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UN/DESA Policy Brief #84: Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Scenarios for policymakers

UN/DESA Policy Brief #84: Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Scenarios for policymakers

Establishment of robust universal healthcare and social protection systems should be taken as immediate goals, and efforts should be made to build upon the emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis so as to reach these goals.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #84: Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Scenarios for policymakers

The need to extend the WTO TRIPS pharmaceuticals transition period for LDCs in the COVID-19 era: Evidence from Bangladesh, by Daniel Gay and Kevin Gallagher (CDP Policy Review No. 10)

This policy brief synthesizes recent research, showing that Bangladesh?s vital pharmaceutical industry would be threatened if the country had to adhere fully to WTO rules upon graduation from LDC status.
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UN/DESA Policy Brief #81: Impact of COVID-19 on SDG progress: a statistical perspective

UN/DESA Policy Brief #81: Impact of COVID-19 on SDG progress: a statistical perspective

COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on all 17 Goals and threatening the achievements already made in
many areas. While the virus has impacted everyone, it is the poorest and most vulnerable who are affected
disproportionally by the pandemic.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #81: Impact of COVID-19 on SDG progress: a statistical perspective
World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2020 Briefing, No. 140

World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2020 Briefing, No. 140

The short-term impact of the pandemic on employment should be differentiated from its longer-term consequences, involving inter-sectoral changes in labour demand and further acceleration of robotization and automation, necessitating active labour market policies.
World Economic Situation And Prospects: August 2020 Briefing, No. 140
UN/DESA Policy Brief #83: Recovering from COVID-19: the importance of investing in global public goods for health

UN/DESA Policy Brief #83: Recovering from COVID-19: the importance of investing in global public goods for health

Amidst deliberations on priority areas for rebuilding, much attention has been paid to the need to strengthen domestic health care, and such proposals will certainly be high on the agenda for many Governments. The crisis, however, has also shone a spotlight on the shortcomings of the global health system.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #83: Recovering from COVID-19: the importance of investing in global public goods for health
UN/DESA Policy Brief #82: COVID-19 and a primer on shock-responsive social protection systems

UN/DESA Policy Brief #82: COVID-19 and a primer on shock-responsive social protection systems

Risks of implementing more shockresponsive social protection include overwhelming demand, lack of coordination, poor targeting and negative public perception. These can be partially offset by ensuring universal access to programmes. A country?s available fiscal space and level of debt distress are key contextual factors that determine the feasibility of more shock-responsive social protection.
UN/DESA Policy Brief #82: COVID-19 and a primer on shock-responsive social protection systems
Sustainable Development Outlook 2020: Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Scenarios for policymakers

Sustainable Development Outlook 2020: Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Scenarios for policymakers

Economic growth has slowed down dramatically and poverty is on the rise everywhere. Questions therefore have arisen whether these setbacks will have a permanent effect, jeopardizing progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainable Development Outlook 2020: Achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19: Scenarios for policymakers
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Development Policy and Multilateralism after COVID-19 (CDP Policy Note 2020)

The global COVID-19 pandemic is plunging the world into a socio-economic and financial crisis of an unprecedented scale, in addition to the acute health crisis. Many of the gains achieved under the banner of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are under threat. The crisis has exposed and exacerbated vulnerabilities and inequalities in both developing and developed countries, deepening poverty and exclusion and pushing the most vulnerable even further behind. This is a watershed moment. A sustainable, equitable and peaceful future hinges on the right national and international policy decisions. This policy note assembles analysis by members of the United Nations Committee for…
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Voluntary National Reviews Reports: What do they (not) reveal?, by the CDP subgroup on VNRs (CDP Background Paper No. 50)

The third annual review of the VNRs by the CDP providing a systematic content analysis of the VNRs presented to the HLPF.
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World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2020 Briefing, No. 139

World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2020 Briefing, No. 139

On average, weighted by the size of economies, the world economy points to a steep disinflation. However, inflation rates are diverging among countries. In the majority of countries, the price level has increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Economic Situation And Prospects: July 2020 Briefing, No. 139