Startling disparities in digital learning emerge as COVID-19 spreads: UN education agency
With most of the world’s students now at home due to COVID-19, the pandemic is…
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Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives during COVID-19, urges new UN-backed report
A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies…
Displaced and stateless women and girls face heightened risk of violence amid coronavirus pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to take lives and change communities around the world, the virus is…
News in Brief 20 April 2020
COVID-19 response could stutter to a halt, warn aid chiefs in appeal for $350 million…
Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of COVID-19: WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures…
Bringing Nollywood star power to Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
All of the UN bodies in Nigeria are working closely together, to ensure that the…
UN issues appeal to bolster COVID-19 ‘logistics backbone’ or response could stutter to a halt
The heads of major UN humanitarian agencies and offices have launched an urgent appeal for…
COVID-19: ‘Phased process’ for lifting restrictions is key, WHO chief urges G20
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a virtual meeting of the G20 leading global…
UN staff step-up and step-in to support front line heroes battling COVID-19 in New York
A devastating surge in coronavirus cases over the past few weeks in New York City, the epicentre…
Music, talent and hope, unite millions across the world online in support of coronavirus workers
This weekend’s One World: Together At Home event, saw many of the biggest names in…
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‘All countries want to tackle the rising cost of medical expenditures’: WHO’s up and coming economics guru
Young, creative and bold minds, who are helping redefine their own areas of expertise, are…
Tough times for tourism, but UN travel organization predicts holiday traffic will return
Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry – which…
Penny Abeywardena, New York City’s Commissioner for International Affairs
“New York City has always been proud to host the United Nations”, Penny Abeywardena, New…
News in Brief 17 April 2020
Ceasefire needed to protect 250 million children: UNICEF chief Recession will likely cause hundreds of…
PODCAST: ‘Entrepreneurs of intolerance’ compound COVID-19 racist backlash
In this special edition of our Lid Is On podcast, from UN News, we hear…
COVID-19: Rights experts highlight LGBTI discrimination, antisemitism
New guidance from the UN human rights office, issued on Friday, sets out key actions…
Lady Gaga promises star-studded ‘love letter to the world’ amidst global pain of COVID-19 pandemic
This weekend’s “One World: Together At Home” virtual global special will be a “love letter…
COVID-19: Rights experts highlight LGBTI discrimination, anti-Semitism
New guidance from the UN human rights office, issued on Friday, sets out key actions…
US must improve COVID-19 strategy to keep tens of millions from falling into poverty, urges rights expert
The United States must take urgent additional steps to prevent tens of millions of middle-class…
Ceasefire during COVID-19 pandemic essential, to safeguard 250 million children
The head of the UN children’s fund UNICEF warned on Friday that 250 million children…
Behind the scenes at the humanitarian air hub dispatching COVID-19 aid to African nations
Facemasks – a million of them – are just some of the precious cargo being…
News in Brief 16 April 2020
UN chief expresses solidarity for Africa as continent ‘braces’ for pandemic Europeans remain in midst…
Yemen can’t survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms
With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to deepen suffering in Yemen, now is the time for…
Coronavirus pandemic threatens crises-ravaged communities, UN appeals for global support
A psychosocial counsellor in Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp informed the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on…
COVID-19 storm strengthens across Europe, controlling transmission everywhere, essential: Tedros
The storm clouds of COVID-19 still hang heavily over Europe, a senior World Health Organization…
UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis
The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of…
FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 poses increased hunger risk for hundreds of millions
Before the COVID-19 coronavirus began spreading around the world, hunger and malnourishment was already a…
First Person: DR Congo doctor prepares for latest in long line of health crises
Health professionals working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in eastern Democratic of Congo (DRC),…
News in Brief 15 April 2020
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO New coronavirus infections…
Climate catastrophes and now coronavirus, Pacific islands in the crosshairs
While the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc around the globe, the remoteness of the Pacific…
Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance
From procuring test kits to promoting debt relief, the UN will stand in solidarity with…
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WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international…
Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UN cultural agency
With billions of people either in lockdown or on the front lines battling the COVID-19…
First Person: The power of art in a time of coronavirus crisis
In Italy, impromptu concerts, performed from apartment balconies, have become one of the features of…
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO
As some European countries begin to relax lockdown measures following weeks of confinement introduced to…
COVID-19 environmental roll back ‘irrational’ and irresponsible’: rights expert
Countries must not use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to weaken environmental protection and…
Spreading the word, stopping the virus
Making sure that information about COVID-19 is accurate, and how to stay protected, is crucial…
COVID-19 in Gaza: even in refugee camps, people asked to stay ‘home’
Even in the overcrowded places like refugee camps, the UN is working towards potentially life-saving…
News in Brief 14 April 2020
COVID-19: major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations New Ebola virus infections dash hopes…
Now is ‘not the time’ to reduce funding for the World Health Organization in COVID-19 fight, urges Guterres
Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic…
Online predators put millions of children at risk during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Self-isolation has driven more and more children to move online during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading…
Syria coronavirus threat sparks broad UN containment effort
The United Nations and its partners are doing their utmost to support a comprehensive, multi-pronged…
COVID-19: Growth forecast at -3 per cent, as IMF offers debt relief to most vulnerable nations in Africa, Asia, Middle East and Caribbean
Forecasting the “worst economic downturn since the Great Depression”, the International Monetary Fund said on…
World Chagas Disease Day highlights ‘silent and silenced’ tropical illness
Cost-effective interventions such as blood screening, as well as improved hygiene and food safety, could…
Hatred going viral in ‘dangerous epidemic of misinformation’ during COVID-19 pandemic
As the world battles the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and people are searching for clear facts…
COVID-19: Major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations
The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment to Africa, has…
FROM THE FIELD: The UN’s global fight against COVID-19
A global effort is needed now and in the months ahead, to fight the coronavirus…
Lebanon: UN mission helps local communities in ‘common fight’ against COVID-19
While performing their mandated duties “24/7” on land, in the air, and at sea, UN…
News in Brief 13 April 2020
Detained children at ‘grave risk’ of contracting coronavirus – UNICEF chief Middle East envoy warns…
COVID-19 isolation threatens live-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally
As countries around the world continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 117 million…