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Socio-economic impact

The UN’s Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to the COVID 19
Crisis warns that “The COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a health crisis: it is affecting
societies and economies at their core. While the impact of the pandemic will vary from country
to country, it will most likely increase poverty and inequalities at a global scale, making
achievement of SDGs even more urgent.

Assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on societies, economies and vulnerable groups is
fundamental to inform and tailor the responses of governments and partners to recover from the
crisis and ensure that no one is left behind in this effort.

Without urgent socio-economic responses, global suffering will escalate, jeopardizing lives and
livelihoods for years to come. Immediate development responses in this crisis must be
undertaken with an eye to the future. Development trajectories in the long-term will be affected
by the choices countries make now and the support they receive.”

The United Nations has mobilized the full capacity of the UN system through its 131 country
teams serving 162 countries and territories, to support national authorities in developing public
health preparedness and response plans to the COVID-19 crisis.

Over the next 12 to 18 months, the socio-economic response will be one of one of three critical
components of the UN’s COVID-19 response, alongside the health response, led by WHO, and
the Global Humanitarian Response Plan.

As the technical lead for the socio-economic response, UNDP and its country offices worldwide
are working under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinators, and in close collaboration
with specialized UN agencies, UN Regional Economic Commissions and IFIs, to assess the
socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on economies and communities. The
assessment reports available on this site contain the preliminary findings of regional and country
analyses.
Massive production disruptions that started in China have led to a lower supply of goods and
services that reduces overall hours worked, leading to lower incomes.

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Briefs and Reports

Brief #2: Putting the UN Framework for Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19 into Action:
Insights

Across the globe, the UN is supporting countries in preparing assessments of the socio-economic
impacts of Covid-19. What are these assessments saying and what are the key socio-economic
issues caused by the pandemic that the UN and its partners are seeing on the ground?

On behalf of the UN, UNDP prepares the monthly briefs Putting the UN Framework for Socio-
Economic Response to Covid-19 Into Action exploring latest trends and providing key insights
and analysis on the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 on economies and societies.

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Africa
Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Angola (3.5
MB)
Angola
Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Angola: Brief
Analysis
Botswana Socio-Economic Impact Analysis (1.6MB)
Briefing socio-économique du COVID-19 au Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
(FR) (425.3 kB)
Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Burundi
Burundi
(FR) (737 kb)
Central African Evaluation de l’impact socio-économique de la pandémie de
Republic coronavirus (Covid-19) en République Centrafricaine (FR) (784.0 kB)
Effets socioéconomiques potentiels du COVID-19 au Cameroun
Cameroon
(FR) (859.0 kB)
Etude d'impact socioéconomiques de la COVID-19 au Tchad
Chad
(FR) (1.5 MB)
Comoros Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Comoros (45MB)
Congo (République
Impacts sanitaires et socioéconomiques de la COVID-19 (4.8 MB)
Démocratique)
Effets socioéconomiques potentiels du COVID-19 en République du
Congo (Republic of)
Congo (FR) (1.6 MB)
- Evaluation de l’impact du COVID-19 sur l’activite des entreprises
du secteur formel en Côte d'Ivoire (FR) (6.71Mb)
- Evaluation de l’impact du COVID-19 sur le secteur informel en Côte
Côte d'Ivoire
d'Ivoire (FR) (6.7 MB)
- Mesure de l’impact socio-économique du covid-19 sur les conditions
de vie des ménages en Côte d’Ivoire (FR) (6.08Mb)
Bilan Macroéconomique Rapide des effets du Covid-19 en Guinée
Equatorial Guinea
Équatoriale (2.3 MB)
Eritrea The socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in Eritrea: Preliminary
 findings (8.8 MB)
Eswatini Rapid Socio-economic Assessment of COVID-19 in Eswatini (8.7 MB)
Gabon Impact socio-économique du coronavirus (COVID-19) (1.5 MB)
Ghana News Brief: How COVID-19 is affecting firms in Ghana (429kb)
Analyse Preliminaire Multisectorielle de l'impact Socio-économique
Guinea
du COVID-19 en Guinée (608kb)
Guinea-Bissau Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Guinea-Bissau (538 kB)
Analyse Preliminaire Multisectorielle de l'impact Socio-économique
Guinea
du COVID-19 en Guinée (608kb)
- Policy Brief 1: Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
in The Gambia (131.9 kB)
- Policy Brief 2: Impact of COVID-19 on The Gambia's Tourism
The Gambia
Sector (538.8 kB)
- Briefing Note: COVID-19 Impact on Tourism in The Gambia (237.5
kB)
Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya (604.3
Kenya
kB)
Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the
Lesotho
Kingdom of Lesotho (8.4 MB)
- Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Madagascar (1.7 MB)
Madagascar - Note sur l'Impact du COVID-19 sur l'Economie de Madagascar (1.6
MB)
Malawi COVID-19 Pandemic in Malawi (1.3 MB)
Analyse rapide des impacts socio-économiques du COVID-19 au
Mali
Mali (915k)
Mauritius & An Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in
Seychelles Seychelles
Unpacking the Potential Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19
Mozambique
Pandemic in Mozambique - UN in Mozambique (599.6 kB)
Plan de contingence Inter-Agences pour la préparation et la réponse à
Niger
la pandémiedu coronavirus COVID-19
- Briefing Paper 1: Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic in Nigeria
Nigeria
- Briefing Paper 2: Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria's North
East Region
Rwanda The Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Rwanda (4.4 MB)
Sao Tome and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sao Tome and Principe (2.13
Principe MB)
Impact socioéconomique de la pandémie de la COVID-19 au Sénégal
Senegal
(FR) (1.9 MB)
Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Sierra
Sierra Leone
Leone (1.1 MB)
South Africa Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in South Africa (3.6 MB)
Tanzania - Socio-Economic Impact assessment in Tanzania (1.21 MB)
 - Policy brief on Socio-Economic Impact Assessment in
Tanzania (628kb)
Analyse des impacts de la pandémie COVID-19 sur l’économie et les
Togo conditions socio-économiques des ménages et des groupes vulnérables
(FR) (1.6 MB)
Socio-Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda (3.3
Uganda
MB)
Zambia UN supported SEIA of COVID-19 on Households in Zambia
Preliminary Socio-Economic Impact Assessment on the COVID-19
Zimbabwe
Pandemic in Zimbabwe (713.4 kB)
The Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Governance, Peace and
Regional
Security in the Horn of Africa

