Cameroon, UN Cameroon
Key Finding
2
THE NEXT PRIORITY OF RESPONDENTS IS GREATER INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND INCREASED SUPPORT TO THE PLACES HARDEST HIT BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
THIS INCLUDES TACKLING POVERTY, INEQUALITIES AND BOOSTING EMPLOYMENT
2nd
Global solidarity & support to hardest hit places
- Universal access to healthcare274225
- Increase support to hardest hit places198019
- Strenghten global solidarity192161
- Invest more in education and youth181552
- Universal access to safe water/sanitation162100
- Address inequalities157455
- Rethink the global economy153743
- Tackle the climate crisis138708
- Prevent and reduce conflict violence126670
- Make human rights central112481
- Universal access to digital tech101516
- Modernize international organizations100146
UN75 one-minute survey Q1: What should the international community prioritise to recover better from the pandemic? Each respondent could select up to three responses. Base: 729,550 (a ll respondents as of 22 April); 1,898,776 responses.
THESE ARE PRIORITY ISSUES IN ALL REGIONS
2nd
Global solidarity & support to hardest hit places
3rd
Rethink the global economy and address inequalities
UN75 one-minute survey Q1 What should the international community prioritise to recover better from the pandemic? Each respondent could select up to three responses. Base: 729,550 respondents (as of 22 April), Central & Southern Asia (234,576), Eastern & South-Eastern Asia (75,182), Europe (100,916), Latin America & Caribbean (49,591), North America (21,207), Northern Africa & Western Asia (56,888), Oceania & Antarctica (13,405), Sub-Saharan Africa (174,397).
PARTICIPANTS IN DIALOGUES HELD ACROSS THE WORLD DISCUSSED THE URGENT NEED FOR GREATER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
Dialogue participants discussed the role that the United Nations and Member States can play to foster cooperation and collaboration, including through:
- Increased dialogue between countries and all stakeholders, including NGOs
- Identifying common purposes between communities, and across societal and generational divides
- Better coordination with government and donor agencies
- Encouraging social responsibility
- More partnerships with local communities and relevant stakeholders
- Engagement with volunteers, and investment in initiatives that up-scale up volunteer efforts
It is of paramount importance that the recovery must be built upon the spirit of humanity. The lesson we learnt from the pandemic is that literally no one is safe unless everyone is safe, telling us about the necessity of leaving no one behind in the process. Most of the participants thought that rethinking the global economy is central to the re-launch after the pandemic. Such process should happen by prioritising help distribution to the communities that suffered the most. For that to happen, participants in this event firmly believed that international organisations must be modernised to deliver better results and put solidarity to the core of the cooperation.
UN75 dialogue, Albania
DIALOGUE PARTICIPANTS ALSO DISCUSSED THE NEED TO TACKLE INEQUALITIES AND TO RE-THINK THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
- Prioritise protection and support to vulnerable populations
- Invest in and use research and solutions that will lead to more effective policy solutions to eradicate inequalities
- Lead the fight against COVID-19-related discrimination and foster inclusivity, including for vulnerable groups
We need to rethink the global economy making sure that human rights are a central element, and having the primary goal [be] to address inequalities... we need to reshape the way we measure success and growth in our companies and countries, going beyond GDP and going beyond profit margins.
Thalita Gelenske Cunha, CEO of Blend Edu, Brazil, which offers training and education on diversity and inclusion in the private sector (UN75 dialogue)
Kyrgyz Republic, UN Kyrgyz Republic
Key Finding #3
Respondents are hopeful about health improving, as well as education and women’s rights.
Uzbekistan, UNDP Uzbekistan
Key Finding
1
The immediate demand for post-COVID-19 recovery is improved access to basic services.
Cameroon, UN Cameroon
Key Finding
2
The second priority for COVID-19 recovery is international solidarity and increased support to those hard hit.
Kyrgyz Republic, UN Kyrgyz Republic
Key Finding
3
Respondents are hopeful about health improving, as well as education and women’s rights.
Cameroon, UN Cameroon
Key Finding
4
Looking to the future: the overwhelming concern is the climate crisis and our natural environment.
Vietnam, UN Vietnam
Key Finding
5
Other major priorities for the future: human rights, settling conflicts, tackling poverty and reducing corruption.
Suriname, UN Suriname
Key Finding
6
The young and those in developing countries are more optimistic about the future.
New York, UN Photo
Key Finding
7
87% of people believe global cooperation is vital to address global challenges.
Bolivia, UN Bolivia
Key Finding
8
6/10 respondents believe the UN has made the world a better place, though many see it as remote from their lives.
Switzerland, World Economic Forum
Key Finding
9
Dialogue participants called for the UN to be more inclusive of the diversity of actors in the 21st century.
United Arab Emirates, Natalia Mroz
Key Finding
10
Dialogue participants also called for the UN to innovate, with stronger leadership and consistently exercising its moral authority.
