WHO
Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies (24 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2020/04/24/default-calendar/global-collaboration-to-accelerate-new-covid-19-tools
Global leaders unite to ensure everyone everywhere can access new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 (24 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2020-global-leaders-unite-to-ensure-everyone-everywhere-can-access-new-vaccines-tests-and-treatments-for-covid-19
Commitment and call to action: Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies (24 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2020-commitment-and-call-to-action-global-collaboration-to-accelerate-new-covid-19-health-technologies
“Immunity passports” in the context of COVID-19 (Scientific Brief, 24 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/immunity-passports-in-the-context-of-covid-19
WHO-Europe
WHO/Europe publishes considerations for gradual easing of COVID-19 measures (24 April 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/4/whoeurope-publishes-considerations-for-gradual-easing-of-covid-19-measures
Strengthening and adjusting public health measures throughout the COVID-19 transition phases. Policy considerations for the WHO European Region, 24 April 2020: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-technical-guidance/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak-technical-guidance-europe/strengthening-and-adjusting-public-health-measures-throughout-the-covid-19-transition-phases.-policy-considerations-for-the-who-european-region,-24-april-2020
Infograph – Strengthening and adjusting public health measures throughout the COVID-19 transition phases. Policy considerations for the WHO European Region, 24 April 2020: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/440038/StrengthAdjustingMeasuresCOVID19-infograph.pdf
UN News
Greece: COVID-19 pandemic a further risk to refugee child education, warns UN partner (27 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062592
Millions more children at risk with immunization services disrupted amid COVID-19 pandemic (26 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062622
From bustling streets to lockdown: Bangladesh and the UN mobilize to fight COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog (26 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062552
‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected, says WHO (25 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062612
Liberia: Ebola contact tracing lessons inform COVID-19 response (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062582
UN ‘fully mobilized’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062602
Put aside political agendas ‘to save lives’, top UN official in Kosovo urges (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062572
Cash help crucial for informal workers, says UN labour chief, stressing primacy of multilateralism (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062542
‘Landmark collaboration’ to make COVID-19 testing and treatment available to all (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062512
First Person: Finding new ways to save millions at risk during the coronavirus pandemic (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062532
‘No time to blame the messenger’ warns UN rights chief, amidst media clampdowns surrounding COVID-19 (24 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062522
DGC
UN scaling up COVID-19 response to protect refugees and migrants (24 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/un-scaling-covid-19-response-protect-refugees-and-migrants
DESA
Webinar: Data in the fight against covid-19 – what do we learn? (29 April, 10:30 am, Virtual): https://unstats.un.org/unsd/events/?Id=550
Shared responsibility, global solidarity – A virtual dialogue on SDG17 and public private partnerships: COVID-19 response and recovery in the framework of the 2030 Agenda (29 April, 9:00 – 10:30 am): https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?page=view&nr=3282&type=13&menu=1634
SG
None Safe until All Are, Secretary-General Stresses, Launching Call to Support Quest for New COVID-19 Tools (SG/SM/20059, 24 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20059.doc.htm (UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the statement of commitment and call for support for the global collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable access to new COVID-19 tools.)
United Nations Delegates Working Together to Save Lives, Ease Suffering from COVID-19 Pandemic, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message (SG/SM/20060, 24 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20060.doc.htm
GA
- Remarks by the President of the General Assembly on “The Importance of Multilateralism in the Time of a Global Pandemic: Responding to COVID-19” (24 April 2020): https://www.un.org/pga/74/2020/04/24/the-international-day-of-multilateralism-and-diplomacy-for-peace/
- Virtual Town Hall Meeting for Member and Observer States on COVID-19 related initiatives (27 April, 11 am) will be convened by the co-coordinators appointed by the President of the General Assembly.
