WHO
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 3 August 2020: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19—3-august-2020
UN News
UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption (3 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1069442
Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF (3 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1069452
‘No silver bullet’ to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head (3 August 2020): https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1069422
Porter un masque : un geste efficace et de solidarité contre le coronavirus, souligne l’OMS (3 août 2020): https://news.un.org/fr/story/2020/08/1074252
DGC
Launch of the Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and Beyond “The future of education is here” / by Antonio Guterres (4 August 2020): https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/future-education-here
Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sg_policy_brief_covid-19_and_education_august_2020.pdf
DESA
“No one is safe, until everyone is” (3 August 2020): https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/sustainable/no-one-is-safe-until-everyone-is.html
SG
Hard Hit by COVID-19 Pandemic, Indigenous Peoples’ Input Must Be Part of Response, Recovery Strategies, Secretary-General Says in Observance Message (SG/SM/20194, 3 August 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20194.doc.htm
Realizing Promise of Today’s Young People Requires More Focus on Their Inclusion, Initiatives, Secretary-General Says in International Youth Day Message (SG/SM/20195, 3 August 2020): https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20195.doc.htm
IFAD
Humanitarian aid alone is not enough to address hunger, says new Vice President of UN agency IFAD (3 August 2020): https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/news-detail/asset/42018925
OCHA
Niger: Aid organizations adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic (3 August 2020): https://www.unocha.org/story/niger-aid-organizations-adapt-covid-19-pandemic
UN WOMEN
Shining a Spotlight on Mexico’s pandemic heroines (3 August 2020): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/8/feature-mexicos-pandemic-heroines
UN-Habitat
A new Report on Post-COVID-19 recovery calls for resilient cities (3 August 2020): https://unhabitat.org/a-new-report-on-post-covid-19-recovery-calls-for-resilient-cities
UNAIDS
UNAIDS congratulates Tlaleng Mofokeng on her appointment as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health (3 August 2020): https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2020/august/20200803_tlaleng-mofokeng
UNDP
Conservation communities need our help (3 August 2020): https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/stories/conservation-communities–need-our-help.html
UNESCO
UNESCO and ICCROM analyze museum trends during and after the pandemic (4 August 2020): https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-iccrom-analyze-museum-trends-during-and-after-pandemic
UNICEF
Children in Central America and the Caribbean facing dual threat of stronger hurricane season and COVID-19 (3 August 2020): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-central-america-and-caribbean-facing-dual-threat-stronger-hurricane-season
UNWTO
UNWTO, ONCE Foundation and ENAT Call for The Reopening of Tourism Destinations to Cater for the Needs of People With Disabilities (3 August 2020): https://www.unwto.org/news/safe-responsible-and-accessible-unwto-once-foundation-and-enat-partner-for-tourism-for-all
WFP
USAID contributes US$12 million to WFP to help 95,000 families in Afghanistan struck by the impact of Covid-19 (3 August 2020): https://www.wfp.org/news/usaid-contributes-us12-million-wfp-help-95000-families-afghanistan-struck-impact-covid-19
WORLD BANK
FEATURE STORY: A Lifesaver in Times of COVID-19: Face Masks Made in Post- Conflict Central African Republic (3 August 2020): https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/08/03/a-lifesaver-in-times-of-covid-19-face-masks-made-in-post-conflict-central-african-republic