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Talking Points for the UN Secretary-General
- National authorities and communities around the world have struggled to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, and the UN system has been mobilized to rise to this historical challenge.
- Together, we have been working to secure a sustainable and resilient recovery, with unprecedented support from the entire UN system, as well as by donors and partners, and by the scientific community and the private sector.
- Across the health, humanitarian and socio-economic response, UN entities have advocated for multilateral efforts and international solidarity to control the pandemic, overcome its impacts and move forward, guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- The report looks at the developments of 2021 on the UN Comprehensive Response to the pandemic and briefly summarizes the developments and actions undertaken by the UN since the previous update of Sept 2020.
- The report provides information on available data and resources that are tracking all aspects of the COVID-19 response and recovery in real time, and links the reader to these data portals, providing a useful reference for many different data sources — from the status of the vaccine rollout to the status of the socio-economic recovery, and where the money is going.
- The report calls for steps to strengthen global health security and preparedness, support low-income countries in developing and accessing health technologies and finance, and strengthen social protection systems.
- The report aims to help to mobilize and support a more successful whole-of-world response to the pandemic, and related socio-economic crises.