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The impact of COVID-19 on the SDGs, and UNDP's response UNDP newsletter@undp.org via mcc.mcsv.net Jul 30, 2020, 5:47 PM (22 hours ago) to me View this email in your browser UNDP 360. Monthly highlights. From every angle. Top picks COVID-19 and the SDGs COVID-19 and the SDGs The pandemic presents both challenges and opportunities for reaching the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP is working around the world to find integrated solutions and build back better. READ MORE Temporary Basic Income Temporary Basic Income A new UNDP report on Temporary Basic Income estimates that this measure could slow the surge in COVID-19 cases by enabling nearly three billion people to stay at home. READ MORE Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020 Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020 Data from the 2020 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index shows that many countries achieved significant progress before the pandemic, but that progress is now at risk due to COVID-19. READ MORE Experts write Gender & COVID-19 What does COVID-19 mean for women? Experts from the UNDP Human Development Report Office present the new Dashboards on the Gender Inequality and the COVID-19 crisis, which reveal the impact of the pandemic on women's access to health, food and education. READ MORE Universal Basic Income The case for a universal basic income Kanni Wignaraja, Director of UNDP Bureau for Asia Pacific offers ideas for the introduction of a Universal Basic Income to address the current COVID-19 socioeconomic and health crisis, and to prevent future ones. READ MORE COVID-19 is a call to re-write the contract between people and planet Laurel Patterson, from UNDP SDG Integration, explains how integrated solutions can uproot unsustainable ways of living and build a resilient and inclusive future post-COVID-19. READ MORE In the news Temporary Basic Income The launch of UNDP's report on Temporary Basic Income: Protecting Poor and Vulnerable people in Developing Countries was covered by Reuters, New York Times, Al Jazeera, and CNBC, among others. Nicolaj Coster-Waldau interview On CNBC, the actor and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador reflected on the opportunities posed by the pandemic to rebuild a greener world. Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020 The findings from the report launched by UNDP in July were highlighted by the Miami Herald. Take action UNDP Giving UNDP is mobilizing assets to help the most vulnerable prepare for, respond to and recover from the pandemic. Act now to contribute to our global response. Together, we can build forward better. It's been a year since UNDP partnered with Samsung to advance the progress on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Discover the Samsung Global Goals App and start supporting a cause today. Follow us on social Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Medium Website Copyright © 2020 United Nations Development Programme, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: newsletter@undp.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list. This email was sent to peterbnyc@gmail.com why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences United Nations Development Programme · One UN Plaza, DC-1 · New York, NY 10017 · USA |