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UN/DESA Policy Brief #62: The COVID-19 pandemic: a wake-up call for better cooperation at the science?policy?society interface

UN/DESA Policy Brief #62: The COVID-19 pandemic: a wake-up call for better cooperation at the science?policy?society interface

Science and technology are essential to humanity?s collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the extent to which policymaking is shaped by scientific evidence and by technological possibilities varies across governments and societies, and can often be limited. At the same time, collaborations across science and technology communities have grown in response to the current crisis, holding promise for enhanced cooperation in the future as well. How can we improve the way in which science and technology are harnessed to resolve global challenges such as the current pandemic? This policy brief presents a set of recommendations towards this end, drawing upon the emerging response to the… UN/DESA Policy Brief #62: The COVID-19 pandemic: a wake-up call for better cooperation at the science?policy?society interface

2020 CDP Report, ECOSOC and GA Resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2020/33, Supplement No. 13)
عربي, 中文, English, Français, Русский, Español CDP excerpts on the report by theme
Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development
The voluntary national reviews of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The comprehensive review of the LDC criteria
Monitoring of countries that are graduating and have graduated from the list of least developed countries
Improved assistance for graduating and graduated least developed countries
Framework for the Programme of Action for least developed…
UN/DESA Policy Brief #60: Commodity exporters face mounting economic challenges as pandemic spreads

UN/DESA Policy Brief #60: Commodity exporters face mounting economic challenges as pandemic spreads

Urgent, preemptive measures needed to address twin economic and health crisis A simultaneous health and economic crisis is hitting the developed economies hard. The sequence will likely be different for developing countries, particularly for commodity-dependent economies in Africa and Latin America. This Brief analyzes the unique challenges these countries are already facing or will face as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. COVID-19 has paralyzed the developed economies in Europe and North America during the past month. These economies account for more than 75 per cent of confirmed cases and 83 per cent of COVID-19 related deaths worldwide (Figure 1). The panic of contagion has forced entire… UN/DESA Policy Brief #60: Commodity exporters face mounting economic challenges as pandemic spreads
UN/DESA Policy Brief #61: COVID-19: Embracing digital government during the pandemic and beyond

UN/DESA Policy Brief #61: COVID-19: Embracing digital government during the pandemic and beyond

Sharing information It is vital for governments to provide accurate, useful and up-to-date information to people, particularly during times of crisis.? During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments started providing information on their national portals, mobile apps or through social media platforms. A review of the national portals of the 193 United Nations Member States showed that by 25 March 2020, 57 per cent (110 countries) have put in place some kind of information on COVID-19, while around 43 per cent (83 countries) did not provide any information; but a further analysis showed that by 8 April 2020, around 86 percent (167 countries) have included information and
guidance about COVID-… UN/DESA Policy Brief #61: COVID-19: Embracing digital government during the pandemic and beyond
Outcome of the comprehensive review of the LDC criteria

Outcome of the comprehensive review of the LDC criteria

At the 2020 Plenary the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) finalized its multi-year programme on the comprehensive review of the LDC criteria. While confirming the basic concept of the criteria, it simplified their structure, expanded their coverage of structural impediments to sustainable development and strengthened their individual components. The refined criteria will be applied at the 2021 triennial review of the list of LDCs, utilizing the established graduation and inclusion rules. The Committee also strengthened the application of the criteria, including by expanding the additional information it uses before making recommendations for graduation. In the view of the Committee,…
UN/DESA Policy Brief #58: COVID-19: Addressing the social crisis through fiscal stimulus plans

UN/DESA Policy Brief #58: COVID-19: Addressing the social crisis through fiscal stimulus plans

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is spreading quickly, with 738,000 cases confirmed across the globe and over 35,000 deaths registered as of 30 March 2020 (Johns Hopkins University, Center for Systems Science and Engineering). The number of cases has almost doubled in the last week (from 418,000 cases on 23 March). Many countries have restricted activity and an increasing number are on lockdown. The health crisis is already evolving into a global financial and economic crisis, with sweeping consequences for economic growth, employment and wages. Preliminary estimates by the ILO suggest significant rises in unemployment?on the order of 13 million, with a high scenario of almost 25 million?… UN/DESA Policy Brief #58: COVID-19: Addressing the social crisis through fiscal stimulus plans
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Es probable que la COVID-19 reduzca el PIB global del 2020 en casi un 1 %

Es probable que la COVID-19 reduzca el PIB global del 2020 en casi un 1 %

Se requieren politicas urgentes y ambiciosas a fin de proteger a los mas vulnerables y de favorecer la sostenibilidad La economia mundial podria verse reducida en casi un 1 % este ano?0,9 %?debido a la pandemia de la COVID-19, y la produccion mundial podria disminuir aun mas si las restricciones impuestas a las actividades economicas se extienden hasta el tercer trimestre del ano y las respuestas fiscales no apoyan los ingresos y el consumo, segun lo expuesto en una nueva nota informativa del Departamento de Asuntos Economicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas. Las crecientes restricciones a la circulacion de las personas y los confinamientos en Europa y America del Norte estan…