PROTECTION CONCERNS • Civilian casualties: The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine recorded 5 conflict-related casualties (1 person killed and 4 injured). • Security: On 18 February, there...
(Kyiv, 26 March): In conjunction with the launch of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Ms. Osnat Lubrani today issued...
Arabic versionRussian VersionChinese version GENEVA (25 March 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on governments to take urgent action to protect the health...
23 March 2020, Geneva – New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance will help countries accelerate efforts to stop people with tuberculosis (TB) infection becoming sick with TB by giving them...
Focus on private sector and workers spearheaded by IFC to mitigate financial and economic impact of crisis WASHINGTON D.C., March 17, 2020 — The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved...
Covid-19 is a new disease that presents specific risks for older people. Initial research in China based on over 44,000 cases of Covid-19, showed a mortality rate of 2.3% for the general population,...
This document provides guidance and advice for older people about Covid19. It gives some basic information on what Covid-19 is and how it is spread, followed by key advice on what older people can do...
Background: On 10 March 2020, the State Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations, chaired by the Prime Minister, recommended that the government ‘imposes certain...
In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to work closely to ensure the...
Summary The present report was prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 71/278, 71/297, 72/312 and 73/302. It contains updated information on measures to strengthen the United Nations...