Several Board members suggested innovative ways for the UN system to provide additional support in the COVID-19 recovery. As the market is not going to equalize society, she said, we need state intervention and a new social and political compact altogether. “The topics could not be more timely and relevant for a post-COVID-19 world, which is certain to be much more digital than before,” said Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.Īlicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), also contributed an essay to the volume and participated in the event. In their essays, the Board members also urge methods of economic rebuilding that reduce inequalities, manage the environment sustainably and promote multilateral cooperation. The seven essays in the compilation explore the implications of digital technological advances and promote regulatory practices that ensure that these generate more job opportunities, particularly for lower-wage workers. The event explored different pathways for rebuilding economies and the role of international cooperation. The Board members launched a new volume of essays, “Recover Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities,” during an online dialogue on 22 July 2020. Amid a global health crisis and widely varying government responses, the UN High-level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs – a group of 16 former heads of states, ministers, eminent economists, and social scientists – offers a set of new solutions for governments to build back better, greener and fairer after COVID-19.
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