WHO
Global scientific community unites to track progress on COVID-19 R&D, identifies new research priorities and critical gaps (2 July 2020): https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/global-scientific-community-unites-to-track-progress-on-covid-19-r-d-identifies-new-research-priorities-and-critical-gaps
UN News
Protecting migrant workers in Kuwait: a Resident Coordinator’s blog (3 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1067652
COVID-19 fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council (2 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1067632
Helping youth enterprise take off, will bring sustainable returns, say UN economists (2 July 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/07/1067572
DGC
COVID-19 used to mask domestic horrors (2 July 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/covid-19-used-mask-domestic-horrors
SG
As COVID-19, Global Fragilities Threaten Peace, Shared Well-Being, Efforts Must Focus on Saving Lives, Buttressing Security, Secretary-General Tells Security Council (SG/SM/20157, 2 July 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20157.doc.htm
Buddha’s Teachings Are Reminder That Tackling COVID-19 Challenge Requires Unity, Solidarity, Secretary-General Says in Remarks for International Vesak Day (SG/SM/20156, 2 July 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20156.doc.htm
GA
Special Session of the General Assembly on COVID-19
2 Jul 2020
Letter dated 2 July 2020 regarding the Special Session of the General Assembly on COVID-19
https://www.un.org/pga/74/2020/07/02/special-session-of-the-general-assembly-on-covid-19/
Mobilizing and Retaining Resources to Build Back Better: Financial Integrity in Post-COVID World
1 Jul 2020
Letter dated 1 July 2020 informing about a virtual side event of High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on 10 July 2020, from 12:15 to 13:30 p.m., entitled “Mobilizing and Retaining Resources to Build Back Better: Financial Integrity in Post-COVID World”
FAO
Global food commodity prices rebound in June (2 June 2020): http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1296278/icode/
IFAD
Peru: New IFAD-funded project to help family farmers to increase productivity and recover from COVID-19 (2 July 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/41989752
ILO
Blog: Let’s talk openly about mental health in the workplace (3 July 2020): https://iloblog.org/2020/07/03/lets-talk-openly-about-mental-health-in-the-workplace/
OHCHR
UN torture prevention body: COVID-19 shows need to strengthen national preventive mechanisms (2 July 2020): https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26031&LangID=E
UNDP
COVID-19 and the SDGs: How the ‘roadmap for humanity’ could be changed by a pandemic: https://feature.undp.org/covid-19-and-the-sdgs/
UNECLAC
The Pandemic’s Impacts on the Hardest-Hit Production Sectors Will Affect One Third of Employment in the Region and One Fourth of GDP (2 July 2020): https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/pandemics-impacts-hardest-hit-production-sectors-will-affect-one-third-employment
UNEP
Amid pandemic, Ethiopia launches national policy to encourage walking and cycling (2 July 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/amid-pandemic-ethiopia-launches-national-policy-encourage-walking-and
Electric mobility could help clean the air and boost green jobs as part of the COVID-19 recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean (2 July 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/electric-mobility-could-help-clean-air-and-boost-green-jobs-part
‘COVID-19 is a wake-up call’: Ghana to develop national plan for climate adaptation (2 July 2020): https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/new-programme-aims-save-threatened-indonesian-forests
UNESCAP
Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (2 July 2020): https://www.unescap.org/news/managing-covid-19-pandemic-china-japan-and-republic-korea
UNESCO
Disaster Communication for Teachers (3 July 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/disaster-communication-teachers
UNICEF
COVID-19: EU Humanitarian Air Bridge helps deliver over 50 tonnes of UNICEF supplies for vulnerable children and families (2 July 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-eu-humanitarian-air-bridge-helps-deliver-over-50-tonnes-unicef-supplies
UNIDO
Cleantech innovators take on COVID-19 (2 July 2020): https://www.unido.org/stories/cleantech-innovators-take-covid-19
What will a path to an inclusive and sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19 look like? (2 July 2020): https://www.unido.org/news/what-will-path-inclusive-and-sustainable-economic-recovery-covid-19-look
UNODC
UNODC, IOC and INTERPOL show the way in placing integrity at the core of post COVID-19 sport (1 July 2020): http://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2020/June/unodc–ioc-and-interpol-and-unodc-show-the-way-in-placing-integrity-at-the-core-of-post-covid-19-sport.html
Policy Paper: https://www.unodc.org/documents/Safeguardingsport/Documents/COVID-19_and_Anti-Corruption_FINAL_VERSION_2.pdf
UNWTO
UNWTO and Telefónica Partner To Help Destinations Use Data and AI to Drive Tourism’s Sustainable Recovery (2 July 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/unwto-and-telefonica-partner-to-help-destinations-use-data-and-ai-to-drive-tourisms-sustainable-recovery
WFP
Coronavirus and hunger: WFP ready to assist largest number of people ever (2 July 2020): https://insight.wfp.org/coronavirus-and-hunger-wfp-ready-to-assist-largest-number-of-people-ever-23aea919e87d
WFP supplements Government support to poor families in Kenya hit by COVID-19 (2 July 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-supplements-government-support-poor-families-kenya-hit-covid-19
WORLD BANK
Air Pollution: Locked Down by COVID-19 but Not Arrested (2 July 2020): http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2020/07/01/air-pollution-locked-down-by-covid-19-but-not-arrested