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Published on 18 February 2021
Ahead of World Social Justice Day (20 February), IDS researchers Melissa Leach, Hayley MacGregor, Ian Scoones and Annie Wilkinson review the lessons from Covid-19 for development practices in a new journal article and why political, economic and social transformations are needed to tackle injustices and inequalities, and prepare for the future.
The pandemic has highlighted the intense fragilities of systems that assure health and wellbeing, food supplies, sustainable livelihoods and resilient economies. Covid-19 has had far deeper impacts on those already experiencing poverty and inequality, with the effects of the health crisis felt unevenly across geographies, income bands, gender, ethnicity and age. The assertion that ‘we’re all in this together’ is truly a myth, as highlighted in a recent Oxfam report.
Covid-19 and development: implications for preparedness and response in future pandemics ids.ac.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ids.ac.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.