https://www.un.org/pga/74/2020/04/22/virtual-town-hall-meeting-for-member-and-observer-states/ - A/RES/74/274: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO ENSURE GLOBAL ACCESS TO MEDICINES, VACCINES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO FACE COVID-19: ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 20 APRIL 2020 http://undocs.org/A/RES/74/274
German: https://www.un.org/Depts/german/gv-74/band3/ar74274.pdf
FAO
FAO and the European Union highlight the need to keep food supply chains open in times of the COVID-19 pandemic (24 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/director-general/news/news-article/en/c/1272689/
Race against time: Overcoming COVID-19 challenges to get seeds to farmers in South Sudan (24 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1271822/
ICAO
International cooperation critical to economic recovery of Central American and Caribbean aviation-centric national economies (24 April 2020): https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/International-cooperation-critical-to-economic-recovery-of-Central-American-and-Caribbean-aviation.aspx
ILO
The COVID-19 crisis: A wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems (24 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_742676/lang–en/index.htm
IMF
WTO and IMF heads call for lifting trade restrictions on medical supplies and food (24 April 2020): https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/04/24/pr20187-wto-and-imf-joint-statement-on-trade-and-the-covid-19-response
IOM
IOM Iraq Appeals for USD 20.4 Million to Enhance National COVID-19 Response (24 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/iom-iraq-appeals-usd-204-million-enhance-national-covid-19-response
Nigeria: IOM Builds Quarantine Shelters as Conflict-Affected Borno State Records First COVID-19 Cases (24 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/nigeria-iom-builds-quarantine-shelters-conflict-affected-borno-state-records-first-covid-19
Town Criers, Troubadors Raise COVID-19 Awareness in Rural Chad (24 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/town-criers-troubadors-raise-covid-19-awareness-rural-chad
One Year After Cyclone Kenneth, Northern Mozambique Faces Challenges Including COVID-19 (24 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/one-year-after-cyclone-kenneth-northern-mozambique-faces-challenges-including-covid-19
Local Leaders Mobilised to Fight against COVID-19 in Ethiopia (24 April 2020): https://www.iom.int/news/local-leaders-mobilised-fight-against-covid-19-ethiopia
ITU
Sharing best practices on digital cooperation during COVID19 – and beyond (24 April 2020): https://news.itu.int/sharing-best-practices-on-digital-cooperation-during-covid19-and-beyond/
OCHA
In the battle against COVID-19, aid groups are achieving results for vulnerable communities (24 April 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/battle-against-covid-19-aid-groups-are-achieving-results-vulnerable-communities
OHCHR
US: Migrants “held for processing” should be released from COVID-19 high-risk detention centres (27 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25827&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
Advice from activists: How COVID-19 is changing climate activism for young women (21 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/compilation-covid-19-and-climate-activism
UNAIDS
COVID-19 responses must uphold and protect the human rights of sex workers (24 April 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/april/20200424_sex-work
UNCTAD
Senegal’s e-commerce sector helps country cope with COVID-19 (24 April 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2342
Impact of COVID-19 on tourism in small island developing states (24 April 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2341
UNDRR
COVID-19 is huge challenge for business resilience (24 April 2020): https://www.undrr.org/news/covid-19-huge-challenge-business-resilience
UNECA
UN sets up regional knowledge hub to fight COVID-19 (24 April 2020): https://www.uneca.org/stories/un-sets-regional-knowledge-hub-fight-covid-19
UNEP
COVID-19 does not mean climate action is on hold (24 April 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/covid-19-does-not-mean-climate-action-hold
How nature can protect us from pandemics – Video (24 April 2020): http://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/video/how-nature-can-protect-us-pandemics
UNESCO
Health education song teaches millions about COVID-19 (24 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/health-education-song-teaches-millions-about-covid-19
World Heritage Site managers report on Covid-19 (24 April 2020): http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2101/
UNHCR
Asmir Begović and Alphonso Davies compete online to aid coronavirus response (23 April 2020):
UNICEF
Technical Note on COVID-19 and Harmful Practices (26 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/documents/technical-note-covid-19-and-harmful-practices
COVID-19: UNICEF is scaling up delivery of health and hygiene supplies across Latin America and Caribbean (25 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-unicef-scaling-delivery-health-and-hygiene-supplies-across-latin-america
Over 13 million children did not receive any vaccines at all even before COVID-19 disrupted global immunization – UNICEF (24 April 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/over-13-million-children-did-not-receive-any-vaccines-all-even-covid-19-disrupted
UNOPS
COVID-19: Stay up-to-date with the latest on UNOPS support to response efforts: https://www.unops.org/news-and-stories/news/covid-19-stay-up-to-date-with-the-latest-on-unops-support-to-response-efforts
WTO
IMF and WTO heads call for lifting trade restrictions on medical supplies and food (24 April 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/igo_15apr20_e.htm
EIF sets up web page, hosts webinars to examine trade impacts of COVID-19 on LDCs (24 April 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/if_24apr20_e.htm
Interview with Melissa Fleming on German TV ZDF (26 April 2020): https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/coronavirus-fleming-schwellenlaender-100.html