The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during the early months of COVID-19

Mat Ghani, Gairuzazmi and Sanusi, Zainal Abidin and Mohamad Jamil, Siti Nurnadilla (2021) The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during the early months of COVID-19. Policy Paper. United Nations, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

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Abstract

This report is a call to action, to prepare for future crises, and the ones that we are experiencing today to tackle the multi-faceted social and economic dimensions of crises. It is, above all, a call to focus on people – women, youth, low-wage workers, small and medium enterprises, the informal sector and on vulnerable groups who are already at risk. Rapid assessments during the first months of the pandemic were critical to pinpoint the social, economic and political impacts of the crisis, and discover ways to mitigate them with sustainable, resilient and rights-based solutions forged through both the public and private sector.

Item Type:	Monograph (Policy Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Coronavirus COVID-19, Crisis response, Economic recovery, Poverty reduction and inequality
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Economics Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of English Language & Literature
Depositing User:	Dr Siti Nurnadilla Mohamad Jamil
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2023 17:00
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2023 12:19
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/103739

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