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World Economic Situation And Prospects: June 2020 Briefing, No. 138

World Economic Situation And Prospects: June 2020 Briefing, No. 138

Millions of people are either losing their jobs or going through significant reductions of their income or working hours. This impact is unevenly distributed along education, gender, age and immigration divides. World Economic Situation And Prospects: June 2020 Briefing, No. 138
UN/DESA Policy Brief #76: COVID-19 poses grievous economic challenge to landlocked developing countries

UN/DESA Policy Brief #76: COVID-19 poses grievous economic challenge to landlocked developing countries

The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing the risks of a balance of payments crisis, a food crisis and a debt crisis in landlocked developing countries UN/DESA Policy Brief #76: COVID-19 poses grievous economic challenge to landlocked developing countries
UN/DESA Policy Brief #77: How can investors move from greenwashing to SDG-enabling?

UN/DESA Policy Brief #77: How can investors move from greenwashing to SDG-enabling?

Companies must adapt their business model to reflect growing risks and uncertainties, and help build a sustainable world; doing so is necessary to preserve their financial performance in the long run UN/DESA Policy Brief #77: How can investors move from greenwashing to SDG-enabling?
UN/DESA Policy Brief #74: Resilient institutions in times of crisis: transparency, accountability and participation at the national level key to effective response to COVID-19

UN/DESA Policy Brief #74: Resilient institutions in times of crisis: transparency, accountability and participation at the national level key to effective response to COVID-19

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents a risk to key dimensions of national institutions highlighted in Sustainable Development Goal 16 (in terms of limiting transparency and access to information, eroding safeguards to accountability including integrity violations, fraud and corruption, and restricting participation and engagement). UN/DESA Policy Brief #74: Resilient institutions in times of crisis: transparency, accountability and participation at the national level key to effective response to COVID-19
UN/DESA Policy Brief #75: COVID-19: Reaffirming State-People Governance Relationships

UN/DESA Policy Brief #75: COVID-19: Reaffirming State-People Governance Relationships

This policy brief discusses the role of effective governance, and in particular the role of the relationship between the state and people, in building countries? resiliency and in responding to and managing nation-wide crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. UN/DESA Policy Brief #75: COVID-19: Reaffirming State-People Governance Relationships
UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs

UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant economic challenge to LDCs that rely heavily on exporting manufactured goods, particularly clothing and apparel, amid global demand and supply-side shocks. UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs
UN/DESA Policy Brief #72: COVID-19 and sovereign debt

UN/DESA Policy Brief #72: COVID-19 and sovereign debt

Without aggressive policy action, the COVID-19 pandemic could turn into a protracted debt crisis for many developing countries. High debt servicing hamstrings developing countries? immediate response to COVID-19 and rule out needed investment in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A debt crisis would dramatically set back sustainable development. UN/DESA Policy Brief #72: COVID-19 and sovereign debt
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UN/DESA Policy Brief #73: The impact of COVID-19 on sport, physical activity and well-being and its effects on social development

UN/DESA Policy Brief #73: The impact of COVID-19 on sport, physical activity and well-being and its effects on social development

This policy brief highlights the challenges COVID-19 has posed to both the sporting world and to physical activity and well-being, including for marginalized or vulnerable groups. It further provides recommendations for Governments and other stakeholders, as well as for the UN system, to support the safe reopening of sporting events, as well as to support physical activity during the pandemic and beyond. UN/DESA Policy Brief #73: The impact of COVID-19 on sport, physical activity and well-being and its effects on social development
World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2020

World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2020

GDP growth in developed countries will plunge to ?5.0 per cent in 2020, while output of developing countries will shrink by 0.7 per cent. The projected cumulative output losses during 2020 and 2021?nearly $8.5 trillion?will wipe out nearly all output gains of the previous four years. The pandemic has unleashed a health and economic crisis unprecedented in scope and magnitude. World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2020