UN Bhutan COVID-19 Sitrep #5- November 2020

The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) is closely monitoring the coronavirus pandemic and while 396 cases have been confirmed no deaths have been reported as of 29 November 2020. While the health

impact has so far been limited as compared to many other countries, the impact on the economy has been significant.

The UN in Bhutan (FAO, IFAD, ITC, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNODC, WFP, and WHO) moved quickly and pro-actively to respond to COVID-19. In particular, UN agencies developed a joint

response framework aligned with the “UN Framework for the Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19,”including both short-term measures to mitigate negative social and economic consequences along with medium- to long-term investments to strengthen the re-build and resilience to future crises. The UN in Bhutan received USD 300,000 from the UN Secretary-General’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery

Fund to support the RGoB in mitigating negative social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the UN in Bhutan recently received USD 872,000 from the Joint SDG Fund to help SDG

implementation and financing COVID-19 recovery.