Compounding Crises: Will Covid-19 and Lower Oil Prices Prompt a

Arab States
New Development Paradigm in the Arab Region
Jordan Jordan Enterprise Report
Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID 19 on vulnerable workers
Lebanon
and small scale enterprises in Lebanon
Sudan COVID-19 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment for Sudan
Tunisia Impact Economique du COVD-19 en Tunisie (FR) (5.3 MB)
A Strategic Framework for an Immediate Socio-Economic Response
Yemen
to COVID-19 in Yemen (2020 - 2021)

- The Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific

Region
Asia Pacific
- Addressing the COVID-19 Economic Crisis in Asia through Social
Protection
- Afghanistan COVID-19 impact: short term disruptions and policy
Afghanistan considerations (462 kB)
- Afghanistan Coronavirus Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
Socio-Economic Assessment of COVID – 19 under National Urban
Bangladesh
Poverty Reduction Programme
Rapid Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on Bhutan's
Bhutan
Tourism Sector
Cambodia COVID-19 Economic and Social Impact Assessment in Cambodia
Assessment Report on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Chinese
China
Enterprises
Indonesia Impacts of COVID-19in Target 75 Fisheries (1.4 MB)
Addressing the Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the
Maldives
Maldives (795 kB)
Rapid socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19 prevention
Mongolia
measures on vulnerable groups and value chains in Mongolia
Myanmar - A UN framework for the immediate socio-economic response to
COVID-19 in Myanmar
 - COVID-19 and Rural Farmers in the Dry Zone of Myanmar (1MB)
- Rapid Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Communities
in Rakhine (2.6 MB)
Rapid Assessment of the Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19
Nepal
on the vulnerable groups in Nepal
- Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in Fiji (Full
Pacific Office in Fiji Report)
- Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in Fiji (Summary)
COVID-19–Pakistan Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and
Pakistan
Response Plan (2.5 MB)
Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on Papua New
Papua New Guinea
Guinea (9.1 MB)
- MSME Value Chain Rapid Response Survey
Philippines
- #TAWIDCOVID - A pulse on poverty: application of citizen-
centered innovation
Timor-Leste Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste
Rapid Assessment of the Socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on
Vietnam
persons with disabilities in Viet Nam

