Map: Global COVID-19 coronavirus via Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)
From Afghanistan to Trinidad and Tobago and many others, borders have been closed, national emergencies have been declared, and restrictions are in place on the movement of other people and goods. By their very nature, these three teams from 91 countries are vulnerable to external shocks. , given their limited ability to respond to them.
As complex economies announce large-scale economic assistance and physical care interventions, it is imperative that the foreign network does not forget the basic duty to support vulnerable members of the global circle of family members who are least responsive.
For the most recent case numbers from around the world, see the WHO COVID-19 Situation Panel and/or the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Coronavirus Resource Centre.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are facing a skills crisis and a significant economic slowdown caused by collapsing commodity prices. LDCs lagging behind.
The peak prevalence of malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malnutrition adds an additional burden to LDCs, especially as the pandemic is very likely to coincide with the peak of the malaria season in 2020.
The pandemic is also affecting countries still recovering from epidemics. After more than a year of battling an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 2200 people, the UN is cautiously positive that the outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon disappear. it will be a thing of the afterlife as the country prepares to face the risk of COVID-19. As in other future countries, COVID-19 will likely divert national fitness capacities and resources to the maximum, leaving millions of young people affected through measles, malaria, polio and many other fatal diseases.
Despite the health effects of COVID-19, with commodity markets in crisis, the pandemic presents a major economic crisis for LDCs. Oil, minerals, food and other commodities account for more than 70% of LDCs’ product exports.
In addition, global demand- and supply-side shocks resulting from the influence of COVID-19 are also having a significant impact on LDCs dependent on exports of manufactured goods, namely clothing. Six LDCs: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Haiti, Gambia, Nepal and Lesotho derive more than 50% of their export earnings from manufactured exports. The reduction in exports is very likely to lead to existing account deficits.
Most likely, the pandemic will particularly decrease remittances, as migrant staff face large-scale job losses and are forced to return to their countries of origin. monetary lifeline for many vulnerable households.
In addition, many migrant workers have already lost their jobs without reimbursement or unemployment benefits. COVID-19-related travel restrictions around the world are having an unprecedented effect on labour mobility, new migration and remittances. A recent World Bank report indicates that remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are expected to fall by 19. 7 percent to $445 billion, representing the loss of a very important monetary lifeline for many vulnerable households.
The pandemic is affecting food systems globally and pushing the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people into greater food insecurity.
Hunger remains a major challenge and has become even worse due to COVID-19. Any decline in external demand will disproportionately affect families engaged in labour-intensive production and agriculture, further undermining their efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and achieve SDG 1.
Calls on landlocked developing countries and transit countries to keep cross-border freight forwarding networks and origin chains open, while protecting the protection of shipping personnel and citizens, maintain the integration of landlocked developing countries into global trade and ensure that essential medical goods and services are the materials needed to engage and Combating the pandemic can succeed in landlocked developing countries in a timely manner.
The call to action calls for six key points:
The measures put in place to deal with the pandemic have weighed heavily on the tourism sector. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimates that COVID-19 will cause the tourism sector to contract by 20% to 30% by 2020.
The full SIDS can be found here.
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