How to Soften the Impact of Coronavirus During Conflict

Apr 20, 2020 | Gerardo Noto
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The COVID-19 crisis will be felt in education, human rights and, in the most severe cases, basic food security and nutrition, especially for the estimated 55 percent of the people in the world with no social protection. For years, UNDP and other UN agencies have been supporting public institutions, local governments, civil society and communities in Libya to achieve stabilization, resilience and recovery, and contributing to shaping the conditions for peace and social cohesion in the west, east and south of the country.

In coordination with public institutions and the United Nations, UNDP Libya is responding to COVID-19 in three ways: by supporting national and local institutions to strengthen their health systems; bringing all local and national authorities, civil society and the private sector around the table; and addressing the socio-economic and human rights impacts of COVID-19 and safeguarding progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).