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SPECIAL EDITION SNAPSHOT: ISSUE 31
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Dear COP members,
As the year 2020 comes to a close, we want to express our deepest gratitude for your continued support to the Community of Practice on Poverty and Inequality.
This special issue provides a retrospective of the top events, reports, and books released in 2020 – check them out!
We wish you a healthy and prosperous 2021!
Best regards,
Your COP Facilitation Team
Samantha, Ricardo, Rishi and Renata
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TOP POVERTY & INEQUALITY RELATED EVENTS
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MUST-SEE EVENTS OF 2020!
Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index (2021) (MOOC launch). On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 22 October 2020, we announced the launch of the second edition of the Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on “Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index.” A joint effort by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), the course will run from 22 February to 2 April 2021 and will be offered in English, French, and Spanish. Watch the course trailer & Click here to register!
Exploring UBI’s Potential to Deliver Economic Security and Gender Equality (Webinar). On 11 June, UNDP Gender and Inclusive Growth Teams co-hosted a webinar to discuss challenges, opportunities, and trade-offs of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a response to the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19, particularly on women and girls. The session counted with high-level presentations from Dean Karlan, President of Innovations for Poverty Action; Pablo Iglesias, Second Vice President of the Government of Spain; and Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary-General. Watch here.
Advancing Human Well-Being (Internal consultation). In May 2020, we hosted an internal consultation on concrete solutions and pathways to end poverty in all its forms and dimensions, transform inequalities, and advance human capabilities. The inputs informed the key background document for the formal 2020 HLPF Thematic Session on “Advancing Human Well-Being,” co-led by UNDESA, UNDP, UNESCO, WHO and WFP. Check out the consultation & Read the background note.
First Step for Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 (Webinar). On 13 April 2020, together with the CoP on HIV & Health, we hosted a webinar on the implications for socioeconomic impact and needs assessments of the COVID-19 crisis. The session featured George Molina and Lars Jensen (UNDP Global Policy Network) and was moderated by Mandeep Dhaliwal (UNDP Director of HIV, Health and Development). The presenters provided an overview of UNDP’s COVID-19 response and the preliminary results of a working paper on health systems capacity for 183 countries. Watch here.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. On December 14, we co-hosted an event in collaboration with the UNDP's Inclusive Growth, the Recovery Solutions and Human Mobility, UNDP's Finance Sector Hub, the Business Call to Action, and the International Trade Centre (ITC), that examined COVID-19's impact on small business and enterprises across the globe, with direct insights from MSMEs. Using results from ITC's surveys and testimonies, the event highlighted the adaptive strategies applied by MSMEs and resilience building, and the COVID response and recovery offer by UNDP. View the recording here and find supporting documents on Sparkblue.
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DON'T MISS THESE UNDP 2020 PUBLICATIONS!
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The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (December 2020)
Drawing on evidence-based insights bridging natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, the 2020 Human Development Report (HDR) explores pathways to improve people’s lives in balance with the planet. It reflects upon key pressing issues, from shifting social norms to innovation, science, and technology to nature-based solutions. It includes new metrics to guide decision-making, including a new Planet Adjusted-Human Development Index. Explore here!
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The socioeconomic implications of the COVID pandemic: Ideas for policy action (December 2020)
This report consolidates a series of technical papers launched by the UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America to promote a collective reflection on COVID-19 health and socioeconomic impacts and response. The first volume reflects on global issues connected to the pandemic. The second volume includes country-specific case studies. Overall, the report calls for solutions based on evidence, experience, and reasoned political intuition. Read more!
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People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future (August 2020)
Check out this report by the Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on “People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future” – which was co-Chaired by the UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner. It explores how digitalization, which is revolutionizing financial markets, can be a critical building block for empowering citizens, enabling governments to support people in need, and achieving the SDGs. Read more.
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Temporary Basic Income (TBI) (July 2020)
This paper explores how Temporary Basic Income (TBI) can help alleviate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemics on the world’s poorest people. Covering 132 developing countries, it finds that a minimum guaranteed income may be an effective policy option for the short-run and towards longer-term social protection programs to shield the most vulnerable against external shocks. Read more.
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TOP READS - COP RECOMMENDATIONS
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DIVE INTO ONE (OR FOUR!) OF OUR 2020 RECOMMENDED READS!
The Costs of Inequality in Latin America: Lessons and Warnings for the Rest of the World (December 2020). In one of the best books of 2020 in economics according to the Financial Times, Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, Professor of Political Economy of Development at the University of Oxford, explores how inequality can trigger devastating impacts on economic growth, job creation, social cohesion, and democracy in Latin America and beyond. Check it out!
Trapped in the Middle? Developmental Challenges for Middle-Income Countries (October 2020). This edited volume with contributions from leading experts in development economics focuses on the major obstacles confronting middle-income countries and the active policies needed to escape the middle-income trap. It covers issues from macroeconomic policy to economic diversification and technological change to infrastructure development and institution building. Explore the book!
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World (October 2020). In this book, CNN host and public intellectual Fareed Zakaria explores key lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Touching upon a wide range of issues, including globalization, economic inequality, the role of the state, and the digital era, Mr. Zakaria invites us to see this crisis as an opportunity to construct a better world and argues that the post-pandemic age will likely be a sped-up version of the world we knew. Read the book!
The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions (June 2020). In this book, celebrated economist Jeffrey Sachs explores the history of globalization, from the Paleolithic period to the current digital era, involving a different interplay of physical geography, human institutions, and technical know-how. Whether digital technologies will lead to sustainable development will depend on policy choices and coordination efforts to address crises and build forward better. Check out the book!
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DON'T MISS OUR TOP RECOMMENDATION!
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The Costs of Inequality in Latin America: Lessons and Warnings for the Rest of the World (COP webinar). Our top pick for 2020 is this exciting COP webinar with Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, Professor of Political Economy of Development at the University of Oxford. Professor Sánchez-Ancochea delivered a presentation on the costs of inequality in Latin America and what lessons and warnings it brings to the rest of the world based on his recent book released this month. Discussants included Linda Maguire, UNDP Resident Representative Panama and Director of the Regional Hub in Panama, Joy Kategekwa, UNDP Regional Strategic Advisor for Africa, and our COP Champion and UN Assistant Secretary-General and RBLAC Director (UNDP), Luis Felipe López-Calva. George Molina, Chief Economist GPN (UNDP), moderated the session. Watch here!
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RESOURCES & CONTINUED LEARNING IN 2021
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EXPLORE THESE PLATFORMS FOR NEW DATA AND INSIGHTS
UNDP SDG Integration: The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals. Global COVID-19 cases are accelerating and the socio-economic impacts are, too - this pandemic threatens to push 1 billion people into poverty by 2030. Find data sets, analyses, interactive infographics and more on the impact of COVID-19 on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs here.
UNDP's COVID-19 Data Futures Platform pulls together data from the UN system, nonprofit partners, academia, development partners and countries around the world. Interactive tools provide unique opportunities for data analysis, insights identification, and collaboration around strategies and solutions. Analytics and data presented will be updated on a regular basis, responding to different questions that arise as the COVID-19 impact changes. Explore more here.
UNFPA's COVID-19 Vulnerability Tracker examines vulnerability within global, country and local populations to provide programmatic and policy insights and information on how this vulnerability has changed since the onset of the pandemic. A COVID-19 Real-Time Updates tab reflects on the changing nature of the pandemic in and between countries. Discover more here.
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Your CoP team would love to hear from you! Contact us at [email protected] to send feedback or share content and events to be featured in our CoP Communications.
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