COVID-19 Statements & Messages from the United Nations Community
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):
- Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC):
- launch of an Interim Guidance on COVID-19 for Outbreak Readiness and Response Operations, addressing specific needs and considerations required in humanitarian situations, including camps and camp-like settings and the surrounding host communities
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD):
- launch of a “Remittance Community Task Force to address the challenges confronting migrant workers and their families with the COVID-19 pandemic“
- “Protecting health and protecting livelihoods: a delicate balance in the era of COVID-19” is part of the detailed plan of IFAD´s response to IFAD
- explains in times of a pandemic why wet markets matter
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD):
- highlighted the responses by several UN agencies to amplify their message: “Vulnerable people should be the most protected from COVID-19”
- released an article that “Linking Energy, Food Security, and Health Can Help Face COVID-19”
- International Labour Organization (ILO):
- issued an article “New normal? Better normal!” to highlight the potential to build a new and sustainable legacy through this pandemic.
- “The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labor market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.”
- released a report on “Managing work-related psychosocial risks during the COVID-19 pandemic“
- describes the issue of “Jump-starting a green recovery with more and better jobs, healthy and resilient societies“
- explains how the “Pandemic poses fresh challenges for vulnerable migrant workers in Middle East“
- describes the devastating effect of COVID-19 on the youth in its article “COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 per cent of youth”
- International Monetary Fund (IMF):
- explained how it is “Promoting Transparent and Accountable Use of COVID-19 Financial Assistance”.
- in the report “World Economic Outlook Update, June 2020” the IMF gives an analysis of the 2020 year so far and an outlook on the 2021 projections (ENG, SPA, FRA, RUS, CHI, ARA, JAP)
- released a policy tracker on responses to COVID-19 by each country
- shared the article “Strengthening Economic Institutions for a Resilient Recovery“, describing part of its COVID-19 response
- “In a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury Richard Tusabe explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-roots networks to fight the spread of COVID-19 and ensure financial support for households and businesses.”
- talks about the importance of “Safeguarding Africa’s Food Security in the Age of COVID-19”
- gives a “Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa”
- International Organization for Migration (IOM):
- released its bimonthly journal for and by policymakers worldwide with a special focus on COVID-19 and its affects Migration Policy
- issued its “GLOBAL STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN” in fighting COVID-19
- released its policy paper “CROSS-BORDER HUMAN MOBILITY AMID AND AFTER COVID-19” as well as a summary of it
- explains “the implications of COVID19 for development in West Africa“
- Joint Statements by UN Entities:
- OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights),
IOM (International Organization for Migration), UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and WHO (World Health Organization) joint press release: The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response - In this article, the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC) emphasized “Protecting human rights amid COVID-19 crisis” with some concrete suggestions by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on a people-centred COVID-19 response.
- UN System announcement of “Solidarity Flights” initiative that supports the global supply chain to ensure life-saving medical supplies are made available for the battle against COVID-19 in 95 countries around the world
- WHO, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, are calling for “for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases” on top of a COVID-19 vaccination.
- An update on the COVID-19 Supply Chain Taskforce launched by the WHO and WFP to support the people who need it the most during tis pandemic.
- UNEP, UN Women, UNDP and UNDPPA/PBSO have released the report “Gender, Climate and Security – Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change”
- Mami Mizutori (UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) and Maimunah Mohd Sharif (UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat) are calling on cities and towns “to deepen understanding of their risks from disease outbreaks, as for other more visible threats like extreme weather”
- this article exemplifies how “UN agencies provide comprehensive protection for Lebanese during COVID-19” and work together to leave no one behind
- here the UN summarizes and provides the major links to its COVID-19 response so far including UN policy briefs (by theme, population group or region), reports and its funding mechanisms
- issued by the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), several UN agencies are part of the COVID-19 photo essay to demonstrate the vast array of actions done to combat COVID-19 around the world
- UN Women released a “COVID-19 and gender monitor” which “is an inter-agency collaboration that has benefitted from the inputs of ILO, ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, WFP, WHO and many others.”
