While schools are reopening in some corners of the world after pandemic-induced closures, the United Nations and its partners are helping children continue their learning through all possible means, including the Internet, radio and television.

By dispelling rumours, fake news, and messages of hate and division during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations is working to spread accurate information and messages of hope and solidarity. To rally forces behind this effort, the United Nations is launching a new COVID-19 Communications Response Initiative based on science, solutions and solidarity to fight misinformation.

As the COVID-19 pandemic affects people around the world, the United Nations and its partners are working to cushion the economic impact of the crisis on small island developing States, which are already reeling from climate-related challenges, such as rising sea levels and devastating storms.

As COVID-19 spreads across continents, the United Nations and its partners are working around the clock to prevent the pandemic from wreaking havoc on displaced populations who already face humanitarian crises. In cramped camp settings, these people are struggling to implement measures to avoid community transmission of the virus, such as physical distancing and frequent hand-washing, but are responding to the threat proactively.   

As the world begins planning for a post-pandemic recovery, the United Nations is calling on Governments to seize the opportunity to “build back better” by creating a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies.  

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. 

As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on labour markets worldwide, the United Nations is calling for a global response to match the scale of the crisis, while countries roll out emergency stimulus packages to support livelihoods.

As COVID-19 continues its march around the world, the United Nations is working to reduce its negative impact on children, who are facing new health risks, disruptions to their education and increased exposure to domestic violence and hunger.

Despite some restrictions the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on their activities, United Nations peacekeeping missions are continuing to carry out their mandates while also helping countries in their coronavirus response. Meanwhile, the United Nations is taking stringent measures to ensure that peacekeeping personnel remain free from COVID-19.

Although the global supply of food remains strong amid the COVID-19 outbreak, concerns are rising about how quarantine regulations, partial port closures and movement restrictions are creating logistical hurdles in the shipping and trucking industry. Against this backdrop. the United Nations is calling on Governments to keep trade routes and supply chains open to help maintain food supplies, particularly for vulnerable people living in developing countries.