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Intergovernmental Organisations

United Nations

Many UN agencies are publishing content on corona virus in many languages, usually the 6 official languages of English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic.

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO has a huge amount of information on COVID-19 in the 6 UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic main page	30/03/2020
COVID-19 dashboard
Global research on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Public advice
Country and technical guidance
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel advice
Situation reports		2019–20 coronavirus pandemic more and much more
Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) press briefings
Tailored information for individuals, organizations and communities
Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when COVID-19 is suspected
WHO guidelines to maintain essential health services during COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Myths
Q&A on coronaviruses
WHO. Q&A on Contraception/Family planning and COVID-19 6 April 2020

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic main page	30/03/2020
COVID 19 News, stories, videos and blogs
UNDP response
Mounting a digital defence in the fight against coronavirus
The unequal effects of coronavirus

United Nations

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UN Coronavirus portal	31/03/2020
UN Agencies COVID-19 responses
UN repeats call for ceasefire as it works to save Middle East from COVID-19

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
COVID-19 Educational Disruption and Response	31/03/2020	Wikipedia: 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic Wikipedia: Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on education
UNESCO articles on COVID-19
National learning platforms and tools
COVID-19 : 10 Recommendations to plan distance learning solutions

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Portal	31/03/2020
COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?
A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Q&A		COVID-19 pandemic
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Resources
Food Safety in the time of COVID-19		Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry
Anticipating the impacts of COVID-19 in humanitarian and food crisis contexts		Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people – In brief		Deforestation – Health effects
National agricultural census operations and COVID-19		Census of agriculture
National agricultural census operations and COVID-19		World Programme for the Census of Agriculture
Impact of COVID-19 on national censuses of agriculture (Status overview)		World Programme for the Census of Agriculture
Impact of COVID-19 on national censuses of agriculture (Status overview)		Census of agriculture

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNFPA COVID-19 Portal	26/05/2020
COVID-19: A Gender Lens, UNFPA technical guidance content portal
Technical Brief: Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Promoting Gender Equality
UNFPA COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services
SRHR and MNH in COVID-19
Global Call to Action: Protecting Midwives to Sustain Care for Women, Newborns and their Families in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage
Continuing essential Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health services during COVID-19 pandemic
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage
UNFPA Global Response Plan
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Maternal and Newborn Health & COVID-19
NHS: Clinical guide: PPE for care of women with known or suspected coronavirus in labour
RCOG - Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy, Guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy
Modern Contraceptives and Other Medical Supply Needs, Including for COVID-19 Prevention, Protection and Response
UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update - 24 March 2020
UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update - 30 March 2020
Joint Statement on the Importance of FP Data Sharing and Collaboration
UNFPA - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage
Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic UNFPA Global Response Plan
COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services
Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Iran's midwives and nurses on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict
Gender-based violence spikes amid pandemic, shelters need support
Case Management, GBVIMS/GBVIMS+ and the COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19 pandemic increases childcare burden, calls for Georgian men to step up
UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update - 30 March 2020
Born in a pandemic: Newborns in Iran delivered safely amid COVID-19 outbreak
Pregnant women, new mothers and newborns urgently need your help
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Technical Brief on the Implications of COVID-19 on Census
Adolescents and Young People & Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Gender Equality and Addressing Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Prevention, Protection and Response.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Maternal and Newborn Health & COVID-19
As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
Global Response Appeal: Safe Delivery - Even Now UNFPA Coronavirus Disease (COVID- 19)
As COVID-19 continues to spread, pregnant and breastfeeding women advised to take precautions
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy

UN Women

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Description	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
In Focus: Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response	Main portal
UN Women news portal results for COVID-19	News feed	25/04/2020
COVID-19: emerging gender data	Data
Explainer: How COVID-19 impacts women and girls	New article
UN Secretary-General’s policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on women	Publication
Voices from the front lines of COVID-19	News article
COVID-19: Women front and centre	Statement
Ending violence against women in the context of COVID-19	News article
Paying attention to women’s needs and leadership will strengthen COVID-19 response	News article
Roses in the battlefield: rural women farmers join the fight against COVID-19 in China	News article
Women mobilize to prevent COVID-19 in crowded Rohingya refugee camps	News article
“Nurses are the real heroes,” says Albanian doctor in the front line of COVID-19 response	News article
Press release: Greater support needed for working families as COVID-19 takes hold	News article
Women and COVID-19: Five things governments can do now	Statement
"Put women and girls at the centre of efforts to recover from COVID-19"—Statement by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres	Statement
Press release: Women hit harder by socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific, says UN Women report	News article
From where I stand: “I am fearful for smaller countries that have limited resources during COVID-19”	News article
In a Serbian town, survivors of domestic violence are sewing face masks for those in the front line of COVID-19 response	News article
From where I stand: “The fact that domestic violence is not a criminal offence in Kazakhstan is hurting women during COVID-19 crisis”	News article
Violence against women and girls: the shadow pandemic	Statement
From where I stand: “I want to hug my daughter and take care of my parents, but this sacrifice needs to be made to keep them and others safe”	News article
Op-ed: Can we turn the tide on gender equality	News article
Gender equality starts with you: Nine ways you can keep up your activism from your couch	News article
HeForShe launches #HeForSheAtHome campaign	News article
I am Generation Equality: Lee Mi-kyung, overseas aid administrator and women’s rights activist	News article
Step it up G7: An extraordinary time requires extraordinary solidarity	News article
She persists: Sport is a tool for empowering girls in Brazil	News article
Family-friendly policies and other good workplace practices in the context of COVID-19: Key steps employers can take	Publication
COVID-19: Promoting positive gender roles in marketing and advertising	Publication
COVID-19 and ending violence against women and girls	Publication
Checklist for COVID-19 response by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér	Statement

