United Nations University COVID-19 Response

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Real-time Research

COVID-19 is the greatest global challenge since the United Nations was formed 75 years ago. As the pandemic evolves daily, UNU researchers continue to respond by untangling the social, economic, and environmental complexity that threatens efforts to overcome this unprecedented crisis and achieve sustainable development for all.

Featured Articles

Our World Article

Three Vaccine Assumptions for 2021

Our World Article

Ghana’s Lockdown Hit Vulnerable Workers Hard: What Needs to Happen Next Time

Our World Article

Women Scientists at Forefront of COVID-19 Research

Our World Article

Tackling COVID-19 and Climate Change in Unison Will Help Us Better Protect People on the Move

Our World Article

Rethinking Water-Migration Interlinkages Within the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis

Our World Article

The Importance of Decentralised Development Cooperation for Migrants in a Post-pandemic World

News & Announcements

Social Media Commentary

Join the COVID-19 Conversation

Comprehensive coverage of related research and commentary across the UNU network on Twitter.

Join the Global Health Conversation

SDG3 and global health research and commentary across the UNU network on Twitter.

Interdisciplinary Solutions for Global Health Challenges

With research expertise spanning all of the Sustainable Development Goals, UNU is well-placed to address the interconnected impacts of COVID-19. Whether supporting health governance in regions prone to becoming pandemic hot spots, improving socio-economic prospects for developing countries, or enhancing resilience of communities impacted by climate change and natural disasters, UNU research is informing policy solutions by addressing the interdependent elements of sustainable development.

New Publications

WORKING PAPER
Estimates of the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Poverty
JOURNAL ARTICLE
COVID-19 and ASEAN Responses: Comparative Policy Analysis
POLICY BRIEF
Physical Distancing at School: Practice and Evidence Review

Contributing Experts

Claudia Abreu Lopes

Research Fellow
UNU-IIGH

Ricardo Santos

Research Fellow
UNU-WIDER

Riyanti Djalante

Academic Programme Officer
UNU-IAS

Lina Taing

Researcher
UNU-INWEH

Pascale Allotey

Director
UNU-IIGH

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Soenke Kreft

Academic Officer
UNU-EHS

Nina Schwalbe

Principal Visiting Fellow
UNU-IIGH

Sam Jones

Research Fellow
UNU-WIDER

Ongoing Research Projects

RESEARCH PROJECT

Gender Equality for Health and Well-being

UNU-IIGH

Using a systems thinking approach, this project is exploring the links between gender equality (SDG 5) and good health and well-being (SDG 3) to build a model that can interconnect efforts to achieve multiple SDGs.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Developing Tools to Reduce the Risks of WASH-related Diseases and Water Pollution

UNU-INWEH

This project contributes evidence to guide policymaking on water’s critical role in abating environmental health risks for a range of preventable diseases, especially among vulnerable populations whose rights to health and water, sanitation, and hygiene are constrained.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Inclusive Growth in Mozambique

UNU-WIDER

To support efforts towards inclusive growth that helps shift Mozambique from ‘least developed’ to ‘middle income’ status, this project is focusing on goals of employment creation and protection of vulnerable groups; furthering structural transformation; and improving socio-economic information systems for monitoring and evaluation.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Evidence, Policy, and Interventions for COVID-19 (EPIC) Tracker

UNU-IIGH

The UNU EPIC Tracker is an inventory of the public health, economic, social, and community measures taken to respond to COVID-19 across all countries. A living platform, the EPIC Tracker will be regularly updated to include new policies, to reflect country responses, and to integrate other sources of data.

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