WHO
WHO condoles death of staff in Myanmar, condemns targeting of health workers involved in COVID19 response (21 April 2020): https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/21-04-2020-who-condoles-death-of-staff-in-myanmar-condemns-targeting-of-health-workers-involved-in-covid19-response
World Immunization Week 2020, 24-30 April (Immunization and COVID-19, #VaccinesWork for All): https://www.who.int/news-room/campaigns/world-immunization-week/world-immunization-week-2020
WHO-Europe
WHO expert mission to Belarus recommends physical distancing measures as COVID-19 virus transmits in the community (21 April 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/belarus/news/news/2020/4/who-expert-mission-to-belarus-recommends-physical-distancing-measures-as-covid-19-virus-transmits-in-the-community2
UN News
FROM THE FIELD: Migrants use digital ‘fab labs’ to address Djibouti health protection shortages (22 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062312
UN condemns killing of WHO staffer in Myanmar transporting COVID-19 samples (21 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062302
COVID-19 to cause biggest economic contraction ever in Latin America & Caribbean (21 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062292
Guterres vows support for island States in twin fight against COVID-19, climate crisis (21 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062282
As famines of ‘biblical proportion’ loom, Security Council urged to ‘act fast’ (21 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062272
Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agency (21 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062232
Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives during COVID-19, urges new UN-backed report (21 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062192
DGC
United Nations working to flatten COVID-19 curve in Southeast Asia (21 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/united-nations-working-flatten-covid-19-curve-southeast-asia
SG
Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attack on World Health Organization Vehicle in Myanmar (SG/SM/20053, 21 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20053.doc.htm
FAO
FAO Brussels Dialogue with FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero Cullen on: COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond? April 23, 2020 from 11:00-12:30 am (CEST)
Register: https://fao.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuivpjgjHNGiu1oUvH2vXtgVeRm3z2rw
Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries (21 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1271868/icode/
FAO chief briefs the United Nations Security Council on measures to break the vicious cycle between conflict and hunger (21 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1272183/icode/
Joint Statement on COVID-19 Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition (FAO, IFAD, the World Bank and WFP) (21 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1272058/icode/
IAEA
Working During the Crisis: IAEA Staff in Their Own Words (21 April 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/working-during-the-crisis-iaea-staff-in-their-own-words
IAEA Issues Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Departments during COVID-19 Pandemic (21 April 2020): https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-issues-guidelines-for-nuclear-medicine-departments-during-covid-19-pandemic
IFAD
IFAD’s response to the COVID-19 crisis – protecting and enhancing rural resilience (21 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/41884689
#IFADatwork: our mission in the time of COVID-19 (21 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/story/asset/41863070
ILO
COVID-19: How social and economic sectors are responding (21 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_742203/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
The Managing Director of the IMF and the Heads of the RFAs Emphasize their Readiness to Cooperate to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Economy (21 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/21/pr20177-imf-managing-director-heads-rfa-readiness-cooperate-mitigate-impact-covid-19-global-economy
IOM
IOM Responding to New COVID-19 Outbreak in Greece (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-responding-new-covid-19-outbreak-greece
Presidential Decree ‘of Immense Help’ to Vulnerable Migrants in Russian Federation – IOM (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/presidential-decree-immense-help-vulnerable-migrants-russian-federation-iom
Citi, IOM Join Forces to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts in Latin America (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/citi-iom-join-forces-support-covid-19-relief-efforts-latin-america
Digital Space for Migrants Supplies 3D-Printed Face Shields to Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Cases in Djibouti (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/digital-space-migrants-supplies-3d-printed-face-shields-hospitals-treating-covid-19-cases
IOM Supports Displaced Persons and Communities in Fight Against COVID-19 in the Philippines (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-supports-displaced-persons-and-communities-fight-against-covid-19-philippines
IOM Steps Up Risk Communication and Community Engagement in Response to COVID-19 in West and Central Africa (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-steps-risk-communication-and-community-engagement-response-covid-19-west-and-central-africa
Mozambican Workers Returning from South Africa Engaged to Check COVID-19’s Spread (21 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/mozambican-workers-returning-south-africa-engaged-check-covid-19s-spread
ITU
Digital cooperation in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: connectivity situation assessment (20 April 2020): https://news.itu.int/digital-cooperation-in-the-context-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-connectivity-situation-assessment/
UN WOMEN
