60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response as Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries´ Finances
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NEW YORK, 9 April 2020 - Governments must take immediate steps to prevent a potentially devastating debt crisis and address the economic and financial havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic - says a new report from the United Nations-led Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development. The UN System`s 2020 Financing for Sustainable Development Report outlines measures to address the impact of the unfolding global recession and financial turmoil, especially in the world`s poorest countries. Its recommendations are based on joint research and analysis from the UN System, the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, and more than 60 UN agencies and international institutions. Even...