Humanity needs leadership and
solidarity to defeat the coronavirus.
Mexico launches innovative finance tool linked to the Sustainable Development Goals with the participation of UNDP.
The COVID-19 crisis in Latin America is not only a health and socioeconomic crisis but also a governance crisis
This #GraphForThought looks at the question of feasibility implementing emergency assistance programs
By Isabel Saint Malo, Senior Advisor to the UNDP Administrator and former Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama from 2014 to 2019.
The socio-economic implications of the COVID pandemic: Ideas por policy action
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Coronavirus: While the disease was slow to spread to Latin America and the Caribbean countries at first, since the end of February the number of confirmed cases has been climbing rapidly. Updated info here.
COVID-19 - Policy Document Series
This series aims at drawing from UNDP's own experience and knowledge globally and from the expertise and capacity of our partner think tanks and academic institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, to promote a collective reflection on the response to the COVID-19 health crisis and its economic and social effects on our societies.
A tool for addressing public policy decisions supported on data
The United Nations Development Program in Latin America and the Caribbean and GRANDATA join forces to help governments and organizations in the region to combat COVID-19, creating a platform that facilitates the analysis of people's movements outside their homes.
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Latin America and the Caribbean
38%
of the population are considered vulnerable
80%
of the population lives in urban areas
37%
of all legislators and senior officials are female
40%
of the people in the region feel safe
