Beyond the Pandemic: Building Back Better from Crises in Asia and the Pacific

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented and globally synchronized health, social and economic crises, which threaten to roll back hard-won development gains. This report analyses the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic in the region, takes stock of actions so far, and offers recommendations for building back better – bolstering resilience to future wide-scale crises and setting the region back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals