The article analyzes the provisions of international acts of universal nature, adopted under the auspices of the United Nations, which defines the activities of the Organization, Member States and the world community in the field of combating COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the Strategic preparedness and response plan, the Global humanitarian response plan, and the United Nations framework program for immediate socioeconomic response to COVID-19 were disclosed. Attention is paid to the reports of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in particular: “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: responding to the socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19” (March, 2020), “Comprehensive response of the United Nations to COVID-19: saving people, protecting society, more effective recovery” (June, 2020), “United Nations plan to save lives, protect communities, recover better than it was” (September, 2020). Attention is paid to the role of specialized agencies, United Nations treaty-based bodies in the field of human rights protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Emphasis is placed on the recommendations developed by these institutions to protect vulnerable categories of persons (minors, elderly people, persons deprived of liberty) during a pandemic.
 The focus is on the activities of specialized financial institutions, which are a material platform for the implementation of tasks in fighting the pandemic, in particular, the Solidarity Fund to Combat COVID-19, the COVID-19 Response Fund. Relevant conclusions and recommendations have been made