Synopsis Report- Coping with the New Normal: Changing Role of Local Authorities in the COVID-19 Pandemic Symposium

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Synopsis Report- Coping with the New Normal: Changing Role of Local Authorities in the COVID-19 Pandemic Symposium

February 16, 2022

COVID-19 has reaffirmed the role of a strong local government in responding to challengeslike the current public health crisis as well as helped local authorities (LAs) to reflect on howto best serve citizens through digital tools.

An online symposium organised by the UNDP’s flagship programme on localgovernance (supported by the European Union), Federation of Sri Lankan Local GovernmentAuthorities and the Citra Social Innovation Lab, UNDP brought together approximately 150participants across local authorities in the South Asian Region and subject-area experts toshare good practices and lessons learnt in managing the Covid 19 pandemic whilst ensuringcontinued service delivery.