Strengthening social protection, trade key to building A-Pac region: UN report ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 18:00 IST
The theme study for 77th session of the Commission Beyond the pandemic: Building back better from crises in Asia and the Pacific shows that throughout the region, countries have suffered abrupt economic contractions, interruptions to trade, broken supply chains and the complete collapse of international tourism - leading to widespread job losses and increases in poverty.
With no country spared from the effects of COVID-19, the region s structural weaknesses are more visible now than ever before. Specifically, the report argues for building universal social protection that extends coverage to informal workers and more women and vulnerable population groups.
Strengthening social protection, trade key to building APac
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Beyond the pandemic: Building back better from crises in Asia and the Pacific
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Broadening social protection, investing in a sustained recovery, keeping goods and information flowing, and protecting environmental health will be key to emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a flagship report released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today.
The theme study for the 77th session of the Commission,
Beyond the pandemic: Building back better from crises in Asia and the Pacific, shows that throughout the region, countries have suffered abrupt economic contractions, interruptions to trade, broken supply chains, and the complete collapse of international tourism – leading to widespread job losses and increases in poverty. With no country spared from the effects of COVID-19, the region’s structural weaknesses are more visible now than ever before.