COVID-19 in fragile contexts: Reaching breaking point

This report shows that some of the most severe and long-lasting impacts of COVID-19 will be on food security, employment, local markets, gender equality, and sustainable peace. It also provides recommendations on how we can use the opportunity of the response to COVID-19 to not only help communities cope with this crisis, but strengthen their resilience, and leave communities and systems better prepared to tackle the next, inevitable shock.

The report concludes with four key recommendations for an effective COVID-19 response:

1. Support local markets
2. Promote peace and good governance
3. Invest in climate adaptation in fragile states
4. Put women and girls front and centre