Emergency Platform to Help Tackle Global Shocks

Emergency Platform to Help Tackle Global Shocks

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed strengthening the international response to complex global shocks through an “Emergency Platform”. The global response to such shocks is often ad hoc, fragmented, and improvised. There is a need for a mechanism to tackle multidimensional threats with a multidimensional response, he said in his presentation of a policy brief for the Summit of the Future scheduled for 2024.

 

Emergency Platform to Help Tackle Global Shocks

Emergency Platform to Help Tackle Global Shocks