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Goods are transported by hands in Lima, Peru.
IMF/Ernesto Benavides

5 things you should know about the state of the global economy

Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most in the crisis and what can be done to recover? As the UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DESA) prepares to launch the mid-year update of the 2021 World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report, here are five things you need to know about the state of the global economy.

COVID-19 patients with breathing difficulties wait to receive life-saving oxygen at a place of worship in Ghaziabad, India.
© UNICEF/Amarjeet Singh

What can the UN do to support India through its deadly COVID-19 surge?

The UN is at the forefront of efforts to help India extricate itself from the almost unimaginable scale of suffering its citizens are undergoing, as a result of a devastating wave of COVID-19 infections. Earlier this week, UN News spoke to the country chiefs based in India, for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund, to get their take on the crisis. Here are some key excerpts from the interviews.

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On 14 April 2020 in Yerevan in Armenia, Danny, 7, sits at a computer as his Arthur Gevorgyan works.
© UNICEF/Arthur Gevorgyan

Risky business: COVID-19 and safety at work

The numbers of home workers around the world  have been swelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting a fresh focus on the need for employers to ensure that their employees are working in a safe environment. On the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we look at some of the ways the UN is helping employers and governments to keep people safe, wherever they work.

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