Preface
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has been unrelenting in its social and financial harm. Subsequently, the event disaster alarm raised by the Secretary-Basic in early 2020, on the onset of the pandemic, continues to be related, given the continued reversal of progress on Sustainable Growth Targets.
This interim report gives evaluative proof in actual time. It combines an illustrative case examine with different streams of proof to indicate and analyse the response of the UN Growth System to the socio-economic results of the quickly altering COVID-19 pandemic, enabled by the continuing reform of the UN Growth System. With its deal with a single nation, the case examine can’t be consultant of the worldwide scenario, besides the place it gives proof confirmed by different knowledge sources. The ultimate report, to be accomplished in September 2022, will draw on eight case research, interviews, and documentary proof to make an evaluative judgment on how the UN Growth System has responded to COVID-19.
The interim report’s essential goal is to make sure that evaluative findings can be utilized in a well timed method for serving to modify and enhance the continuing pandemic response in addition to the UN growth reform course of. Offering illustrative examples and evaluation in actual time could assist the UN system undertake early course corrections. Importantly, it additionally exhibits Member States how their steerage and instructions are translated into motion and put into follow, thus offering a foundation for potential refinements.
With its system-wide mandate, this analysis gives the Member States and United Nations with an analytical perspective of the UN Growth System’s response to the pandemic. Such a perspective is essential for realising an built-in and coherent UN supply on the nation degree that helps international locations of their restoration in direction of the Sustainable Growth Targets.
This technique-wide analysis was made doable on account of collaboration and assist from many colleagues. We provide particular because of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNCT in Jordan for the assist to the illustrative case examine. We recognize the impartial feedback from the Analysis Reference Group, feedback from the UN entities analysis places of work and Donor Advisory Group, the continual technical assessment by the High quality Assurance Panel, and the professionalism and onerous work by the analysis staff.
An essential message that stands out on this interim report is that collaboration between UN entities brings higher outcomes for international locations. Subsequently, the UN Growth System ought to proceed its efforts to advance the UN Growth System reform course of.
Mathew Varghese
Senior Coordinator, System-Extensive Analysis
Govt Workplace of the Secretary-Basic, United Nations.
+1 917 703 2925
mathew.varghese@un.org