- UN Human rights experts urge to lift sanctions “bringing suffering and death”
- portrays what each goal contains and what the UN is doing to achieve each SDG as part of its COVID-19 response
- The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released an employer guidance for measures to protect migrants during COVID-19
- the UN shares its commitment to peace which is “more urgent than ever”
- WHO and UNICEF release a report that “Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases”
- “INCB, WHO and UNODC statement on access to internationally controlled medicines during COVID-19 pandemic”
- UN agencies share “Five things you should know about disposable masks and plastic pollution”
- UNICEF and WHO share “2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic”
- “urges ramping up social protection programmes to safeguard those most vulnerable”
- the UN warns that “Distrust of public institutions, health inequities could push more countries into conflict”
- explains how “‘Essential lessons’ from HIV fight can help coronavirus response“
- reiterates the fact that “Everybody Wins When We Help Fragile Countries Fight COVID-19”
- shares in the United in Science report that “Climate Change has not stopped for COVID19”
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created in its UNComplicated podcast an episode on “diplomacy & multilateralism have adapted to the virtual world amid COVID19.”
- OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights),
- NGO Statements:
- NGO Committee for Social Development COVID-19 statement, calling on UN Member States to act on its existing commitments to make sure that no one is left behind
NGO Committee on Financing for Development Civil Society Appeal letter calling on UN Member States “to adopt a consensus ‘outcome document’ and offering our support to their discussions at the FfD Follow-up Forum in July 2020”
NGO Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) COVID-19 statement, calling on UN Member States to make sure that those experiencing homelessness and those on the brink of homelessness are protected in this crisis- The Civil Society Action Committee released its mapping report “Civil Society 2019 Engagement in Global Compact for Migration Implementation with a Post-COVID-19 Outlook”. (ENG) (FRA) (ESP)
- The Permanent Observer Mission of Holy See to the United Nations:
- announcement of Pope Francis’ emergency fund to help communities in the Catholic Church´s mission territories affected by the coronavirus pandemic
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN):
- “The Sustainable Development Report 2020 presents the SDG Index and Dashboards for all UN member states and frames the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in terms of six broad transformations. It was prepared by teams of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung.”
- United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF):
- issued a detailed report on this topic – “A rapid review of economic policy and social protection responses to health and economic crises and their effects on children lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic response“
- UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore talks about the impact of COVID-19 on education, getting children safely back to school and the future of digital learning in this interview and live recording
- released the article “Protecting the most vulnerable children from the impact of coronavirus: An agenda for action” with specific calls for communities and individuals
- issued this guide on “How parents can help their children navigate their feelings during school re-openings.”
- explains in this article how heading back to school looks like for different kids around the world
- illustrates the pandemic “through a girl’s eyes: 16 adolescent girls from nine countries film their lives under lockdown.”
- report the success of “Polio vaccination campaigns resume in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 disruptions leave 50 million children unimmunized”
- UNICEF shares how “Polio vaccination campaigns restart in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus”
- shares a trailer on its perspective of “Coping With COVID-19”
- explains that “Globally, 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered schools” (find the report here)
- assures that it “will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available”
- shares in a Policy Brief the harmful practices in times of COVID-19
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):
- claimed in this article that “COVID-19 offers opportunities to make fishing industries more sustainable”
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estimates and explains that coronavirus will cost global tourism at least $1.2 trillion and will have dramatic effects on employmentexplains that “Shipping data hints to some recovery in global trade”
- United Nations Department on Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA):
- issued its report on the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2020 (press release, full report, key forecasts and prospects)
- created an SDG knowledge platform which gives both an overview and in-depth reports on SDG acceleration actions, divided by SDGs
- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), a division of UN DESA, released the Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020
- United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed:
- talked in this interview about how COVID-19 is “exposing the frailties and inequalities of our societies”
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
- “A senior UN official with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is calling for countries to provide citizens with a universal basic income
, to help the millions who have lost their jobs, because of measures to curb the virus, combined with increasing levels of inequality.” - released a “testimony by Cleophas Torori, Deputy Resident Representative/Programme UNDP Ethiopia” to demonstrate the seriousness of COVID-19.
