FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme: Asia and the Pacific
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The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the precarious nature of pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and inequalities, which must be addressed as part of the strategy to “Build Back Better”. Based on the socio-economic impacts across Asia, the recovery path calls for broadening social safety nets, universal health insurance, affordable access to digital connectivity, income and livelihood diversification and building capacities to manage multiple risks and likely future pandemics. The economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed multiple vulnerabilities within current economic development models, such as high dependence on tourism and service industries as engines for growth and employment. Many countries are re-examining the role of agriculture and integrated rural development as a long-term viable strategy to emerge from the current crisis, create jobs and absorb expanding job creation for more robust and sustainable economic recovery.
This action sheet presents FAO's COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme's key priority area of "Economic inclusion and social protection to reduce poverty" for Asia and the Pacific.