Women Leaders’ Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future issues call to put women and girls at the centre of response efforts (21 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/press-release-women-leaders-virtual-roundtable-on-covid-19
UN-Habitat
COVID-19 Campaign: Take action with us in cities and communities: https://unhabitat.org/covid-19
UNAIDS
Sex workers adapting to COVID-19 (21 April 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/april/20200421_indonesia
UNCDF
Operational Expenditure Block Grants – The Missing Link for Combating COVID19? (21 April 2020): https://www.uncdf.org/article/5555/operational-expenditure-block-grants-the-missing-link-for-combating-covid19
Innovating Local Government Service Delivery within a COVID 19 Response Policy (21 April 2020): https://www.uncdf.org/article/5547/innovating-local-government-service-delivery-within-a-covid-19-response-policy
UNCTAD
UNCTAD holds Online eWeek to explore Post-Coronavirus Digital Economy Solutions (27 April-1 May): https://eweek2020.unctad.org/
UNDRR
Webinar: Business resilience in the face of COVID-19, 23 April, Bangkok, Thailand: https://www.undrr.org/event/webinar-business-resilience-face-covid-19
UNDP
The fast and the curious: As a pandemic emerges, UNDP’s Accelerator Labs mark a year of asking the right questions: https://feature.undp.org/the-fast-and-the-curious/
Earth Day and what climate action looks like during COVID-19 (20 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/earth-day-and-what-climate-action-looks-like-during-covid-19.html
How to soften the impact of coronavirus during conflict (20 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/how-to-soften-the-impact-of-coronavirus-during-conflict.html
A pandemic gives permission for change – How coronavirus can bring the 2030 Agenda into clearer focus (17 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/a-pandemic-brings-permission-for-change.html
Tackling the long-term impact of coronavirus in Europe and Central Asia (17 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/tackling-the-long-term-impact-of-coronavirus-in-europe-and-centr.html
UNECE
UNECE Forum of Mayors 2020: building urban resilience in the face of COVID-19 (21 April 2020): https://www.unece.org/info/media/covid-19-press-releases.html
UNECLAC
COVID-19 Pandemic Will Lead to the Biggest Contraction in Economic Activity in the Region’s History: A -5.3% Drop in 2020 (21 April 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/covid-19-pandemic-will-lead-biggest-contraction-economic-activity-regions-history-53
UNEP
“Earth School” launches to keep students connected to nature in the time of COVID-19 (22 April 2020): https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/earth-school-launches-keep-students-connected-nature-time-covid-19
UNESCO
Startling digital divides in distance learning emerge (21 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/startling-digital-divides-distance-learning-emerge
UNESCO Brussels, the EU & Twitter join forces to launch a European social media campaign to address disinformation on Covid-19 & #ThinkBeforeSharing (21 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-brussels-eu-twitter-join-forces-launch-european-social-media-campaign-address
UPF and UNESCO address migration information in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (21 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/upf-and-unesco-address-migration-information-context-covid-19-pandemic
UNHCR
‘If COVID-19 arrives in the camp, it will be devastating’ (21 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/4/5e9ead964/
COVID-19: UNHCR warns of severe implications for annual monsoon response in Bangladesh (21 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2020/4/5e9ea77e4/
UNICEF
European Union supports United Nations with lifesaving assistance to fight COVID-19 (21 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/press-releases/european-union-supports-united-nations-lifesaving-assistance-fight-covid-19
EU donates €2.7 million to UNICEF to support emergency-affected children – a first for Afghanistan (21 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/press-releases/eu-donates-27-million-unicef-support-emergency-affected-children-first-afghanistan
WFP
WFP Chief warns of hunger pandemic as COVID-19 spreads (Statement to UN Security Council) (21 April 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-chief-warns-hunger-pandemic-covid-19-spreads-statement-un-security-council
Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries (21 April 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/global-report-food-crises-reveals-scope-food-crises-covid-19-poses-new-risks-vulnerable
COVID-19 will double number of people facing food crises unless swift action is taken (21 April 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/covid-19-will-double-number-people-facing-food-crises-unless-swift-action-taken
WIPO
WIPO’s COVID-19 Response: https://www.wipo.int/covid-19/en/
WIPO Launches New Search Facility For PATENTSCOPE Database to Support COVID-19 Innovation Efforts (20 April 2020): https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2020/article_0008.html
WTO
DG Azevêdo welcomes G20 farm ministers’ commitment to safeguard global food security (21 April 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgra_21apr20_e.htm
WORLD BANK
Earth Day 2020: Could COVID-19 Be the Tipping Point for Transport Emissions? (22 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/04/22/earth-day-2020-could-covid-19-be-the-tipping-point-for-transport-emissions
The World Bank, WEF, GSMA and ITU Mobilized in the Fight Against COVID-19 (21 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2020/04/21/the-world-bank-wef-gsma-and-itu-mobilized-in-the-fight-against-covid-19
Statement by Mari Pangestu, Managing Director for Development Policy and Partnerships, The World Bank at the Virtual Meeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers (21 April 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2020/04/21/statement-by-mari-pangestu-managing-director-for-development-policy-and-partnerships-the-world-bank-at-the-virtual-meeting-of-g20-agriculture-ministers