A year into pandemic, UN Talk takes stock of virus fight By Batool Ghaith - Mar 03,2021 - Last updated at Mar 03,2021 UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan Anders Pedersen speaks during a talk titled ‘Putting People First: Response to COVID-19’ on Monday (Photo courtesy of UN Talk) AMMAN — As a year has passed since the first COVID-19 case was recorded in the Kingdom, the decisions that were implemented in the anti-virus fight and their socio-economic impact took centre stage at a talk organised by the UN on Monday. The UN Talk titled “Putting People First: Response to COVID-19” was organised under the United Nations Socio-Economic Framework to Respond to COVID-19 in Jordan.