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iiiWorld Economic Situation and Prospects 2020The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 is a joint product of the United Na-tions Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five United Nations re-gional commissions: Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Economic Commis-sion for Europe (UNECE), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA). The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) also contributed to the report. For further information, visit https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/ or contact:UN DESAMr. Liu ZhenMin, Under-Secretary-GeneralDepartment of Economic and Social AffairsRoom S-2922United NationsNew York, NY 10017USA( +1-212-9635958 undesa@un.orgUNCTADDr. Mukhisa kituyi, Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentRoom E-9042Palais de Nations, 8–141211 Geneva 10Switzerland( +41-22-9175806 sgo@unctad.orgUNECAMs. Vera songwe, Executive SecretaryUnited Nations Economic Commission for AfricaMenelik II AvenueP.O. Box 3001Addis AbabaEthiopia( +251-11-5511231 ecainfo@uneca.orgUNECEMs. oLga aLgayeroVa, Executive SecretaryUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropePalais des NationsCH-1211 Geneva 10Switzerland( +41-22-9174444 unece_info@un.orgUNECLACMs. aLicia Bárcena, Executive SecretaryEconomic Commission for Latin America and the CaribbeanAv. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477VitacuraSantiago, ChileChile( +56-2-22102000 secepal@cepal.orgUNESCAPMs. arMiDa saLsiah aLisjahBana, Executive SecretaryEconomic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificUnited Nations BuildingRajadamnern Nok AvenueBangkok 10200Thailand( +66-2-2881234 escap-scas@un.orgUNESCWAMs. roLa Dashti, Executive SecretaryEconomic and Social Commission for Western AsiaP.O. Box 11-8575Riad el-Solh Square, BeirutLebanon( +961-1-981301 @ https://www.unescwa.org/contactISBN: 978-92-1-109181-6eISBN: 978-92-1-004616-9Print ISSN: 1995-2074Online ISSN: 2411-8370United Nations publication Sales No. E.20.II.C.1Copyright © United Nations, 2020 All rights reserved
ivForewordForeword At the September SDG Summit in New York, world leaders called for accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In response, I launched the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. As we enter the new decade, we face a complex set of development challenges. The global economy is suffering a significant and widespread slowdown amid prolong...