- discusses the Social and Economic impact of COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific and how we need to respond
- “COVID-19 and Human Development: Assessing the Crisis, Envisioning the Recovery” is a report in English by UNDP with press releases available in English, Spanish and French.
- explains the situation of migrant workers during the pandemic using the case of Moldova – “With the COVID-19 outbreak, many workers found themselves stuck in one of these seasons: either in Moldova, without the possibility to return to the jobs abroad that feed their families – or in a foreign country, unable to work, send money home or be with their loved ones.”
- released a briefing note which “seeks to guarantee the integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in three inter-linked support areas and provide recommendations to Country Offices and governments in the Latin America and the Caribbean region for the implementation of gender-responsive policy measures to the COVID-19 emergency” (ENG, SPA)
- in this UNDP blog post by Laurel Patterson, SDG Integration Team Leader, writes that “Racism is a public health emergency – and hinders sustainable development”
- “calls for adequate investments at local level”
- Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme, explains in this TED talk “The alliance needed to rebuild the developing world” that developing countries need strong alliances between the public and private sectors to rebuild after COVID-19
- highlights the story of Zhinu Bala, a frontliner fighting COVID-19 in Teknaf, Bangladesh, as great example for a working partnership to fight COVID-19 together
- explains in this article “COVID-19 and the SDGs – how the ‘roadmap for humanity’ could be changed by a pandemic“
- UNDP India issued this article “Ensuring safety of health workers to combat Covid-19”
- highlights “UN SG’s New Policy Brief, ‘COVID-19 in an Urban World’ launched”
- challenges our food habits in this article “Rethinking the food we eat“
- UNDP Zimbabwe is working tirelessly to restore the markets of Mutare
- shares “Reimagining Data Ecosystems to Better Understand and Respond to the COVID-19 Experiences of Citizens”
- emphasizes that “Conservation communities need our help”
- explains how Nepal is coping with COVID-19
- highlights that “Digital finance, a lifeline during COVID-19 crisis, can deliver long-term financing of the Sustainable Development Goals”
- explains how we must be “Responding to non-communicable diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic”
- shares the efficient use of technology during the pandemic – “Bluetooth Technology to make physical distancing alerts”
- “A senior UN official with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is calling for countries to provide citizens with a universal basic income
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
- shares resources and messages related to UNESCO´s mission on its newly created COVID-19 platform
- explains in this article that “the loss of biodiversity, mainly because of humans, is directly connected to the spread of deadly diseases like COVID-19. The only way to prevent these new diseases from ravaging us is to preserve intact our ecosystems and biodiversity”
- elaborates “How the UNESCO Global Education Coalition is tackling the biggest learning disruption in history“
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
- shares an inspiring article “How to change the world (and five sources of inspiration)” as part of its Champions of the Earth Compilation.
- “We need a total fossil fuel lockdown for a climate revolution” is a press release concerning the Renewables 2020 Global Status Report (GSR) including the impact of COVID-19 on the climate crisis
- released the statement by Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme “Preventing the next pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission” and the report itself
- issued a press release with the call to “unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic” with 10 specific recommendations
- released the practical guide “Four ways to make your house of worship eco-friendly“
- United Nations Foundation:
- in the blog post “Building back better with Universal Health Coverage” talks about the need to invest and build health care systems that work for everyone everywhere
- explains in this article “Why Human Rights are Central to COVID-19 Response”
- explores in this article how we can end the pandemic
- elaborates on how the “ACT Accelerator Strives to Ensure Speedy and Equal Access to COVID-19 Remedies”
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):
- The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) – established under the Kyoto Protocol to drive investment to climate-friendly projects – continues despite challenges posed by COVID-19 and has led to registration of more than 8,100 projects and programs in 111 countries, from renewable energy projects, to projects that spread use of healthy, efficient cook-stoves, to large industrial gases projects. To date, more than 2 billion certified emission reduction (CER) credits have been issued.
