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COVID-19: A 10-Point Action Plan to Strengthen International Trade and Transport Facilitation in Times of Pandemic: UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 79 / United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
- Series:
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Policy Briefs ; no.79.
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Policy Briefs ; no.79
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public Health.
- Economic and Social Development.
- International Trade and Finance.
- Local Subjects:
- Public Health.
- Economic and Social Development.
- International Trade and Finance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource (4 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : United Nations, 2020.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is substantially impacting people's lives and livelihoods and putting extreme stress on socioeconomic systems. International collaboration, coordination and solidarity among all is going to be key to overcoming this unprecedented global challenge. As part of efforts aimed at reducing the international spread of the virus and to mitigate the potentially crippling longer-term consequences of the pandemic, especially for the most vulnerable countries, policymakers need to take a number of measures to ensure the facilitation of international trade and the transport of goods. It is crucial to keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border and transit trade flowing, while ensuring that border agencies can safely undertake all necessary controls. There is a need to keep ships moving, ports open and crossborder trade flowing, while ensuring that border agencies can safely undertake all necessary controls. Facilitating trade and the transport of goods has become more important than ever, to avoid logistics obstacles that lead to shortages of necessary supplies. The concrete measures proposed in this policy brief help to facilitate transport and trade and to protect the population from COVID-19.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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