This report highlights the risk of a sharply diverging world in the near term where the gaps between rich and poor widen because some countries lack the necessary financial resources to combat the COVID-19 crisis and its socioeconomic impact. It explores the impact of the pandemic on economics, social, and environmental risks, and the implications for economic policymaking. It stresses global systemic risks on the Financing for Development agenda and identifies policy options for financing that is sustainable and durable. 

Read the report produced by the UN and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, here>.