WHO
WHO Timeline – COVID-19 (Statement, 27 April 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/27-04-2020-who-timeline—covid-19
WHO-Europe
Countries working to sustain population immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases during COVID-19 pandemic (27 April 2020): http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/italy/news/news/2020/4/countries-working-to-sustain-population-immunity-to-vaccine-preventable-diseases-during-covid-19-pandemic
UN News
Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges UN labour agency (27 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062732
COVID-19 putting routine childhood immunization in danger: UN health agency (27 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062712
COVID-19: New women-led UN initiative aims to save lives and protect livelihoods (27 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062692
Tap youth talent to tackle COVID-19 crisis and beyond, UN chief tells Security Council (27 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062682
FROM THE FIELD: How refugees are helping overwhelmed health systems’ COVID-19 response (27 April 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062642
DGC
COVID-19 shocks too big to handle for small island nations, UN warns (27 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/covid-19-shocks-too-big-handle-small-island-nations-un-warns
UN radio spreads Covid-19 information to remote areas (24 April 2020): https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/un-radio-broadcasts-spread-covid-19-information-remote-areas
SG
World Cannot Afford Lost Generation, Secretary-General Stresses, in Remarks Marking Fifth Anniversary of Youth, Peace and Security Agenda (SG/SM/20062, 27 April 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20062.doc.htm
GA
Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, at the Virtual Town Hall Meeting on the General Assembly COVID-19 related initiatives (27 April 2020): https://www.un.org/pga/74/2020/04/27/virtual-town-hall-meeting-on-the-general-assembly-covid-19-related-initiatives/
FAO
“COVID-19 could not have come at a worse time for vulnerable communities across West Africa” (27 April 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1271835/icode/
IFAD
An Asia-Pacific crisis like never before (27 April 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41893470
ILO
ILO to release latest analysis of impact of COVID-19 on global employment, informal economy and enterprises (28 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_742971/lang–en/index.htm
Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO (28 April 2020): https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_742898/lang–en/index.htm
IMO
Seafarers and climate change – key issues highlighted during IMO virtual meeting (27 April 2020): http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/WhatsNew/Pages/default.aspx
ITU
Postponement of ITU Digital World 2020: ICTs in the COVID-19 crisis and risk of a new digital divide (27 April 2020): https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/STMNT02-2020-Postponement-of-ITU-Digital-World.aspx
OHCHR
Young people, tell us what impact COVID-19 has on your rights (27 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/COVID19andYouth.aspx
Survey also available in German, Italian & Portuguese: https://www.decentjobsforyouth.org/campaign/COVID19-survey
COVID-19: Exceptional measures should not be cover for human rights abuses and violations – Bachelet (27 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25828&LangID=E
EMERGENCY MEASURES ANDCOVID-19: GUIDANCE (27 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Events/EmergencyMeasures_COVID19.pdf
UN rights experts fear Uganda is using COVID-19 emergency powers to target LGBT people (27 April 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25832&LangID=E
COVID-19: State and business respect for human rights critical to resilience and recovery, say UN experts: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25836&LangID=E
UN WOMEN
Far from the spotlight, women workers are among the hardest hit by COVID-19 in Bangladesh (27 April 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/feature-women-workers-hardest-hit-by-covid-19-in-bangladesh
UN-Habitat
The cost of making a city sustainable: Measuring the financial cost of meeting SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda (27 April 2020): https://unhabitat.org/the-cost-of-making-a-city-sustainable-measuring-the-financial-cost-of-meeting-sdg-11-and-the-new
UN-Habitat’s Covid-19 support on multiple fronts in Kenya’s Kakuma-Kalobeyei refugee settlement areas (26 April 2020): https://unhabitat.org/un-habitats-covid-19-support-on-multiple-fronts-in-kenya%E2%80%99s-kakuma-kalobeyei-refugee-settlement
Coronavirus will travel ‘incredibly fast’ in Africa’s slums, UN-Habitat chief warns (26 April 2020): https://unhabitat.org/coronavirus-will-travel-incredibly-fast-in-africas-slums-un-habitat-chief-warns
