New partnerships have been crucial in responding to new data demands, helping National Statistical Offices introduce measures that are permanently changing the statistical production process in many countries.

COVID-19 is certainly a reminder about the importance of multilateralism, of collective action and community. We’re in this together.

A full recovery from the pandemic crisis is not possible without addressing economic security and reducing inequality. This policy brief highlights inequality in the experience of economic security focusing on the risks to livelihoods and the protections against those risks as laid out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the world of work, hitting labour markets that were already weak and fragile.

This policy brief reviews the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in Africa and presents the continent’s social protection responses.

Bangladesh, Lao PDR and Nepal recommended for graduation from the list of LDCs

The jump in deposits in 2020 can largely be attributed to the temporarily increased savings of the non-financial businesses and households amid limited spending and investment opportunities and to strong liquidity preferences and high risk-aversion during the crisis.