Global Gender Response Tracker
Data Futures Platform
The COVID-19 Data Futures Platform pulls together data from the UN system, nonprofit partners, academia, development partners and countries around the world. Interactive tools provide unique opportunities for data analysis, insights identification, and collaboration around strategies and solutions. Analytics and data presented will dynamically evolve, responding to different questions that arise as the situation changes.
Featured Insights

Data and Insights from UN75
In 2020, more than 1.5 million people – from all countries and all walks of life – shared their hopes, fears, priorities and solutions for

COVID-19 School Closures Over Time
See how governments are responding to Covid-19 by closing and re-opening schools.

COVID-19 stock market impact
Looking at the U.S. stock market through the lens of the Dow, we can see that the market was already in decline in response to growing uncertainty around COVID-19. By mid-March 2020, the Dow had reached its lowest point, registering a 2,999 points’ drop in a single day.

Assessing COVID impacts on the SDGs
Investments in recovering from COVID-19 need to focus on sustainable jobs and sectors. Recent findings show that non-fossil fuel technologies create more jobs per unit energy than coal and natural gas. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that decarbonizing the world economy by 2050 would boost cumulative global GDP gains by US$98 trillion between now and 2050, quadrupling renewable energy jobs to 42 million, with higher gender parity than traditional sectors.

SDGs X Covid-19 – Climate Action
Investments in recovering from COVID-19 need to focus on sustainable jobs and sectors. Recent findings show that non-fossil fuel technologies create more jobs per unit energy than coal and natural gas. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that decarbonizing the world economy by 2050 would boost cumulative global GDP gains by US$98 trillion between now and 2050, quadrupling renewable energy jobs to 42 million, with higher gender parity than traditional sectors.

SDGs X Covid-19 – Gender Equality
COVID-19 threatens to undo many of the gains on gender equality over the past 25 years. In 2021, it is expected there will be 118 women in poverty for every 100 poor men globally, and this could rise by 2030. With bold policies to boost women’s economic empowerment, we can reduce poverty and advance progress across the SDGs. Investments in care services, education and skills are critical for economies of the future.
Explore Insights by Pillar
The UN framework for immediate socio-economic response to support countries and societies in the face of COVID-19 includes five streams of work for an integrated support package. The platform is organized into below themes following the framework:
Economic
Recovery
Protecting jobs, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the informal sector workers
Social
Cohesion
Social dialogue and political engagement grounded on fundamental human rights.