Digital Contact Tracing and Surveillance during COVID-19
The response to COVID-19 (coronavirus) has seen an unprecedented rapid scaling up of technologies to support digital contact tracing and surveillance. The consequent collation and use of personally identifiable data may however pose significant risks to children’s rights. This is compounded by the greater number and more varied players making decisions about how data including children’s data are used and how related risks are assessed and handled. This means that we need to establish clear governance processes for these tools and the data collection process and engage with a broader set of government and industry partners to ensure that children’s rights are not overlooked.
Protecting and Mobilizing Youth in COVID-19 Responses
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has resulted in severe economic and social impacts around the world. Young people are particularly vulnerable to the disruptions the pandemic has caused and many are now at risk of being left behind in education economic opportunities and health and well-being during a crucial stage of their life development. Young people are more likely to be unemployed or to be in precarious job contracts and working arrangements and thus lack adequate social protection. At the same time young people are responding to the crisis through public health promotion volunteering and innovation. Young people will form a key element in an inclusive recovery and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this Decade of Action. However the response and recovery must be done in a way that protects the human rights of all youth.
Digital Contact Tracing and Surveillance during COVID-19
Balancing the need to collect data to support good decision-making versus the need to protect children from harm created through the collection of the data has never been more challenging than in the context of the global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The response to the pandemic has seen an unprecedented rapid scaling up of technologies to support digital contact tracing and surveillance. As the pandemic progresses we are also likely to see the emergence of more applications that link datasets as we seek to better understand the secondary impacts of the pandemic on children and their families. This working paper explores the implications for privacy as the linking of datasets increases the likelihood that children will be identifiable and consequently the opportunities for (sensitive) data profiling. It also frequently involves making data available to a broader set of users or data managers. While it is recognized that reuse of unidentifiable data could potentially serve future public health responses and research the nature of access to and use of the data now and in future necessitate accountability transparency and clear governance processes. It requires that these be in place from the outset. These are needed to ensure that data privacy is protected to the greatest degree possible and that the limitations to the use of these data are clearly articulated.
COVID-19 y la economía de los cuidados
Informality, social protection and welfare during the COVID-19 crisis in four Latin American countries
We compare the effects of labour market shocks and social policy responses on people’s welfare following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina Brazil Chile and Uruguay. We assess the role of formal and informal sector labour incomes and social transfers in the changes observed in the distribution of income and welfare. We worked with harmonized household survey microdata and performed a microdecomposition analysis by income source. In all four countries the loss of earnings was the main mechanism behind the loss of income and developments in the informal sector were crucial in explaining the rise in poverty. The effects of transfer incomes on welfare varied by country in terms of both the size of their impact and their consequences for equity.
Focused section: Perspectives on COVID-19 and international production: Introduction to the focused section: COVID-19 and international production
The global economy is in the midst of a severe crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate impact on international production is dramatic. Projections in the World Investment Report 2020 (WIR2020) show a decline in FDI of up to 40 per cent this year with no recovery expected until 2022 (Figure 1).
The Socio-Economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ideas for Policy Action: Volume 2 - Country Notes
To promote a collective reflection that offers guidance for the response to the COVID-19 health crisis and its economic and social effects on our societies. The UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean launched the series of documents compiled in this book. The second volume is a compilation of country-specific analyzes that address the particular situation faced by some economies in the region. UNDP offers this book as an input to the current public policy debate under the conviction that solutions based on evidence experience and reasoned political intuition will be essential to moderate the shock and build forward better.
COVID-19 Preparedness and Response in Places of Detention
Operational Toolbox
The information in this package is intended to support prison administrators and staff. It has been developed to ensure the safety and security of staff prisoners and the public in the efforts to prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) from entering the prison and mitigate the impact in case of an outbreak. Addressing COVID-19 requires critical preparedness and a prepared response particularly within places of detention (prisons). Prison staff play a crucial role in contributing to the effort of preventing the spread of the disease promoting safer prison environments and responding to outbreaks in a timely and effective manner. All efforts must be taken to keep COVID-19 out of the prisons. Preventative measures will most likely result in significant disruptions to ordinary prison routines and require the administration to make difficult decisions that may restrict or limit prison operations and activities. Responding to a COVID-19 outbreak once the virus has spread in the prison is a significant challenge – particularly in overcrowded conditions. The package provides communication tools with clear and concise information and visuals.
The Socio-Economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ideas for Policy Action: Volume 1 - Cross-sectional Visions
To promote a collective reflection that offers guidance for the response to the COVID-19 health crisis and its economic and social effects on our societies. The UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean launched the series of documents compiled in this book. The first volume reflects on aspects of the problem common to all countries UNDP offers this book as an input to the current public policy debate under the conviction that solutions based on evidence experience and reasoned political intuition will be essential to moderate the shock and build forward better.
Covid-19 A Threat to Progress Against Child Marriage
Over the next decade up to 10 million more girls will be at risk of becoming child brides as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the pandemic profoundly affects the everyday lives of girls – including their physical and mental health their education and the economic circumstances of their families and communities – these changes put girls at higher risk of becoming child brides. The actual number of girls who have been married since the beginning of the crisis is unknown as most marriages are not registered and many girls live with a partner in an informal union. Still pre-COVID data can be used to predict the impact of the crisis on child marriage in the near future examining existing patterns and demographics of child marriage as well as historical information on the effects of educational disruption economic shocks and programme efficacy on this harmful practice. In bringing such estimates into focus this publication demonstrates that urgent action is needed for a COVID-19 response strategy that extends beyond health and prioritizes a broader set of rights for children.
Sectors and Businesses Facing COVID-19: Emergency and Reactivation
Special Report COVID-19 No. 4
This Special Report is the fourth in this series on the evolution and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. The economic crisis generated by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is having a major impact on the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and is hitting a productive and business structure with weaknesses that have been building up for decades. Before the pandemic the region’s production structure already showed great structural heterogeneity that seriously limited its economic development possibilities. The pandemic makes these weaknesses more evident and amplifies economic social and environmental tensions. In the arena of production it is urgent to mitigate capacity destruction without neglecting the need for a sustained increase in productivity the generation of productive linkages and increased learning and the generation and dissemination of innovations. In this context manufacturing is of strategic importance and must play a leading role in the growth process and in changing the productive matrix. This requires policies to change the production structure. In other words incentives other than those that currently prevail for private companies together with the State to make the necessary investments to diversify the economic structure ensure a continuous and stable growth process and avoid social and environmental setbacks.
COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
This brief highlights emerging evidence of the impact of the recent global pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on violence against women and girls. It makes recommendations to be considered by all sectors of society from governments to international organizations and to civil society organizations in order to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls at the onset during and after the public health crisis with examples of actions already taken. It also considers the economic impact of the pandemic and its implications for violence against women and girls in the long-term. It is a living document that draws upon the knowledge and experience of a wide range of experts who support solutions to end violence against women and girls attentive to the country context in which the crisis is occurring
The Long-term Impact of COVID-19 on Poverty
The Impact of COVID-19 on South-East Asia
Continuing Learning for the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19
COVID-19 preparación y respuesta en lugares de detención
Herramientas prácticas
La información en este paquete está destinada a apoyar a los administradores y al personal de la prisión. Ha sido desarrollado para garantizar la seguridad del personal los presos y el público en los esfuerzos de evitar que el COVID-19 (coronavirus) ingrese a la prisión y mitigar el impacto en caso de un brote. Se deben hacer todos los esfuerzos para mantener el COVID-19 fuera de las prisiones. Las medidas preventivas muy probablemente resulten en alteraciones significativas de las rutinas ordinarias de la prisión y requerirán que la administración tome decisiones difíciles que pueden restringir o limitar las operaciones y actividades de la prisión. Responder a un brote de COVID-19 una vez que el virus se ha propagado en la prisión es un desafío importante particularmente en condiciones de hacinamiento. El paquete proporciona herramientas de comunicación con información y elementos visuales claros y concisos.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Arab Region
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has exposed serious fault lines and vulnerabilities in societies institutions and economies all around the world. The Arab region home to 436 million people initially kept transmission and mortality rates lower than the global average but more recent trends are cause for concern especially in light of fragmented health care and insufficient primary care in many countries. The pandemic has also magnified many decades-long challenges. These include violence and conflict; inequalities; unemployment; poverty; inadequate social safety nets; human rights concerns; insufficiently responsive institutions and governance systems; and an economic model that has not yet met the aspirations of all. The response to the COVID-19 crisis can also be used to address some of the long-standing structural weaknesses in the region notably to build back better in line with the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development through stronger support to local authorities while strengthening democracy safeguarding human rights and achieving and sustaining peace.
COVID-19 preparação e resposta em locais de detenção
Ferramentas operacionais
The information in this package is intended to support prison administrators and staff. It has been developed to ensure the safety and security of staff prisoners and the public in the efforts to prevent COVID-19 (coronavirus) from entering the prison and mitigate the impact in case of an outbreak. Addressing COVID-19 requires critical preparedness and a prepared response particularly within places of detention (prisons). Prison staff play a crucial role in contributing to the effort of preventing the spread of the disease promoting safer prison environments and responding to outbreaks in a timely and effective manner. All efforts must be taken to keep COVID-19 out of the prisons. Preventative measures will most likely result in significant disruptions to ordinary prison routines and require the administration to make difficult decisions that may restrict or limit prison operations and activities. Responding to a COVID-19 outbreak once the virus has spread in the prison is a significant challenge – particularly in overcrowded conditions. The package provides communication tools with clear and concise information and visuals.
Impact of COVID-19: Perspective from Voluntary National Reviews
COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having a profound effect on the socioeconomic development of countries and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development undermining SDG progress and exacerbating already existing inequalities and exclusion. A variety of mitigation measures are being put in place through great efforts and at great cost to address the impact of COVID-19 and reduce the risk of future crises especially for the poorest and most vulnerable people and countries. It is important to work in an emergency mode to respond to the health impact but also to keep the focus on the longer term building resilience and using the 2030 Agenda as a roadmap. Multilateralism and global solidarity are essential to build back better by responding to COVID-19 in a way that supports the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs bolsters results and addresses gaps in sustainable development.
Women’s economic autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic
This article is a contribution to the debate on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on gender inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on women’s economic autonomy. Through a review of the contributions of feminist economics and an analysis of the empirical evidence it identifies a deterioration in the indicators associated with women’s incomes and their participation in the labour market. The sexual division of labour is deepening in the region endangering the scant progress made regarding women’s economic autonomy in the pre-crisis years. It warns about gender biases in crisis mitigation policies and reflects on the importance of redistributing time resources and power to move towards a new style of development based on gender equality and sustainability.