COVID-19: Aggiornamenti dal sistema ONU – 20 Aprile

covid-19

UN News

COVID-19: ‘Phased process’ for lifting restrictions is key, WHO chief urges G20 (19 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062102

UN staff step-up and step-in to support front line heroes battling COVID-19 in New York (19 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062052

Music, talent and hope, unite millions across the world online in support of coronavirus workers (18 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062092

The Lid is On – PODCAST: ‘Entrepreneurs of intolerance’ compound COVID-19 racist backlash (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/audio/2020/04/1061952

Tough times for tourism, but UN travel organization predicts holiday traffic will return (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062022

Lady Gaga promises star-studded ‘love letter to the world’ amidst global pain of COVID-19 pandemic (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062072

COVID-19: Rights experts highlight LGBTI discrimination, antisemitism (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062042

Coronavirus economics: Debt-laden countries at risk, as financial markets screech to a halt (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062032

US must improve COVID-19 strategy to keep tens of millions from falling into poverty, urges rights expert (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061982

Ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic essential, to safeguard 250 million children (17 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1061962

DGC

JiaYou World – We Will Beat COVID-19: Reflections from the UN Coordinator in China (17 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/un-coordinator-china-jiayou-world-keep-going-world

Brazilian delivery worker faces daily fear of coronavirus infection (17 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/brazilian-delivery-worker-faces-daily-fear-coronavirus-infection

SG

Secretary-General Says Tackling ‘Crushing Debt’ Central to COVID-19 Responses, at Joint Meeting of Global Financial Bodies (SG/SM/20049, 17 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20049.doc.htm

DSG

Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Stronger Food Systems amid Risks Posed by COVID-19 Pandemic (DSG/SM/1401, 17 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1401.doc.htm

 GA

ECOSOC

E/C.12/2020/1 (17 April 2020): Statement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)pandemic and economic, social and cultural rights: Statement by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights — http://undocs.org/E/C.12/2020/1

IFAD

New IFAD fund launched to help prevent rural food crisis in wake of COVID-19 (20 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/41877895

UN Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba launch appeal for IFAD’s $200 million coronavirus relief fund for rural communities (20 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/41878099

Supporting Cambodian farmers during the Covid-19 pandemic (17 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/web/latest/blog/asset/41875817 

ILO

COVID-19 responses must be built on human solidarity, ILO tells World Bank/IMF (17 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_741905/lang–en/index.htm

IMF

World Bank Group and IMF mobilize partners in the fight against COVID-19 in Africa (17 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/17/pr20168-world-bank-group-and-imf-mobilize-partners-in-the-fight-against-covid-19-in-africa

Opening Remarks at High-Level Virtual Event on ‘Mobilizing with Africa’ (17 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/17/sp041720-2020-Spring-Meetings-High-Level-Virtual-Event-on-Mobilizing-with-Africa

IOM

IOM Ramps Up Response to Covid-19 Pandemic for Refugees in Indonesia (17 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-ramps-response-covid-19-pandemic-refugees-indonesia

Local Medics Team Up with Diaspora to Battle COVID-19 in Cyberspace (17 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/local-medics-team-diaspora-battle-covid-19-cyberspace

IOM, Panamá Prepare COVID-19 Response for 2,500 Migrants Stranded at Borders (17 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-panama-prepare-covid-19-response-2500-migrants-stranded-borders

Migrant Returnees Lead Community Outreach for COVID-19 in West Africa (17 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/migrant-returnees-lead-community-outreach-covid-19-west-africa

IOM Supports Guinea-Bissau’s Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 (17 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-supports-guinea-bissaus-preparedness-and-response-covid-19

ITU

3 key areas innovative tech is helping during the COVID-19 pandemic (17 April 2020): https://news.itu.int/3-ways-innovative-tech-is-helping-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

OCHA

An urgent call to fund the global emergency supply system to fight COVID-19 (19 April 2020): https://medium.com/humanitarian-dispatches/an-urgent-call-to-fund-the-global-emergency-supply-system-to-fight-covid-19-ea063658f7d9

Five ways OCHA is responding to COVID-19 (17 April 2020): https://unocha.exposure.co/five-ways-ocha-is-responding-to-covid19

OCHA Pooled Funds Response To COVID-19 – Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) Response to COVID-19 PANDEMIC, As of 17 April 2020:

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/ocha-pooled-funds-response-covid-19-central-emergency-response-fund-cerf-and-country-2

OHCHR

COVID-19: Targeted actions needed to protect LGBTI people amid pandemic – Bachelet (17 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25807&LangID=E

Iran urged to immediately release prisoners of conscience and dual and foreign nationals at risk of COVID-19 (17 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25803&LangID=E

COVID-19 security measures no excuse for excessive use of force, say UN Special Rapporteurs (17 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25802&LangID=E

Rise in antisemitic hatred during COVID-19 must be countered with tougher measures, says UN expert (17 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25800&LangID=E

UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat’s handwashing facilities in Nairobi slums are widely used to combat COVID-19 (17 April 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitats-handwashing-facilities-in-nairobi-slums-are-widely-used-to-combat-covid-19

Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic #BeyondTheOutbreak (17 April 2020): https://unhabitat.org/digital-technologies-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-beyondtheoutbreak

UNAIDS

UNAIDS calls for increase in health spending and social protection as an essential part of the economic response to COVID-19 (17 April 2020:) https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2020/april/20200417_economic-response-to-covid19

UNDRR

Extreme weather events in a time of COVID-19 (16 April 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/extreme-weather-events-time-covid-19 

UNDP

Statement by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner on the UN Secretary-General’s report on debt and COVID-19 (18 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/Statement_by_UNDP_Administrator_Achim_Steiner_on_the_UN_Secretary-General_report_on_debt_COVID-19.html

United Nations Statement to the Development Committee (17 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/speeches/2020/united-nations-statement-to-the-development-committee.html

UNECA

African Union Commission, Afreximbank, AfroChampions and UNECA Joint Communique on the Need for A Holistic and Coordinated Trade and Investment Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (18 April 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/african-union-commission-afreximbank-afrochampions-and-uneca-joint-communique-need-holistic

COVID-19: Data for a resilient Africa (18 April 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/covid-19-data-resilient-africa 

UNECE

Securing critical raw materials supply is key to the response to ‎COVID-19‎ (17 April 2020): http://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/sustainable-energy/2020/securing-critical-raw-materials-supply-is-key-to-the-response-to-covid-19/doc.html

UNECLAC

ECLAC Will Release New Growth Projections for Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis (18 April 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/news/eclac-will-release-new-growth-projections-latin-american-and-caribbean-countries-wake-covid-19 

UNESCAP

COVID-19 prompts rethinking of mobility and city planning (17 April 2020): https://www.unescap.org/blog/covid-19-prompts-rethinking-mobility-and-city-planning 

UNHCR

As COVID-19 pandemic continues, forcibly displaced children need more support than ever: https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/4/5e9d4c044/covid-19-pandemic-continues-forcibly-displaced-children-need-support.html

Displaced and stateless women and girls at heightened risk of gender-based violence in the Coronavirus pandemic (20 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/4/5e998aca4/displaced-stateless-women-girls-heightened-risk-gender-based-violence-coronavirus.html

Cate Blanchett’s ‘Films of Hope’ to watch on coronavirus lockdown: The actor, director and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador recommends six movies for homebound film-lovers during COVID-19 crisis (17 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2020/4/5e99c57d4/cate-blanchetts-films-hope-watch-coronavirus-lockdown.html

Ongoing insecurity in eastern DRC could derail coronavirus containment (17 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2020/4/5e995dad4/ongoing-insecurity-eastern-drc-derail-coronavirus-containment.html

6 Faces of the Sahel Crisis (17 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/spotlight/2020/04/6-faces-of-displacement-in-the-sahel/

Across West Africa dual challenge of conflict and coronavirus threatens millions of people (17 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2020/4/5e99b5074/across-west-africa-dual-challenge-conflict-coronavirus-threatens-millions.html

UNICEF

Tips for parents and caregivers: Keeping children safe online during the COVID-19 pandemic – Brochure (20 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/eap/media/5141/file

Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of COVID-19 on children (17 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/geneva-palais-briefing-note-impact-covid-19-children

COVID-19: Global ceasefire would be a gamechanger for 250 million children living in conflict-affected areas, Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore (17 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-global-ceasefire-would-be-gamechanger-250-million-children-living-conflict

UNODC

UNODC supports efforts to reduce COVID-19 risk at Kenya methadone clinics (17 April 2020): https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2020/April/unodc-supports-efforts-to-reduce-covid-19-risk-at-kenya-methadone-clinics.html

UNWTO

“Words Alone Will Not Save Jobs”: UNWTO Leads Call For Firm Action By Governments to Support Tourism Recovery (17 April 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/firm-action-by-governments-to-support-tourism-recovery-covid-19

COVID-19 Response: 96% Of Global Destinations Impose Travel Restrictions, UNWTO Reports (17 April 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/covid-19-response-travel-restrictions

UPU

About UPU action on network disruptions caused by COVID-19, Last updated: 17 April 2020: http://www.upu.int/en/activities/upu-action-on-network-disruptions-caused-by-covid-19/about-upu-action-on-network-disruptions-caused-by-covid-19.html

WFP

World leaders call on WFP to lead COVID-19 fight in Africa: Merkel and Macron join African leaders in urging countries, NGOs and World Bank to join forces to tackle the virus (17 April 2020): https://insight.wfp.org/world-leaders-call-on-wfp-to-lead-covid-19-fight-in-africa-b28b04821f06

WTO

WTO members discuss use of virtual platforms during COVID-19 lockdown (17 April 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/hod_17apr20_e.htm

Chair of fisheries subsidies talks seeks members’ views on next steps amid COVID-19 crisis (15 April 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news_e.htm

WORLD BANK

Decisive Action in an Unprecedented Crisis – FEATURE STORY, 17 April 2020: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/04/17/decisive-action-in-an-unprecedented-crisis

The Global Fund

United to fight: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/covid-19/

COVID-19 Situation Report, 17 April 2020: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/covid-19/news/2020-04-17-situation-report/

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