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):
- issued a “US$6.7 billion appeal to protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries” (ENG, FRA, CHI).
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi makes it very clear in this video that “another emergency is creeping in and is already happening – an emergency of livelihoods.”
- describes the efforts made by displaced people and refugees in protecting themselves and their neighbors in making “protective masks to curb the spread of coronavirus”
- “stresses urgent need for States to end unlawful detention of refugees and asylum-seekers, amidst COVID-19 pandemic”
- UNHCR pledges alongside of the African Development Bank and G5 Sahel “to back effort to curb coronavirus’ impact on forcibly displaced people and their hosts.”
- animated how “Young artists drew a world where kindness defeats COVID-19″
- shares how “Refugee health workers lead COVID-19 battle in Bangladesh camps”
- “On World Humanitarian Day, Filippo Grandi honours the ‘depth of commitment’ to a role made ‘significantly harder’ by COVID-19″
- United Nations Human Rights Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (OHCHR):
- reported on COVID-19 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guidance
- issued a “Statement by human rights experts on the International Day against
Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia” (ENG, SPA, FRA) - High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet issued this important article “Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities needs to be urgently addressed” (ENG, CHI, RUS, ESP)
- addresses indigenous people´s rights in this report as “the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, exacerbating underlying structural inequalities and pervasive discrimination.”
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet explains that “COVID-19 is a critical threat to indigenous peoples, at a time when many are also struggling against man-made environmental damage and economic depredation.”
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)
- UN Secretary-General issued the policy brief COVID-19 in an urbanizing world “to provide ideas to governments on how to address the consequences of this crisis”
- UN-Habitat is responding to a growing volume of requests from both national and local governments to help them prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- “UN-Habitat’s Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) along with partner countries and, in cooperation with a research group of the Master Techs4Change at Politecnico di Torino, (PoliTo) in Italy, has compiled best-practice COVID-19 solutions in slums from across the world in an Interactive Project Map.”
- “The 2020 Catalogue of Services provides an overview of some of the tried and tested services UN-Habitat offers to support national governments, local governments, and stakeholders. This Catalogue provides a sampling of how UN-Habitat can support these partners to solve challenges and to advance sustainable urban development, though it does not capture all of UN-Habitat’s services, expertise, and tools.”
- explains “UN-Habitat’s COVID-19 Response Plan”
- United Nations Joint SDG Fund:
- announces “a Historical $US60 Million Grant to Close the SDG Financing Gap“
- “COVID-19 is taking a higher toll on women – shows UN Women Albania rapid assessment” as described in this article
- United Nations Network on Migration (UNNM):
- called on “a comprehensive approach to this crisis which has implications for national and local public health, housing and economic policies.”
- its Working Group on Alternatives to Immigration Detention issued a press release as well as a comprehensive guide with recommendations for governments and other stakeholders in the context of COVID-19 and Immigration Detention
- released a statement highlighting the fact that since COVID-19 doesn´t discriminate, our response shouldn´t discriminate either
- “The impact of COVID-19 on family remittances: a lifeline cut for migrant families” is a policy brief describing the challenges and actionable recommendations during this pandemic
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR):
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
- “The Humanitarian Coordinator allocates US$ 12 million from the Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund to support multisectoral emergency response”.
- “Global Humanitarian Response Plan COVID-19″ – “This COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan aims to enable us to fight the virus in the world’s poorest countries, and address the needs of the most vulnerable people.”
