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The Coronavirus COVID

The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest global health crisis since World War 2. It has spread to every continent except Antarctica and has already claimed over 1 million lives. The pandemic is also causing an unprecedented socio-economic crisis that is stressing every country it touches and will leave deep, long-lasting scars. It is resulting in job and income losses around the world as well as declines in remittances and tourism in some nations. The UN is leading a multi-billion dollar global response effort to help vulnerable countries prepare for, respond to, and recover from the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

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The Coronavirus COVID

The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest global health crisis since World War 2. It has spread to every continent except Antarctica and has already claimed over 1 million lives. The pandemic is also causing an unprecedented socio-economic crisis that is stressing every country it touches and will leave deep, long-lasting scars. It is resulting in job and income losses around the world as well as declines in remittances and tourism in some nations. The UN is leading a multi-billion dollar global response effort to help vulnerable countries prepare for, respond to, and recover from the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

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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.
We have now reached the tragic milestone of one million deaths, and the human family is
suffering under an almost intolerable burden of loss.
“The climbing death toll is staggering, and we must work together to slow the spread of this
virus.” - UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner.
 

But the pandemic is much more than a health crisis, it's also an
unprecedented 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 400 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.

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