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The Covid-19 pandemic is hitting vulnerable people the hardest. This is already devastating in high-income countries with comprehensive and effective health and welfare systems, but it may well be catastrophic in those without, and especially in low-income and least developed countries. At the same time, these are areas where typically infection rates are currently lower and policies are still taking shape, creating a window of opportunity for informed analysis to provide added value.
This is where the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) survey comes in. With the help of its global network of experts, UNRISD hopes to gather and quickly analyse how well current government policies on Covid-19 in all countries and regions are responding to the needs of vulnerable people. The result will be evidence-based recommendations on how governments can make sure their Covid-19 response policies leave no one behind, while at the same time bearing in mind that there can be no one-size-fits all answers; national and local government policy making in different regions must also respond to different social, economic, political and cultural contexts.
UNRISD is asking all readers to donate 15 minutes of their time to respond to our 12-question survey. Click here to make your contribution.
UNRISD is able to make the survey in English, French and Spanish.
Resources
Covid-19 blog series which draws on the Institute’s social development research to suggest evidence-based responses to the current crisis.
Source: UNRISD