Mladenov worried about socioeconomic consequences pandemic may have on West Bank and Gaza, says Israel has 'critical responsibility' to keep Palestinian economy afloat

Antonio Guterres tells Security Council that pandemic is derailing peace efforts, eroding public trust, sowing uncertainty and could give terrorists a boost

Study from International Labor Organization shows some 1.25 billion are seeing their livelihoods threatened by COVID-19

Experts predict unprecedented damage to developing economies as governments struggle to ensure millions of newly jobless laborers and petty traders can survive lockdowns

Antonio Guterres warns outbreak could return from poorer countries, especially in Africa, to hit wealthy countries again, and that millions could die

But officials in Ramallah, while acknowledging coordinating emergency response with Jerusalem, continue to slam Israel, say 'occupation knows nothing of humanity'

Envoy hails 'excellent' cooperation between Israel and Palestinians in fighting COVID-19 and world body pushes ahead with resolution supporting ceasefires in face of pandemic

ICC, EU delay but don't freeze discussions about Israel-Palestine, as Israel and US say they're still working on Trump's peace plan, including mapping West Bank ahead of annexation

Some 3 billion people under lockdown worldwide; New York expects 120,000 to flood hospitals, which only have 50,000 beds

Rights chief insists exemptions to embargoes should be given to allow for essential medical equipment to reach struggling countries