- shares and explains the situation in Yemen of “COVID-19 through the eyes of a health-care worker”
- issues updates around the Global Humanitarian Response Plan like this one on August 3rd
- shares the following article “Inform and empower: A local NGO in Zimbabwe shows the importance of community aid during COVID-19”
- United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII):
- UNPFII chair Anne Nuorgam urged Member States and the international community “to include the specific needs and priorities of indigenous peoples in addressing the global outbreak of COVID 19.“ (ENG, SPA, FRA)
- UNRocks & Ambassador Friends:
- sing ‘Heal the World’ as “a tribute to all those who contribute to healing the world – doctors, nurses, healthcare workers. It also wants to encourage donations to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for World Health Organization, which can be made at www.COVID19ResponseFund.org.”
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres:
- emphasizes the following critical point in his human rights report at the end of April as well as in his video message to the whole world: We are all in this Together
- highlights the importance of his call to end hate-speech globally in this short video.
- historically appeals for Global Ceasefire
- is calling for a “disability-inclusive recovery” in his report issued in the beginning of May 2020.
- makes it clear in his report from 1 May 2020 as well as his video message that “Our response to COVID-19 must respect the rights and dignity of older people”.
- released a report in April 2020 on “A UN framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19″ and, thus, implementing one of his earlier reports on “Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity.”
- issued a statement, highlighting the importance to put women and girls at the center of the COVID-19 recovery to avoid a backlash on the efforts on gender equality
- UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Group of Advocates for the SDGs emphasizes that the need for implementing the SDGs amid the coronavirus is more important than ever before
- emphasized the importance of international cooperation on digital technology to defeat COVID-19 and achieve the Global Goals
- launched a new UN initiative called “Verified” that “aims to push back against the tide of lies and hate that has risen in tandem with the COVID-19 pandemic, by empowering people worldwide to share accurate information to help save lives and promote global solidarity.”
- highlights the importance of standing in solidarity with Africa´s hard won progress as COVID-19 is increasingly spreading throughout the continent
- spoke at the High Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and beyond, calling for a response in “unity and solidarity”
- “The COVID-19 crisis is an opportunity to reimagine human mobility” is the official launch of a policy brief by the Secretary General about the impact of COVID-19 on Refugees, IDPs and Migrants
- launched his policy brief on food security to take advantage of “an opportunity to build a more inclusive and sustainable world”. “We need to act now to avoid the worst impacts of our efforts to control the pandemic”
- “The COVID-19 pandemic is ‘profoundly affecting’ peace and security across the globe, the Secretary-General told the Security Council” and urges “the 15-member body to use its collective influence to protect the millions of people either trapped in, or fleeing conflict, and already facing acute vulnerabilities.”
- outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption
- released this statement the launch of the Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and Beyond
- United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG):
- in this comprehensive e-report, this office highlights and explains “Why stronger coordination works”
- as the secretariat of the UNSDG, the United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) released this extraordinary data portal to illustrate the implementation of UN socio-economic response to COVID-19
- UN Women:
- highlights its efforts in response to COVID-19 in order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women and girls and to ensure that the long-term recovery benefits them by including policy advice and programmatic interventions as part of the broader UN-wide response.
- draws attention to numerous “Voices from the front lines of COVID-19” to underline “that the care burden on women—already three times more than men on a good day—has grown exponentially.”
- issues a brief: COVID-19 and ending violence against women and girls
- announces its Shadow Pandemic public awareness campaign to raise awareness about the increase of and end domestic violence during COVID-19, also through this concise, but impactful clip
- emphasizes “Ten things you can learn from women’s resilience that will help you stay strong in the time of COVID-19”
- shares the example of Guatemala to exemplify to invest and empower women, including indigenous women to build back better from COVID-19
- “this brief presents emerging evidence on the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the care economy.”
