As one of the world’s largest multilateral development agencies, present in over 170 countries and territories, UNDP is on the frontlines of anticipating, understanding and acting on today’s opportunities and risks.
The NHDR 2020 “Pitfalls and Promise” focuses on strengthening the safety net of people through making state policies people centric and improve and promote sustainable livelihood among citizens. The NHDR 2020 “Pitfalls and Promise” minerals extraction provides recommendations for further policy actions and more opportunities for Afghan-led human development interventions in managing the extractive industries sustainably.
The note is the fourth of a series of Country Notes that examine the likely effects of the coronavirus outbreak in Afghanistan with a focus on the fiscal implications of COVID-19. The note is prepared using Computable General Equilibrium Models developed by UNDP for Afghanistan.
This third note which builds on the first and second notes, assesses the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the Afghan economy and its impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).