Over the past 12 months, Covid-19 has deepened those inequalities, a view highlighted in February, by the UN’s labour-focused agency, ILO, which declared that the two billion people working in the informal sector were particularly exposed, reports UN News. From using public transport as food hubs, traditional forms of home delivery, and mobile markets, communities have had to find innovative ways to feed the poor and vulnerable, whilst coping with Covid-19 restrictions on movement. Women bear the brunt"Women are bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis as they are more likely to lose their source of income and less likely to be covered by social protection measures." Nevertheless, Mr. Steiner insisted that the tools exist to create a huge improvement to women’s lives, even during the current crisis. Speaking in December, Guterres expressed his hope that the pandemic could spark the transformations needed to achieve stronger social protection systems worldwide.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2020 08:48 UTC