Europe and Central COVID-19 and Central Asia: Socio-economic impacts and key policy
Asia considerations for recovery
Socio-economic impact assessment of the COVID-19 outbreak in
Armenia
Armenian communities
Bosnia and
Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in BiH
Herzegovina
Kosovo (as per
Rapid Socio-Economic impact assessment of COVID-19 in Kosovo
UNSCR 1244)
COVID-19 in the Kyrgyz Republic: Socioeconomic and vulnerability
Kyrgyz Republic
impact assessment and policy response
- Social and economic impact assessment of COVID-19 in the
Republic of Moldova (first assessment) (1.7 MB)
Republic of Moldova
- Social and economic impact assessment of COVID-19 in the
Republic of Moldova (final assessment)(1.7 MB)
Republic of North Socio-Economic Assessment of COVID-19 in North Macedonia (5.9
Macedonia MB)
Serbia Socio-economic impact assessment (11 MB)
Impact of COVID-19 on lives, livelihoods and Micro, Small and
Tajikistan
Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Tajikistan(3.2 MB)
1. Survey on impact of COVID-19 on enterprises and needs (1.7 MB)
Turkey
2. Survey on Impact of COVID-19 on enterprises(968 kB)
- COVID-19 in Ukraine: Impact on households and businesses (21.2
Ukraine
MB)
Uzbekistan UN consolidated multilateral COVID-19 socio-economic response &
 recovery

- Introduction - Evidence, Experience, and Pertinence in Search for

Effective Policy Alternatives
- A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing the Economic Impact of
COVID-19 and its Policy Implications
- Suggestions for the Emergency
- International financial cooperation in the face of Latin America's
Latin America and
economic crisis
the Caribbean
- COVID-19 and social protection of poor and vulnerable groups in
Latin America: a conceptual framework
- Lecciones del COVID-19 para una agenda de sostenibilidad en
América Latina y el Caribe (ES)
- Latinoamérica y el Caribe: Riqueza Natural y Degradación
Ambiental en siglo XXI (ES)
Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Policy Options in
Argentina
Argentina
Barbados & the
Eastern Caribbean Human and Economic Impact Assessments
Eastern Caribbean
Colombia Coronavirus in Colombia: vulnerability and policy options
Evaluación económica inicial de los efectos de COVID-19 y alcance de
Costa Rica
las opciones de política en Costa Rica (ES)
Impactos Económicos y Sociales de la COVID 19 en Cuba: Opciones
Cuba
de políticas (ES)
- Situación económica y de mercado de las mipymes en República
Dominicana por la crisis del COVID 19 (ES)
Dominican Republic
- Social and Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 and Policy Option in
the Dominican Republic
Socioeconomic Assessment COVID-19 PDNA Ecuador March – May
Ecuador
2020 (14.6 MB)
COVID-19 and vulnerability: A multidimensional poverty
El Salvador
perspective in El Salvador
Análisis de los efectos e impactos socioeconómicos COVID-19 en
Guatemala
Guatemala (ES) (9 MB)
Social and Economic Impact of the COVID-19 and Policy Options in
Honduras
Honduras
Social and economic impact of the COVID-19 and policy options in
Jamaica
Jamaica
Desafíos de desarrollo ante la COVID-19 en México. Panorama
Mexico
Socioeconómico (ES)
Panama - Análisis socioeconómico del impacto del COVID-19 en Panamá (ES)
- Análisis socioeconómico del impacto del COVID-19 en Panamá.
Estudio complementario: escenarios económicos prospectivos y
alcance de las opciones de política en Panamá (ES)
- Impacto socioeconómico. Estudio complementario: COVID-19 y
 género en Panamá (ES)
COVID-19 and external shock: Economic impacts and policy options
Peru
in Peru
Socio-economic impact assessment and response plan for COVID-19
Suriname
in Suriname
Social and economic impact of COVID-19 and policy options
Uruguay
in Uruguay
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Venezuela: The Urgency of
Venezuela
External Financing

- Brief#1: Initial Insights on UNCT COVID-19 Response (4.6 MB)

- Brief#2: Puttin the UN Framework for Socio-Economic Response to
COVID-19 into Action: Insights (3.9 MB)
UN reports - Info Bulletin: UN Response to the Socio-Economic Impacts of
COVID 19 - Issue 1 (Sept)
- Info Bulletin: UN Response to the Socio-Economic Impacts of
COVID 19 - Issue 2 (Oct)
Bosnia and COVID-19 socio-economic impact assessment report for Bosnia and
Herzegovina Herzegovina
Ethiopia Socio-Economic Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 (2.2
Ethiopia
MB)
Moldova Socio-Economic Response and Recovery Plan (7.5 MB)
Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe (5.8
Zimbabwe
MB)

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