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COVID-19: From disruption to a better future
Hiroshima, Japan – Like from a pebble in a pond, the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly disrupted every facet of our lives – from how we live in our homes and communities, to how businesses conduct their business, and how our governments work within themselves and with their counterparts. The global development agenda has likewise been affected, and the impact may be potentially multiplied if substantive changes are not enacted.
The urgent need to “Build Back Better” from the pandemic was the central message shared by Mihoko Kumamoto, Director of the UNITAR Division for Prosperity, in a recent talk before the Kure Rotary Club in Hiroshima, Japan. At the 4 February event, organized by the Club’s Committee for International Service and attended by approximately 70 Rotarians and their guests, Kumamoto focused on the impact of COVID-19 and the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)