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    The coronavirus pandemic is the most significant global health crisis since World War 2. It has spread to every continent except Antarctica and caused devastating social, economic, and political effects. UNDP is leading the UN's socio-economic recovery efforts alongside WHO's health response. The crisis has resulted in millions of job losses as countries depend on closed sectors like tourism. Developing countries could lose $220 billion in income and 800 million people may be unable to meet basic needs due to a projected $110 billion decline in remittances. UNDP is helping countries respond urgently through its $2 billion global plan and will support long-term recovery focused on governance, social protection, green economy, and digital disruption.

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    The coronavirus pandemic is the most significant global health crisis since World War 2. It has spread to every continent except Antarctica and caused devastating social, economic, and political effects. UNDP is leading the UN's socio-economic recovery efforts alongside WHO's health response. The crisis has resulted in millions of job losses as countries depend on closed sectors like tourism. Developing countries could lose $220 billion in income and 800 million people may be unable to meet basic needs due to a projected $110 billion decline in remittances. UNDP is helping countries respond urgently through its $2 billion global plan and will support long-term recovery focused on governance, social protection, green economy, and digital disruption.

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    The coronavirus pandemic is the most significant global health crisis since World War 2. It has spread to every continent except Antarctica and caused devastating social, economic, and political effects. UNDP is leading the UN's socio-economic recovery efforts alongside WHO's health response. The crisis has resulted in millions of job losses as countries depend on closed sectors like tourism. Developing countries could lose $220 billion in income and 800 million people may be unable to meet basic needs due to a projected $110 billion decline in remittances. UNDP is helping countries respond urgently through its $2 billion global plan and will support long-term recovery focused on governance, social protection, green economy, and digital disruption.

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    The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time

    and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War Two. Since its
    emergence in Asia late last year, the virus has spread to every continent except
    Antarctica.

    But the pandemic is much more than a health crisis, it's also an
    unprecedent socio-economic crisis. Stressing every one of the
    countries it touches, it has the potential to create devastating
    social, economic and political effects that will leave deep and longstanding scars.
    UNDP is the technical lead in the UN’s socio-economic recovery, alongside the
    health response, led by WHO, and the Global Humanitarian Response Plan, and
    working under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinators.

    Every day, people are losing jobs and income, with no way of knowing when
    normality will return. Small island nations, heavily dependent on tourism, have empty
    hotels and deserted beaches. The International Labour Organization estimates that
    195 million jobs could be lost.

    The World Bank projects a US$110 billion decline in remittances this year, which
    could mean 800 million people will not be able to meet their basic needs.

    UNDP response
    Every country needs to act immediately to prepare, respond, and recover. United
    Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a US$2 billion global
    humanitarian response plan in the most vulnerable. Developing countries could lose
    at least US$220 billion in income, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and
    Development has called for US$2.5 trillion to support them.

    Drawing on our experience with other outbreaks such as Ebola, HIV, SARS, TB and
    malaria, as well as our long history of working with the private and public sector,
    UNDP will help countries to urgently and effectively respond to COVID-19 as part of
    its mission to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and build resilience to crises and
    shocks.

    The next phase of UNDP’s COVID-19 crisis response is designed to help decision-
    makers look beyond recovery, towards 2030, making choices and managing
    complexity and uncertainty in four main areas: governance, social protection, green
    economy, and digital disruption. It encompasses our role in technically leading the
    UN’s socio-economic response.

    Click here to read more about UNDP's response.


     

    “We are already hard at work, together with our UN family and
    other partners, on three immediate priorities : supporting the
    health response including the procurement and supply of
    essential health products, under WHO’s leadership,
    strengthening crisis management and response, and
    addressing critical social and economic impacts.”UNDP
    Administrator, Achim Steiner
     

    We have been supporting countries since the very early stages


    of this crisis, donating essential protective medical equipment.
    As the response evolves, and after assessing the immediate,
    medium and long term needs, we are moving into the socio-economic response.

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