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International Monetary Fund's (IMF) chief warned of false trade-off between the importance of health and economies: “Saving lives and protecting livelihoods go hand in hand.” IMF

World Health Programme (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that "more than 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to WHO, including more than 50,000 deaths." WHO

A spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), reported that following High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s call for governments to reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent “catastrophic rates” of COVID-19 infection, “a number of countries have indeed been taking action on this front.” OHCHR

Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen reiterated his appeal for a complete immediate nationwide ceasefire throughout Syria “to enable an all-out effort to counter COVID-19 and spare all Syrians additional suffering,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Ambassador José Singer of the Dominican Republic, President of the Security Council for the month of April, announced that the Council will begin holding open briefings via video teleconference (VTC), including a meeting on the issue of COVID-19, currently under discussion. UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched on Tuesday a new plan to counter the potentially devastating socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, calling for a “shared responsibility and global solidarity in response to the impacts of COVID-19.” UNIFEED

As COVID-19 continues its advance towards vulnerable population hotspots including in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya and Syria, UN aid agencies on Tuesday insisted that they are working tirelessly to get aid to where it is needed most, while preventing the spread of infection. UNTV CH

The IMF supports fiscal and monetary action taken so far by the US government to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters in a virtual news conference in Washington DC. (IMF)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged countries to approach Fund to contain economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. IMF

Answering questions from journalists via videoconference, the spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Rupert Colville, highlighted the need to flag to authorities where elderly people live, “ensuring they're getting the help they need, and they are not simply abandoned.” OHCHR