COVID-19 is more than a global health crisis – it is an economic crisis, a humanitarian crisis, a security crisis, and a human rights crisis. The pandemic illustrates how the nature of risk has changed: it is systemic, joined-up, and cascading. The crisis has also laid bare severe and systemic inequalities. The novel coronavirus affects everyone, everywhere, but it does not affect everyone equally.
See PreventionWeb’s collections below to explore the systemic impacts of the pandemic and how the world has mobilized to address this unprecedented threat. Resources range from COVID-19 and natural hazards to COVID-19 preparedness and response plans.