Edited News | UNHCR , WFP , IOM
UN agencies step up support for Rohingya camp complex, host communities as first case of COVID-19 infection is confirmed
Edited News | WHO
UN leads push to protect most vulnerable from mental health problems during and after COVID-19. Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in...
Edited News | OCHA
Almost no humanitarian aid is entering the non-government-controlled areas in Ukraine due to Covid-19 lockdown measures. Since the third week in March practically no humanitarian aid has reached eastern Ukraine beyond the “contact line” that separates the government-controlled and...
Edited News | UNHCR
Conflicts and heavy floods force tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in Somalia amidst COVID-19. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) calls for a strong and coordinated response from the international community, national and local Somali authorities and humanitarian actors to meet the massive...
Edited News , Press Conferences | WHO
Press conference WHO: Covid-19 Zoonotic Origin - Virus hunters continue search for animal link to COVID-19 infections in people
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNOG , IOM
Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from COVID-19. Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, the head of UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday.
Edited News , Press Conferences | ITU
COVID-19 makes universal digital access and cooperation essential: ITU
Edited News | UNHCR , WFP
Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as COVID hits: WFP / UNHCR
Edited News | UNICEF
UNICEF calls for support to unblock massive backlog in vaccine shipments
Edited News | OHCHR
Briefing by spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Jeremy Laurence on Sudan at a tipping point because of the COVID-19 pandemic.