Policy and Guidance
All documents are in PDF format, unless otherwise specified.
Medical
- 2024-03-25: UN Medical Directors’ COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Plan for UN Personnel
- 2021-07-21: UN Medical Directors’ Return to the Workplace - A risk management framework for decision makers
- 2021-06-07: How to Report your COVID-19 Cases and Vaccination Status (Powerpoint)
- 2021-04-07: Information on UN’s COVID-19 Learning App
- 2021-03-11: UN Medical Directors’ Considerations and Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccination_v4
- 2020-12-16: COVID-19 Three-Phase Response Activation System
- 2020-10-21: UN Medical Directors Recommendations on Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in the Context of COVID-19
- 2020-08-20: UN Medical Directors’ COVID-19 Pandemic Plan_v2
- 2020-08-20: COVID-19 Tabletop Exercise (Download PowerPoint version)
- 2020-08-05: COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist (English | French | Spanish | Chinese | Arabic)
- 2022-08-03: Guidance on isolation wards, quarantine facilities and configuration of TCC/PCC barracks
- 2021-06-04: COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting Tool Training (video)
- 2021-05-05 COVID-19 Breaking the chain of transmission through testing, isolation, quarantine
- 2020-11-10: Use of PPE & Cloth Face Coverings for UN Personnel in Non-Healthcare Settings in Areas of COVID-19 Community Transmission
- 2020-09-22: Interim Guidelines - Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Analytic System
- 2020-09-22: Interim Guidelines - COVID-19 Monitoring and Verification
- 2020-08-27: COVID-19: Outbreak Reporting Form (MS Word)
- 2020-08-11: UN Medical Directors Policy on Organizations’ Provision of Cloth Masks and Other PPE for UN Personnel in the Context of COVID-19
- 2020-08-03: Guidance on Quarantine of Non-Sick UN Personnel
- 2020-07-29: COVID-19 Contact Tracing in the UN workplace
- 2020-07-05: Presentation on COVID Key Preventive Measures for Field Context
- 2020-06-07 : Guidance on management of the remains of deceased united nations personnel in a Pandemic environment
- 2020-04-24: Bed placement in congregate settings in UN duty stations
- 2020-04-10: COVID-19 Guide on Home-based Care, Screening, and Isolation Ward Set-up
- 2020-04-02: UN Medical Directors Guidance on Preserving the Confidentiality of COVID-19 Patients
- 2022-05-20: UN Model of Care (MOC) Checklist for UN Duty Station in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2022-01-05: UN Medical Directors COVID-19 Testing Recommendations for UN Personnel
- 2021-11-23: WHO: COVID-19 Clinical management
- 2021-08-11: Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) following Adenovirus Vectored COVID-19 Vaccinations
- 2021-03-31: WHO:Therapeutics and COVID-19
- 2021-03-02: WHO: Drugs to prevent COVID-19
- 2020-12-18: Coronavirus ICD10 Coding Guidance
- 2020-07-29: Management of UN Personnel with Acute Respiratory Illness/Symptoms in the Workplace
- 2020-06-23: COVID-19: Differential Diagnosis and Co-infections
- 2020-07-24: Precautions to be taken during religious events, national holidays, cultural celebrations and UN ceremonies
- 2020-03-12: Meetings Risk Assessment Decision Tree
- 2020-03-10: Guide on COVID-19 Risk Assessment of Meetings
- 2020-03-09: Meetings Risk Assessment Tool (Excel document for download) (WHO document)
- 2020-02-24: Brief guide for meeting organizers in global duty stations
- 2020-02-24: Information for meeting participants
- 2020-02-14: Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings (interim guidance) (WHO document)
- Poster: Protect Yourself & The Community (Web | Print)
- Poster: Face Covering Required (Web | Print)
- Poster: Maintain Three Feet of Distance (Web | Print)
- Poster: Maintain Six Feet of Distance (Web | Print)
- Poster: Back to Normal (Web | Print)
- 2020-03-04: Coping with COVID-19 Stress Poster
- 2020-01-29 : Infection Control Poster
- 2020: COVID-19 Communications Resources »
- 2020-08-05: COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist
- 2020-02-13: COVID-19 Duty Station Medical Capacities Review
The latest information from WHO can be found at Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. For any questions, please contact dos-dhmosh-public-health@un.org
- 2020-09-04: Infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance
- 2020-09-02: Corticosteroids for COVID-19 - Living Guidance
- 2020-08-13: Home care for patients with COVID-19 presenting with mild symptoms and management of their contacts
- 2020-08-07: COVID-19 Case definition
- 2020-08-07: Global Surveillance for COVID-19 disease caused by human infection with novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
- 2020-07-13: How to use WHO risk assessment and mitigation checklist for mass gatherings in the context of COVID-19
- 2020-06-29: Infection prevention and control during health care when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is suspected or confirmed
- 2020-05-27: Clinical management of COVID-19
- 2020-05-16: Cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of COVID-19
- 2020-04-05: Technical recommendations for configuration of a triage area for patients with respiratory symptoms
- 2020-03-19: Laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in suspected human cases
For UN Staff who need to speak to a counsellor due to stress or other psychosocial needs, please ask them to reach out to their local counselor.
