The United Nations works around the clock to prevent the pandemic from wreaking havoc on refugees, migrants and other vulnerable populations already facing humanitarian crises. In cramped camp settings, measures to avoid community transmission such as physical distancing and frequent handwashing, are difficult to implement. To prepare for a potential outbreak of the coronavirus in the camps, and partners have started constructing isolation and treatment facilities. Refugees and internally displaced people themselves are also responding to the looming threat of COVID-19.
As the world plans for a post-pandemic recovery, the United Nations calls Governments to seize the opportunity to 鈥渂uild back better鈥 by creating more sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies. The UN is devising a blueprint for a healthier planet and society that leaves no one behind and actions are being taken to ensure a more resilient future. Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres proposed six climate-related actions to shape the recovery. While works closely to build scientific knowledge on .
Youth in Nairobi slum use murals to educate the community about COVID-19
New health training facilities for aspiring midwives are helping Ghana build a future where better healthcare can be a reality for all its people.
Since the onset of the pandemic, has been central the global response to the pandemic: by speeding up research and development, helping countries with their national plans, providing response supplies, as well as helping people protect themselves and others.
Radiation is an effective and established tool to sterilize personal protective equipment (PPE) that is in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, except for respiratory face masks as it weakens their filters, according to the (). The IAEA reviewed findings from five institutions that tested the use of ionizing radiation to sterilize gear. Shortages in protective equipment for staff on the frontline continue to pose a problem in many countries.
With health systems stretched, movement restrictions in place and concerns about disease exposure in health-care settings, mothers and midwives are risking their own health and lives to bring new life into the world. The pandemic is around the world. This May, applauds midwives and celebrates mothers, and calls for partners and governments around the world to take every possible step to ensure their safety and health.
launches a rapid response distance learning plan, the 鈥淓ducation Cannot Wait鈥 initiative for 118,000 Palestine refugee students in 169 schools due to COVID-19 closures.
presents the new video showing the delicate relationship between humans, wildlife and the pathogens that circulate among them, in the context of COVID-19.
The Director-General of the describes the task before us of building a future of work which tackles the injustices that the pandemic has highlighted.
To give parents a helping hand, compiled the latest expert information on what is known about the COVID-19 virus, as well as tips to help keep it out of your home.
The song Protect your Life, by the Raised Fists collective of Niger, raises awareness of, and mobilizes against, the spread of COVID-19 across Africa. The song makes part of the online campaign . This crowdsourced creative content addresses the urgent need for culturally relevant openly licensed information in African languages to inform communities about how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and combat the 鈥渋nfodemic鈥 spreading misinformation about the virus.
L鈥橦orta is an irrigation system declared by FAO as a . Located in the city of Valencia, it provides healthy food to a million and a half Valencians. Thanks to L鈥橦orta, 6 000 family farms, including 10 fisheries, guarantee food reaches not only the Community of Valencia but also other communities and towns outside its borders. This irrigation system and use of water is an example of agriculture adapting to climatic conditions.
Although the spread of the coronavirus has been relatively slow in South and Southeast Asia, the United Nations and its partners are working to save the densely populated and disaster-prone region from the impact of COVID-19, which would bring further human suffering to vulnerable people like the Rohingya refugees. The spread of COVID-19 in the region has been comparatively slow, adopting early and aggressive physical distancing measures. In the coming weeks and months, each State will experience varying levels of transmission, and will need to calibrate its response accordingly.
COVID-19 has disrupted billions of lives and endangered the global economy. The (IMF) has announced a global recession, and the (ILO) expects workers will lose as much as $3.4 trillion in income by the end of 2020. Full or partial lockdown measures are now affecting almost 2.7 billion workers, representing around 81 per cent of the world鈥檚 workforce. The United Nations calls for a global response to match the scale of the crisis as countries roll out emergency stimulus packages to support livelihoods.