COVID-19
and the SDGs

How the ‘roadmap for humanity’ could be changed by a pandemic

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UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner's TED Talk interview.
Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. COVID-19 is ready to deliver a knock-out punch
Event to coincide with the 75th UN General Assembly and leading up to the UN Biodiversity Summit.
Last year, through an intense period of UN reform, UNDP worked hard to support the people of 170 countries and territories around the world to get on their feet and stay there.
Coupled with already high unemployment the impact of the pandemic on the social and economic stability of Iraq is critical.
As lockdowns, curfews and transport disruptions prevent many from getting healthcare, communities are stepping into the breach.

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people had better access to services to tackle poverty

20M

people gained access to
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256M

tonnes of carbon emissions
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(2018 results)


 

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"Whenever I use reason or logic, I am very pessimistic. Whenever I listen to my heart and to my faith - and I have faith in humanity - I become very optimistic."Jacques Cousteau

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