC
UN supports Latin American countries in urgent effort to stop COVID-19 spread (1 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/un-agencies-support-latin-america-countries-urgent-effort-stop
DPPA
COVID-19: One War that Must Be Fought (In: Politically Speaking, 28 March 2020): https://dppa-ps.atavist.com/covid-19-one-war-that-must-be-fought
IAEA
IAEA to Ship Vital Testing Equipment to Countries in the Fight against COVID-19 (1 April 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-to-ship-vital-testing-equipment-to-countries-in-the-fight-against-covid-19
IFAD
Podcast – Dealing with the COVID-19 Crisis (1 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/podcast/asset/41849502
We’re coming to you ahead of schedule with an extra edition: an interview with IFAD’s President Gilbert Houngbo on how the novel coronavirus has impacted IFAD’s work.
ILO
Five ways to protect health workers during the COVID-19 crisis (1 April 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/04/01/five-ways-to-protect-health-workers-during-the-covid-19-crisis/
IMF
Economic Policies for the COVID-19 War (1 April 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/04/01/economic-policies-for-the-covid-19-war/
IMF Staff completes Discussions for a US$221 Million Disbursement to Senegal in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (1 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/01/pr20129-senegal-imf-completes-discussions-us-221-million-disbursement-in-response-to-covid19
IMO
IMO urges keyworker exemptions for crew changes and repatriations, Briefing (1 April 2020): http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/09-seafarers-COVID19.aspx
IOM
Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela During COVID-19 Crisis: As Needs Soar More Inclusive Measures and Aid Are, Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release (1 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/refugees-and-migrants-venezuela-during-covid-19-crisis-needs-soar-more-inclusive-measures-and
IOM Steps Up Response for Migrants Stranded in Niger Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown (1 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-steps-response-migrants-stranded-niger-amidst-covid-19-lockdown
ITU
COVID-19: Here’s how some countries are addressing the digital education divide (31 March 2020): https://news.itu.int/covid-19-countries-addressing-digital-education-divide/
COVID-19: How digital learning solutions are taking shape (30 March 2020): https://news.itu.int/covid-19-how-digital-learning-solutions-are-taking-shape/
OHCHR
COVID-19: Do not forget internally displaced persons, UN expert urges Governments worldwide (1 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25763&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
From where I stand: “I am fearful for smaller countries that have limited resources during COVID-19” (1 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/from-where-i-stand-ryancia-henry
UNDP
Could coronavirus lead to a “positive peace”? (1 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/could-coronavirus-lead-to-a-positive-peace-.html
UNECA
Communiqué – African Ministers of Finance – Immediate call for $100 Billion support and agreement the crisis is deep and recovery will take much longer, Second online meeting, held on 31 March 2020: https://www.uneca.org/stories/communiqu%C3%A9-african-ministers-finance-immediate-call-100-billion-support-and-agreement-crisis
UNEP
Coronavirus, faith leaders and sustainable development (2 April 2020): https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/coronavirus-faith-leaders-and-sustainable-development
UNESCO
#DontGoViral: UNESCO and i4Policy launch a campaign to crowdsource local content to combat the Infodemic in Africa (1 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/dontgoviral-unesco-and-i4policy-launch-campaign-crowdsource-local-content-combat-infodemic
When Ѕосіаl dіѕtаnсіng hits Саrіbbеаn sociability (1 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/when-dzosial-didztansing-hits-saribbean-sociability-0
Great apes and covid-19, an additional threat to already endangered species? (1 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/great-apes-and-covid-19-additional-threat-already-endangered-species
How Latin American cities cope with the Coronavirus outbreak: the example of Montevideo (1 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/how-latin-american-cities-cope-coronavirus-outbreak-example-montevideo
Alternative Solutions to School Closure in Arab Countries to Ensuring that Learning Never Stops (1 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/alternative-solutions-school-closure-arab-countries-ensuring-learning-never-stops
UNESCO hosted a Virtual Ministerial Dialogue on Covid-19 and Open Science – Iran (1 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-hosted-virtual-ministerial-dialogue-covid-19-and-open-science
UNESCWA
New ESCWA brief: 8.3 million people will fall into poverty in the Arab region due to COVID-19 (1 April 2020): https://www.unescwa.org/news/new-escwa-brief-83-million-people-will-fall-poverty-arab-region-due-covid-19
MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 on Poverty and food insecurity in the Arab region: https://www.unescwa.org/sites/www.unescwa.org/files/en_20-00119_covid-19_poverty.pdf
UNFCCC
COP26 Postponed (1 April 2020): https://unfccc.int/news/cop26-postponed
UNHCR
Guidance Note – Connectivity for Refugees COVID-19 (1 April 2020): https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/75087
Refugees and migrants from Venezuela during COVID-19 crisis: as needs soar more inclusive measures and aid are essential, Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release (1 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/4/5e844e354/refugees-migrants-venezuela-during-covid-19-crisis-needs-soar-inclusive.html
UNICEF
IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation (2 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/ipa-who-and-unicef-launch-read-world-international-childrens-book-day-support
COVID-19 pandemic could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced populations without urgent international action, Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore (1 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-pandemic-could-devastate-refugee-migrant-and-internally-displaced
UNU-CRIS
Call for Blog Contributions: Regional Dimension of the COVID-19 Response: http://cris.unu.edu/covid19discussion
UNU-IAS
Building resilience against biological hazards and pandemics: COVID-19 andits implications for the Sendai Framework: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:7614/n1-s2.0-S259006172030017X-main.pdf
UNU-IIGH
Stopping coronavirus – what does the evidence say are the best measures? (20 March 2020): https://iigh.unu.edu/publications/articles/stopping-coronavirus-what-does-the-evidence-say-are-the-best-measures.html
UNU-WIDER
UNU-WIDER joins research consortium to launch survey on COVID-19 (31 March 2020):https://lebenmitcorona.org/life-with-corona/
Blog: When COVID-19 comes to Africa: https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/when-covid-19-comes-africa
UNV
Volunteers for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response (Last update: 26 March 2020): https://www.unv.org/Volunteers-for-Novel-Coronavirus-COVID-19-pandemic-response
UNV Executive Coordinator addresses UN Volunteers on COVID-19 (30 March 2020): https://www.unv.org/News/UNV-Executive-Coordinator-addresses-UN-Volunteers-COVID-19
UN Volunteers join COVID-19 response (1 April 2020): https://www.unv.org/News/UN-Volunteers-join-COVID-19-response
UNWTO
UNWTO Launches a Call for Action for Tourism’s COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery (1 Apr 2020): https://unwto.org/news/unwto-launches-a-call-for-action-for-tourisms-covid-19-mitigation-and-recovery
Message from Madrid: Tourism and COVID-19 (1 Apr 2020): https://unwto.org/news/madrid-tourism-covid-19
WMO
WMO is concerned about impact of COVID-19 on observing system (1 April 2020): https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-concerned-about-impact-of-covid-19-observing-system
Economic slowdown as a result of COVID is no substitute for Climate Action (24 March 2020): https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/economic-slowdown-result-of-covid-no-substitute-climate-action