Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, is one of 10 prominent global advocates for the new United Nations roadmap to post-COVID-19 recovery. Secretary-General’s report, “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19,” calls for action to suppress the virus and overcome the pandemic, safeguard livelihoods, and learn the lessons of this crisis to “build back better”.
International cooperation and partnerships at every level are critical to the plan’s success, and to the recovery of societies and economies along a more inclusive, sustainable path. The framework was launched on April 27 by Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed and UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner.
The Deputy Secretary-General also introduced “Rise for All,” a new initiative that brings together women leaders to mobilize support for the UN Recovery Trust Fund and the UN roadmap for social and economic recovery, as laid out in the new United Nations Framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19.
“Women are on the frontlines of COVID-19 and bearing the brunt of this human crisis,” says Ms. Mohammed. “It is time for us to rise as women leaders to conquer the pandemic and come out stronger so as … to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.”
Prime Minister Mottley is calling for a renewed commitment to confront the COVID-19 challenge.
