COVID-19: Aggiornamenti dal sistema ONU – 26 Marzo

WHO

WHO Director General’s remarks Launch of Appeal: Global Humanitarian Response Plan – 25 March 2020: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-remarks-launch-of-appeal-global-humanitarian-response-plan—25-march-2020

WHO-Europe

How to stay physically active during COVID-19 self-quarantine (25 March 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/physical-activity/news/news/2020/3/how-to-stay-physically-active-during-covid-19-self-quarantine

UN News

UN launches major humanitarian appeal to keep COVID-19 from ‘circling back around the globe’ (25 March 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1060222

Debt relief milestone in Somalia, as World Bank, IMF, call for global payment suspension in light of COVID-19 (25 March 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1060292

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak (25 March 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1060302

UN rights chief urges quick action by governments to prevent devastating impact of COVID-19 in places of detention (25 March 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1060252

ICAO

ICAO assisting with humanitarian flight operations during COVID-19 (25 March 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-assisting-with-humanitarian-flight-operations-during-COVID19.aspx

COVID-19 – L’assistenza di ICAO ai voli umanitari: https://unric.org/it/covid-19-lassistenza-di-icao-ai-voli-umanitari/

Council President Video Statement: COVID-19 (25 March 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/Council-President-Video-Statement-COVID-19.aspx

ILO

Op-Ed – COVID-19: Social protection systems failing vulnerable groups (25 March 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_739678/lang–en/index.htm

COVID19 – ILO: I sistemi di protezione sociale non riescono a tutelare i gruppi vulnerabili: https://unric.org/it/covid19-ilo-i-sistemi-di-protezione-sociale-non-riescono-a-tutelare-i-gruppi-vulnerabili/ 

IMF

IMF is Launching a Tracker of Policies Governments are Taking in Response to COVID-19 (25 March 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/03/25/pr20106-imf-is-launching-a-tracker-of-policies-governments-are-taking-in-response-to-covid-19

COVID-19 – Il Fondo Monetario Internazionale adotta uno strumento per tracciare le politiche adottate dagli Stati in risposta alla crisi: https://unric.org/it/covid-19-il-fondo-monetario-internazionale-adotta-uno-strumento-per-tracciare-le-politiche-adottate-dagli-stati-in-risposta-alla-crisi/

Policy Responses to COVID-19: https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 (You can browse by country!)

In It Together: Protecting the Health of Africa’s People and their Economies (25 March 2020): https://blogs.imf.org/2020/03/25/in-it-together-protecting-the-health-of-africas-people-and-their-economies/

IOM

IOM Joins Global Response to Prevent the Spread, Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Crisis-Affected Communities (25 March 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-joins-global-response-prevent-spread-mitigate-impact-covid-19-crisis-affected-communities

OCHA

Secretary-General Announces $2 Billion Humanitarian Response Plan to Help ‘Ultra-Vulnerable’ Combat COVID-19 Pandemic (SG/SM/20021, 25 March 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20021.doc.htm

UN issues $2 billion appeal to combat COVID-19 (25 March 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/un-issues-2-billion-appeal-combat-covid-19

GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN COVID-19: https://www.unocha.org/sites/unocha/files/Global-Humanitarian-Response-Plan-COVID-19.pdf

A global approach is the only way to fight COVID-19, the UN says as it launches humanitarian response plan: https://reliefweb.int/node/3575828

UN Secretary-General to launch COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan: https://reliefweb.int/node/3572863

Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, at the launch of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19: https://reliefweb.int/node/3576853

OHCHR

Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 “rampaging through places of detention” – Bachelet (25 March 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25745&LangID=E

UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies call for human rights approach in fighting COVID-19 (24 March 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25742

No exceptions with COVID-19: “Everyone has the right to life-saving interventions” – UN experts say: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25746&LangID=E

UN WOMEN

Women and COVID-19: Five things governments can do now (25 March 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/3/news-women-and-covid-19-governments-actions-by-ded-bhatia

UNCTAD

Coronavirus: Let’s keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing – Statement by UNCTAD Secretary-General, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi (25 March 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2311

COVID-19 – UNCTAD: Porti aperti, Il commercio internazionale non può fermarsi di fronte al coronavirus: https://unric.org/it/covid-19-unctad-porti-aperti-il-commercio-internazionale-non-puo-fermarsi-di-fronte-al-coronavirus/

UNCTAD – Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global FDI and Global Value Chains: Updated Analysis (embargo 26/03/2020, 17:00 GMT): https://mailchi.mp/unctad/unctad-global-investment-trends-453029?e=c140773d71

UNECA

Emergency response to Africa by the G20 is our collective insurance (26 March 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/emergency-response-africa-g20-our-collective-insurance

UNEP

Waste management an essential public service in the fight to beat COVID-19 (24 March 2020): https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/waste-management-essential-public-service-fight-beat-covid-19

UNHCR

Live blog: Refugees in the COVID-19 crisis (25 March 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/3/5e79e2410/live-blog-refugees-covid-19-crisis.html

UNHCR seeks US$255 million to respond to COVID-19 outbreak (25 March 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/3/5e7b57e90/

UNICEF

A global approach is the only way to fight COVID-19, the UN says as it launches humanitarian response plan (25 March 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/global-approach-only-way-fight-covid-19-un-says-it-launches-humanitarian-response

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the disruption of immunization and basic health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic (25 March 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/statement-unicef-executive-director-henrietta-fore-disruption-immunization-and-basic

UNWTO

UN Tourism News – Coronavirus Special Edition – 23 March 2020: https://www.unwto.org/sites/default/files/news/un-tourism-news-10.html

WTO

Azevêdo sees sharp fall in trade, calls for global solutions to COVID-19 crisis (25 March 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/dgra_25mar20_e.htm

Calling on Innovators and Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Tourism Recovery (25 March 2020): https://www.unwto.org/calling-on-innovators-and-entrepreneurs-to-accelerate-tourism-recovery

 

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