COVID Shot for All , not a luxury, but development priority: UNDP
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Despite low virus cases, Africa faces risks
an hour ago A member of medical staff swabs the mouth of a resident during a COVID-19 testing campaign in Lenasia, South Africa. Reuters The coronavirus has hit a good number of economies around the world and Africa is no exception.
In South Africa, load shedding is on the anvil. State-owned utility Eskom’s power cuts will probably make things worse, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.
The global lender in 2020 approved a $4.3 billion emergency loan for South Africa.
South Africa’s gross domestic product grew quarter on quarter in the three months ending in December, led by expansion in manufacturing, construction and trade, but the economy recorded its biggest annual contraction in seven decades in 2020.
UNDP Prevention Forum kicks off Development Dialogues series
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Practitioners, policy makers and experts gather to share lessons and innovations around the future of conflict prevention and peacebuilding
New York, 5 March 2021 – With less than a decade left to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ambitious and urgent action is needed to accelerate progress on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. With the COVID-19 pandemic spurring the first decline in human development in 30 years, the international community must commit to bolder and more agile efforts to prevent further crises from unfolding.
This was the conclusion of the Prevention in Action – Global Forum 2021, a two-day virtual forum hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 3 and 4 March, 2021. The Global Forum examined the critical link between development, conflict, prevention and peacebuilding, and delineated challenges and failures, lessons learned and good practice