The Policy Brief presents the findings and recommendations of a report entitled, Rapid Socioeconomic Assessment of COVID-19 in Eswatini. The policy response to this unprecedented crisis calls for a holistic approach that involves the government working in close partnership with all sectors and citizenry.
The new plan comes at a time when the Kingdom of Eswatini and its partners have the opportunity to build back better, through a swift and inclusive economic recovery programme that will be crucial for all emaSwati.
She was addressing the staff as she was about to conclude her week-long virtual mission to the Kingdom.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Rose Ssebatindira, has commended the openness of the Parliament of Eswatini in embracing digital technologies for working remotely.
A UNDP-supported campaign aimed at discouraging shoppers from carrying their groceries in single-use plastic bags is helping women to generate income.
The mission comes at a time when the lower middle-income country is dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent Tropical Cyclone Eloise.

About Eswatini

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15%

women in parliament

28.1%

unemployment rate

58.9%

Poverty Rate

87.5%

Literacy rate

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