[Register Now!] - UN DESA Webinar: Economic and Social Impacts of COVID-19 - 9 April 2020, 10-11:30AM (EDT)
Monday, April 6, 2020 at 2:46PM UN DESA Webinar: Economic and social impacts of COVID-19
9 APRIL 2020
10:00AM 11:30 AM (EDT, NEW YORK TIME)
Draft Concept Note and Agenda (2 April 2020)
BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging across the globe, causing serious illness, death and disrupting life as we know it.
The medical emergency and the public response to it most importantly the unprecedented restrictions to the movement of people but also on a range of economic activities is also having a dramatic impact on economic activity.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) has launched three briefing papers targeting the social, economic and financial impacts of COVID-19 as well as public policy recommendations:
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The World Economic Situation And Prospects: COVID-19: Disrupting lives, economies and societies, April 2020.
UN DESA is organizing a webinar to present the main findings of these three new briefings as well as to create an opportunity to exchange views with stakeholders and partners from all over the world.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
When: 9 April 2020, 10:00 11:30 AM (EDT, New York Time). Please, check time zones here.
Interested stakeholders should register on-line: bit.ly/COVID19DESAWebinar by 8 April 2020, COB EDT.
The online briefing is open to all. Call in details are below.
DRAFT AGENDA
HOW TO CONNECT
When it's time, join the Webex meeting here.
Meeting number: 478 726 032
Meeting password: Meet1234
Join from a video system or application Dial 478726032@undesa.webex.com
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.
Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for Business