- describes that “despite compounding challenges, women in Iraq play vital roles in the country’s COVID-19 response“
- explains how “Youth volunteers combat online misinformation on COVID-19 in Arab States”
- released the report “From insights to action: Gender equality in the wake of COVID-19”
- highlights its efforts in response to COVID-19 in order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women and girls and to ensure that the long-term recovery benefits them by including policy advice and programmatic interventions as part of the broader UN-wide response.
- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP):
- David Beasley, Executive Director of WFP commented in this video on the release of the
updated COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan. - due to “a massive rise in the number of hungry people”, the WFP plans “to assist largest number of hungry people ever, as coronavirus devastates poor nations“
- “Latin America at centre of concerns as invisible enemy hits countries beset by climate change and conflict”
- describes the horrible humanitarian crisis in Yemen as, additionally to COVID-19, 20 million people in Yemen are suffering from hunger and malnutrition
- David Beasley, Executive Director of WFP commented in this video on the release of the
- United Nations’ 75th Anniversary Initiative (UN75):
- reported data from itsonline survey, including an
overwhelming agreement that countries need to work together to address global challenges like the COVID-19 crisis
- reported data from itsonline survey, including an
- World Bank:
- highlights valuable and successful responses to COVID-19 in this article “Community Responses to COVID-19: The Resilience of Indonesia”
- explains in this article “How the World Bank is Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 in the Health Sector” (ENG, SPA, FRA, CHI)
- Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Managing Director of Operations, writes about COVID-19 being “a crisis for refugees and host communities in developing countries”
- Sandie Okoro Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, World Bank Group, and Paul Prettitore, Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank, write this article to answer to question “Will COVID-19 widen the gender justice gap?”
- explains in this article why “the World Bank is placing a strong emphasis on helping utilities ensure that they can fulfill their vital functions.”
- explains “How the World Bank is looking at COVID-19 and public-private partnerships, right now and post-crisis”
- released this article to explain “How does informality aggravate the impact of COVID-19?”
- issued this article – “7 ways to help understand the world’s challenges in 2020—and have hope for the future”
- explains “Social protection for migrants during the COVID-19 crisis: The right and smart choice”
- World Economic Forum (WEF):
- highlights in this report “what the COVID-19 pandemic tells us about gender equality”
- explains “what COVID-19 can teach us about climate change” in ten very practical points
- World Health Organization (WHO):
- released a guide with recommendations and facts about the importance of physical activity during the COVID-19 crisis.
- issued a manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19 with practical recommendations and steps for any community around the world
- Numerous countries and international partners have signed up to share research, knowledge and data to fight COVID-19 effectively by supporting C-TAP (COVID-19 Technology Access Pool)
- released a guide called “Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders” to help all responders during this pandemic.
- offers more information on its COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, how the WHO is responding to the pandemic and how you can support its support mechanisms
- “Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every country every year and takes its own deadly toll, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus” says in this article.
- shares the story of a nurse that “contracted COVID-19 from one of his patients, recovered, and returned to work with much more resolve and compassion“
- explains its revised mission alongside of the Triple Billion targets which “are both a measurement tool and a strategy to deliver: one billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage, one billion more people better protected from health emergencies and one billion more people enjoying better health and well-being.”
- released its “Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13) Methods for Impact Measurement“
- launched a Wear-A-Mask challenge to protect humanity which include keeping your physical distance, keep cleaning your hands, keeping away from big crowds, keep covering your mouth and nose when you cough
- “As the public health impact of the Beirut blast becomes clearer, WHO is calling for US$ 15 million to cover immediate emergency trauma and humanitarian health needs and ensure the continuity of the response to COVID-19 across the country.”
- explains in this article when and how to use masks
- “joins forces with 17 central European countries to improve collective COVID-19 response“
- “Swift action prevents community transmission of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste“
- emphasizes the importance of global cooperation to fight against COVID-19
- “points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in COVID-19 pandemic”
- shares in a press release that “COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event”
- explains how the “WHO software helps trace COVID-19 patients and their contacts” on the Maldives
