Kanni Wignaraja is assistant secretary-general at the United Nations.
Social protection for individuals and households must be recognised not just as a safety net, but as an economically and socially empowering instrument.
The international community must not forget the plight of the Rohingya, both inside Myanmar and outside.
Developing more robust, coordinated, and integrated solutions demands nexus thinking.
If the world wants to beat back the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalisation and regional cooperation.
Social protection for individuals and households must be recognised not just as a safety net, but as an economically and socially empowering instrument.
The international community must not forget the plight of the Rohingya, both inside Myanmar and outside.
Developing more robust, coordinated, and integrated solutions demands nexus thinking.
If the world wants to beat back the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalisation and regional cooperation.