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
COVID-19 updates from the United Nations Environment Programme	31/03/2020

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UN-Habitat Coronavirus Portal	31/03/2020
UN-Habitat Covid-19 Key messages
Key messages COVID and informal settlements

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNICEF Coronavirus portal	31/03/2020

World Food Programme (WFP)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
WFP publications, COVID-19 - Situation reports	31/03/2020
COVID-19 and the 5 major threats it poses to global food security

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Aviation and COVID-19	31/03/2020

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
IFAD Coronavirus portal	31/03/2020

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
ILO COVID-19 Practical advice	31/03/2020
ILO COVID-19 Latest news
COVID-19 and the world of work: Impact and policy responses

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
IMO Coronavirus pandemic portal	31/03/2020

International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
ITU COVID-19 portal	31/03/2020

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNIDO news articles, several COVID-19 related articles	31/03/2020

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UPU news articles, several COVID-19 related articles	31/03/2020

World Bank

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
World Bank COVID-19 portal	31/03/2020

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
WMO news articles, several COVID-19 related articles	31/03/2020

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNWTO COVID-19 portal	31/03/2020

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
IMF blog, many COVID-19 articles	31/03/2020

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNAIDS COVID-19 and HIV portal	31/03/2020

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNHCR news articles, several COVID-19 related articles	31/03/2020

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNITAR news items on COVID-19	31/03/2020

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNOPS COVID-19 portal	31/03/2020

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNRWA COVID-19 Portal	31/03/2020

United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)

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UNSSC statement	31/03/2020

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
CTBTO statement on COVID-19	31/03/2020

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
IAEA articles on COVID-19	31/03/2020

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
IOM COVID-19 portal	31/03/2020

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
UNFCCC news articles on COVID-19	31/03/2020

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
WTO COVID-19 portal	31/03/2020

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
-	31/03/2020

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
-	31/03/2020

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
-	31/03/2020

United Nations Peacekeeping

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Impact of COVID-19 on UN Peacekeeping	09/04/2020

Note: list of UN agencies taken from UN:Funds, Programmes, Specialized Agencies and Others

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

[http.osce.org OSCE] publishes content on COVID-19 in English, but also in its other official languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Occasionally the publication is also in the local language of the host country of its Mission.

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
OSCE: COVID-19 Response	02/06/2020	Human rights issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic:Non-discrimination

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Lessons learned from COVID-19 crisis should help revitalize multilateralism, OSCE Secretary General Greminger tells PA leaders	02/06/2020	Human rights issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic:Non-discrimination

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
Streamlining diversity: COVID-19 measures that support social cohesion'	02/06/2020	Human rights issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic:Non-discrimination

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

ODIHR

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

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OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

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OSCE Minsk Group

OSCE Minsk Group

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OSCE Secretariat

OSCE Secretariat

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Note: list of OSCE offices taken from OSCE: Institutions and structures

European Union

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia

Civil Society Organizations

European Network Against Racism (ENAR)

Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia
COVID-19 impact on racialised communities - interactive map. The map presents a collection of cases that ENAR received reports on between January and April 2020. These 191 cases are presented in 6 key categories: "denial of access to the healthcare system; no access to protective measures at work during the confinement period; no access to alternative housing following confinement measures (e.g. shelter for asylum seekers, eviction of Roma); denial of access to basic services (e.g. water, electricity) during the confinement period; police abuse; victim of racist speech online or offline, or of racist violence." The map is available on the MapHub platform. Source was published on 12 May 2020.

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Reference sources produced on COVID 19 (bold is portal or list of other pages)	Date website last surveyed	Where this information has been referenced on Wikipedia