AwomanwearingfaceprotectionwalksnearNYULangoneMedicalCenterduringthecoronaviruspandemicinNewYork,theUnitedStates,April8,2020.(PhotobyMichaelNagle/Xinhua)Special:UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonThursdayhighlightedtheimpactsofCOVID-19onwomen.",thisisevenmoreso,"iconwomenacrossfourareas:economic,health,unpaidcare,,fromhealthtotheeconomy,securitytosocialprotection,theimpactsofCOVID-19areexacerbatedforwomenandgirlssimplybyvirtueoftheirsex,srightsinthepastdecades,sorganizationsattheheartoftheCOVID-19response;thetransformationoftheinequitiesofunpaidcareworkintoanew,inclusivecareeconomythatworksforeveryone;thedesigningofsocio-economicplanswithanintentionalfocusonthelivesandfuturesofwomenandgirls."Puttingwomenandgirlsatthecenterofeconomieswillfundamentallydrivebetterandmoresustainabledevelopmentoutcomesforall,supportamorerapidrecovery,andplaceusbackonafootingtoachievetheSustainableDevelopmentGoals,"saidthepolicybrief.。