UNAIDS
UNAIDS and MPact are extremely concerned about reports that LGBTI people are being blamed and abused during the COVID-19 outbreak (27 April 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2020/april/20200427_lgbti-covid
UNCTAD
Ten-point plan to bolster global transport, ease trade during COVID-19 (27 April 2020): https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2344
Policy Brief: https://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=2713
UNCTAD – Export restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 with hands tied: https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2346&utm_source=UNCTAD+Media+Contacts&utm_campaign=c3fb8b9ac5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_24_01_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1b47b7abd3-c3fb8b9ac5-70432605
UNDP
UN sets out COVID-19 social and economic recovery plan (27 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020/UN_sets_out_COVID_social_and_economic_recovery_plan.html
“Together we will win.” In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a toymaker changes direction. (27 April 2020): https://medium.com/@UNDP/when-health-crises-collide-803ffad1f487
COVID-19 and a new way of working (24 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/covid-19-and-a-new-way-of-working.html
Islamic finance takes on COVID-19 (23 April 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2020/islamic-finance-takes-on-covid-19.html
UNECLAC
COVID-19 Pandemic Calls on Us to Build a New Development Model and Strengthen Regional Integration to Confront the Crisis: ECLAC (27 April 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/covid-19-pandemic-calls-us-build-new-development-model-and-strengthen-regional
COVID-19 Observatory: https://www.cepal.org/en/topics/covid-19
UNESCO
IOC responses to the Covid-19 crisis: Information Meeting (27 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/ioc-responses-covid-19-crisis-information-meeting
Back to school: Preparing and managing the reopening of schools (27 April 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/back-school-preparing-and-managing-reopening-schools
UNESCWA
Special meeting of the ESCWA Committee on Women: policy responses to protect women and girls from the impact of COVID-19 (27 April 2020): https://www.unescwa.org/news/special-meeting-escwa-committee-women-policy-responses-protect-women-and-girls-impact-covid-19
UNFPA
Millions more cases of violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation, unintended pregnancies expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic (28 April 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/millions-more-cases-violence-child-marriage-female-genital-mutilation-unintended-pregnancies
Pandemic leaves older populations struggling with isolation in Serbia (27 April 2020): https://www.unfpa.org/news/pandemic-leaves-older-populations-struggling-isolation-serbia
UNHCR
Refugee tailors switch to making face masks and protective gear (27 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2020/4/5ea6a2854/refugee-tailors-switch-making-face-masks-protective-gear.html
Coronavirus: UNHCR offers practical recommendations in support of European countries to ensure access to asylum and safe reception (27 April 2020): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2020/4/5ea68bde4/coronavirus-unhcr-offers-practical-recommendations-support-european-countries.html
Regional Bureau for Europe COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE – Update #3 (24 April 2020): https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/75780
UNRISD
Evidence for Transformative Change: UNRISD Survey on Responses to Covid-19 and Vulnerable Communities: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJO-9w-0V_MPYs972ZGwyzMVz3_1GPrdIuNtCues8dvJnjdA/viewform
UPU
About postal social and financial services during COVID-19 (Last update: 27 April 2020): http://www.upu.int/en/activities/postal-social-and-financial-services-during-covid-19/about-postal-social-and-financial-services-during-covid-19.html
WIPO
Some Considerations on Intellectual Property, Innovation, Access and COVID-19 – written statement, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry (24 April 2020): https://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/dgo/news/2020/news_0025.html
WTO
WTO issues new report on treatment of medical products in regional trade agreements (27 April 2020): https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/rta_27apr20_e.htm
WORLD BANK
Fact Sheet: Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (27 April 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/pandemics/brief/fact-sheet-pandemic-emergency-financing-facility
PEF Allocates US$195 Million to More than 60 Low-Income Countries to Fight COVID-19 (27 April 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/04/27/pef-allocates-us195-million-to-more-than-60-low-income-countries-to-fight-covid-19