Economic Challenges

Articles/Commentaries

• UN: Covid-19 pushes 100 million more workers into poverty .The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 2021 report on World Employment and Social Outlook includes concerning figures for the labour market. The recently-released report indicates that the planet would be 75 million jobs short at the end of the year compared to the situation if the pandemic had not occurred. by Vatican News

• Holy See: 'Covid-19 vaccines must be accessible to all.'. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič highlights the need for intensified international cooperation and multilateral efforts to fully respect fundamental human rights and guarantee accessibility to the Covid-19 vaccine for all. by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News

• New U.N. nuncio addresses economic inequities made worse by COVID-19 by CNA/The Catholic World Report

• COVID-19 to slash global economic output by $8.5 trillion over next two years by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

• The coronavirus crisis forces us to choose between life and love of money, says pope by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report