For UN staff members working:
- at UN Headquarters, contact the NY Staff Counsellors Office at SCOHQ@un.org or call +1-212-963-7044.
- Outside HQ, contact CISMU, preferably at undsscismu@un.org
You may also, based on your region, contact CISMU/DSS Stress Counsellors for the appropriate referral:
- Africa West: Djeneba Coulibaly: +1 212 963 3682 email: coulibaly45@un.org
- Europe and Americas: Anne-Marie Serrano: +1 212 9631369 email: anne-marie.serranobanquet@un.org
- Africa East: Muhammad Sohail Ali:1 917 367 8557 email: ali173@un.org
- Asia-Pacific: Madhubhashini Hewage: +1 212 963 6432, email: hewagem@un.org
- MENA: Abdalla Mansour Amer: +1 917 367 6097, email: mansouramer@un.org
Staff/Stress Counsellors in the field should refer to this Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Psychosocial Contingency Plan Preparation Guidelines.
Travel
- 2021-12-15: Covid-19 Vaccination requirements for Duty Travel
- 2020-09-04: Information for UN Personnel Traveling to New York
- 2020-08-19: UN Secretariat Guidance on Official Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Uniformed Operations
- 2022-11-01: Revised Measures for Uniformed Personnel Rotations in a COVID-19 Environment
- 2022-04-01: COVID-19 Declaration Form for Formed Units/Contingents (PCR Test & Vaccinations Status)
- 2021-06-04: COVID-19 Declaration Form for Formed Units/Contingents (PCR Test & Vaccination Status) – Annex with details (Excel file)
- 2022-04-01: Contingent Deployment Checklist
- 2021-04-07: Information on UN’s COVID-19 Learning App
- 2020-10-26: Temporary Arrangements for the Assessment of IPOs and FPUs for Deployment to Peacekeeping Operations and Special Political Missions
- 2022-04-01: Recommendations for implementation of in-mission 5-day quarantine period for contingent uniformed personnel
- 2022-04-01: Guidance on isolation wards, quarantine facilities and configuration of TCC/PCC barracks
Human Resources & Personnel
- 2021-07-06: Administrative Guidelines for Offices on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic v5
- 2020-10-12: Policy Guidance: Alternate working arrangements (AWA) and Flexible working arrangements (FWA) in the context of COVID-19
- 2020-09-23: Return to the duty station and/or workplace in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020-09-10: DHMOSH Guidance for use of transportation in the context of COVID-19
- 2020-06-01: Guidance Note: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)-affected countries entitled to Rest and Recuperation
- 2020-03-23: Alternate working arrangements in the context of COVID-19 (Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish)
FAQs & Supporting Resources
- 2021-09-15: FAQ on Government Provided Personnel v3
- 2021-09-14: FAQ Regarding Uniformed Personnel v6
- 2020-10-12: FAQs on Alternate working arrangements (AWA) and Flexible working arrangements (FWA) in the context of COVID-19
- 2020-04-27: FAQs on Danger Pay
- 2020-04-17: FAQs on Medical Insurance
- 2020-03-27: FAQs on Reimbursement of expenses for cancellation/disruption of official travel due to COVID-19 outbreak
- 2020-03-23: FAQs on Alternate Working Arrangements
- 2020-03-14: FAQs on Rest and Recuperation (R and R)
Psycho‐Social Support & Welfare
- 2020-09-04: Guidance for gym operations within UN premises in the context of COVID-19
- 2020-06-17: Guiding Principles to support work-life balance
- 2020-06-13: Guidance on the Management of the Remains of Deceased UN Personnel in a Pandemic Environment
- 2020-05-14: Available support resources for managers and staff members with families during COVID-19
- 2020-04-30: Crisis Preparedness Guide for Staff and Families
- 2020-04-09: Staff Emergency Support Plan Guidance
Coronavirus on the UN Intranet-iSeek
For Secretariat Staff, the coronavirus page on iSeek (login required) remains the central repository of stories, broadcasts and announcements sent by Management and Medical services. It is also the portal to pages created by UN entities in Bangkok, Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna, and for field missions with specific local information.