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Capacity Development Webinar Series on “Leveraging Public Governance & Exploring Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Region: Building better institutions, towards a brighter future” (2nd Arab Region Webinar)

As an increasing number of countries, including many developed countries, are struggling to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging economies and developing countries are facing an unprecedented threat to their development achievements, human life, social cohesion and have been facing socio-economic hardships due to fragile health care systems and socio-economic vulnerabilities.

Capacity Development Webinar Series on “Leveraging Public Governance and Spearheading Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arab Region: Structural challenges, gaps, weaknesses and resilience”

As an increasing number of countries, including many developed countries, are struggling to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging economies and developing countries are facing an unprecedented threat to their development achievements, human life, social cohesion and have been facing socio-economic hardships due to fragile health care systems and socio-economic vulnerabilities. The current COVID-19 pandemic calls for unprecedented efforts and coordinated action.

Leveraging Public Governance & Spearheading Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic - Responses in Africa

As is well known, COVID-19 has reached many African countries. African countries have to quickly move from COVID-19 readiness to response as confirmed cases appear. Governments and health authorities across the continent are striving to limit widespread infections . Yet, more than 40% of the population in Africa lives below the global poverty line and many cannot afford testing toolkits. A high number of people in African countries will become unemployed as most of them are employed in the primary industry and tourism.

Symposium on Effective, Inclusive and Accountable Public Institutions and Digital Government Transformation

The Regional Symposium on Effective, Inclusive and Accountable Public Institutions and Digital Government Transformation for Resilient Recovery and the SDG Implementation was held from 24 to 26 November and from 23 to 25 November 2021.

This virtual symposium aimed to equip public institutions from Asia and the Pacific region with the capacities necessary for sustainable and resilient recovery while focusing on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

Online Training Workshop on Government Innovation for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) with the support of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Malaysia co-organized an Online Training Workshop on “Government Innovation for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups” to pilot the Training Toolkit on the same topic. Some selected Modules from the Toolkit were covered during the 2-day Training Workshop.

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