The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic call for urgent policy responses to support households and firms alike, but how this support is designed will be critical in ensuring that it does not result in enduring global market distortions. Support packages that are time-limited, targeted, cash-based, and consistent with longer-term objectives are the basis for ensuring a sustainable recovery. Transparency of support packages is critical for public trust, but also once the crisis is over in order to foster accountability and enable governments to learn from what worked best

This report aims at supporting education decision making to develop and implement effective education responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The report explains why the necessary social isolation measures will disrupt school-based education for several months in most countries around the world. Absent an intentional and effective strategy to protect opportunity to learn during this period, this disruption will cause severe learning losses for students. The report proposes that leaders of education systems and organizations develop plans for the continuation of education through alternate modalities, during the period of necessary social isolation. It offers a framework of areas to be covered by such plans. Based on a rapid assessment of education needs and emerging responses in ninety eight countries, the report identifies the most salient needs that should be addressed in these plans, as well as the areas likely to face more implementation challenges. It also examines the education responses of various countries to the crisis. Based on an analysis of data from the most recent administration of the PISA survey, the report also describes the challenges facing various education systems to depend on online education as an alternative modality.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has wide implications for the socio-economic fabric worldwide. In addition to health fears, citizens are facing a host of financial uncertainties stemming from the temporary closure of businesses, schools, public facilities and quarantines, as well as instability in the stock market and retirement income uncertainties. These can result in lost income, trouble paying bills, and meeting other financial obligations, as well as the risk of falling victim to scams and fraud. Policy makers worldwide need to increase the awareness of citizens about effective means to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential long-term consequences for their financial resilience and well-being. Taking domesticcontextsintoaccount,governmentscouldconsiderthefollowinginitialmeasures

The COVID-19 pandemic is harming health, social and economic well-being worldwide, with women at the centre. First and foremost, women are leading the health response: women make up almost 70% of the health care workforce, exposing them to a greater risk of infection. At the same time, women are also shouldering much of the burden at home, given school and child care facility closures and longstanding gender inequalities in unpaid work. Women also face high risks of job and income loss, and face increased risks of violence, exploitation, abuse or harassment during times of crisis and quarantine.Policy responses must be immediate, and they must account for women’s concerns. Governments should consider adopting emergency measures to help parents manage work and caringresponsibilities, reinforcing and extending income support measures, expanding support for small businesses and the self-employed, and improving measure to help women victims of violence. Fundamentally, all policy responses to the crisis must embed a gender lens and account for women’s unique needs, responsibilities and perspectives

What are countries doing to contain the spread of the coronavirus? How are countries helping people, small businesses and the economy to weather the crisis and beyond? This Country Policy Tracker helps you to navigate the global response.

The Inter-American Labor Administration Network developed a portfolio of actions undertaken by each Ministry of Labor to COVID-19.

The technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Education (CIE) has put together a list of resources available for Ministries of Education of the region to support their work during the COVID-19 crisis.

This Portal aims to be a participatory and democratic space where everyone has the opportunity to express their ideas on how we can shape the post-COVID-19 world so that more people access more rights beyond the pandemic. All people participating in the debate must accept the rules contained in the Participation Protocol, to ensure that the conversation is based on mutual respect, collaboration, and the prohibition of the use of insults or personal attacks.

Ante las crisis y las emergencias es clave tener una perspectiva de derechos humanos en las respuestas y porque los grupos en situación de vulnerabilidad encuentran mayores barreras para acceder y beneficiarse de políticas de prevención, mitigación y atención en salud, debido a las barreras estructurales de desigualdad. Para orientar a los Estados de las Américas a pensar y ejecutar respuestas inclusivas y accesibles, con enfoque de derechos humanos, ante una pandemia inédita en el mundo y la región.

La crisis del COVID-19 tiene impactos específicos sobre la vida de las mujeres y está profundizando las desigualdades de género ya existentes con anterioridad, tanto al interior de los hogares como fuera: en los hospitales y centros sanitarios, en el trabajo y también en la política. El mundo tiene la oportunidad de crear un nuevo pacto social y de género que reconozca los impactos diferenciados que recae sobre las mujeres, especialmente sobre grupos de mayor riesgo, a través de la participación igualitaria de mujeres y la incorporación del enfoque de género en todos los espacios y en todas las acciones y políticas públicas de mitigación y recuperación.

General responses to the pandemic

These COVID-19 Analytical Snapshots are designed to capture the latest information and analysis in a fast-moving environment.

While the most immediate impact of COVID-19 is related to health, the pandemic also raises economic issues. The International Labor Organization (ILO) has estimated that under an extreme scenario, the pan- demic’s impact on economic growth could increase global unemployment by 24.7 million. However, the ILO have since warned that the true number could be far higher — in the USA alone, almost 16 million people have filed new claims for unemployment benefits in the past three weeks.

The current outbreak of COVID-19 has affected global mobility in the form of various travel disruptions, restrictions and blockages. To better understand how COVID-19 affects global mobility, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been working to map the impacts on human mobility, at Global, Regional and Country level.

The world of work is being profoundly affected by the global virus pandemic. In addition to the threat to public health, the economic and social disruption threatens the long-term livelihoods and wellbeing of millions. The ILO and its constituents – Governments, workers and employers – will play a crucial role in combating the outbreak, ensuring the safety of individuals and the sustainability of businesses and jobs.

En estas circunstancias adversas, las empresas, especialmente las de gran tamaño y multinacionales, pueden contribuir decisivamente a paliar los efectos de la crisis en sus trabajadores y proveedores a través de acciones de responsabilidad para contribuir a la sostenibilidad de las sociedades en donde operan.

Esta herramienta ha sido concebida para ayudar a las empresas por la crisis ocasionada por la COVID-19. Básicamente, sirve para diseñar un «plan de continuidad de las operaciones» adaptable a su empresa.

Esta herramienta, desarrolla por la Oficina de Actividades para los Empleadores de la OIT (OIT-ACTEMP), tiene por objeto ayudar a las organizaciones empresariales (OE) a evaluar las necesidades de las empresas como consecuencia de la crisis ocasionada por la COVID-19. La encuesta consta de dos partes: una encuesta de evaluación de las necesidades y una plantilla para presentar las principales conclusiones y solicitar la asistencia a diferentes instituciones.

Este modelo de declaración colectiva permite a las organizaciones empresariales (OE) presentar sus recomendaciones sobre COVID-19 al gobierno, los sindicatos y otros actores interesados.