G20 in the Spotlight: The Fight Against COVID-19

The human cost of the COVID-19 outbreak is enormous. The pandemic is also pushing countries across the globe into a deep economic recession that is expected to be worse than the financial crisis of 2008, even under relatively optimistic scenarios in which trade rebounds in 2021. A recent UN World Food Program report also warns that the number of people suffering from acute hunger worldwide could double unless urgent measures are taken. [...]