The work of WHO with digital companies and social media platforms regarding COVID-19
A conversation with ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao in times of digital transformation Aleksandra Kuzmanovic, Social Media Manager, Department of Communications, WHO Andy Pattison, Manager Digital Solutions, Department of Communications, WHO
Launch of the latest "ILO Monitor 3rd edition: COVID-19 and the world of work”
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2020 AT 11:30 a.m. GMT (1.30 p.m. GENEVA TIME)
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General
Sangheon Lee, Director, ILO Employment Policy Department
COVID-19 response - Overview of human rights issues related to states of emergency
Briefing on human rights concerns related to exceptional and emergency measures in the context of the pandemic. Launch of the UN Human Rights Office’s policy guidance for States on the subject. Peggy Hicks, Director of Thematic Engagement Georgette Gagnon, Director of Field Operations
World Day for Safety and Health
UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 28TH APRIL 00:01 GMT (02:01 CET) Briefing: ‘Protect workers as COVID-19 lockdowns ease’ Vera Paquete-Perdigao, Director, ILO Governance and Tripartism Department Vic van Vuuren, Director, ILO Enterprise Joaquim Nunes, Chief, ILO Occupational Safety and Health Manal Azzi, Senior Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
UNCTAD solutions for averting looming debt disaster in developing countries – New report (Embargoed until 23 April at 15:00 UTC (5 p.m. Geneva)
Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD Stephanie Blankenburg, Head of the Debt and Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD
Latest developments in Libya and the work of the UN in the current Libyan context
Stephanie Turco Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
Earth Day @ 50 focuses on Climate Action
In the 50 years since the first celebration of Earth Day, the physical signs of climate change and impacts on our planet have gathered pace. We just had the hottest five years on record, according to the WMO report “The Global Climate in 2015-2019,” which highlights impacts of climate change and extreme weather on human health and economies. These will be exacerbated by COVID-19, which is making it more difficult to monitor and manage weather, climate and water-related hazards. COVID-19 has led to short-term reductions in pollution but is not a substitute for sustained cuts in greenhouse gases. Professor Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Dr Omar Baddour, Head, Climate Monitoring
Presentation of the programme of the upcoming E-week – 27 April – 1 May – (replaces the physical e-Commerce Week)
Torbjorn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Policy Section, UNCTAD, Division on Technology and Logistics
Launch of the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises and knock-on effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the hungriest countries
Global Network’s campaign “Food Crises and COVID-19 pandemic” - launch of the 4th edition of the Global Report on Food Crises 2020 and COVID-19 implications in food crisis settings Arif Husain, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Assessment and Monitoring, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Luca Russo, Senior Food Crises Analyst and Strategic Advisor on Resilience, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO
