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    UNDP Dominican Republic: Support To The National Response and Recovery To Contain The Impact of COVID-19

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    The document outlines UNDP's support for the Dominican Republic's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the government's declaration of a state of emergency and economic measures taken. UNDP is working to strengthen health systems, support an inclusive crisis response, and address socioeconomic impacts through initiatives assisting hospitals, vulnerable communities, MSMEs, and monitoring impact. UNDP is also coordinating with other UN agencies on the response.

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    The document outlines UNDP's support for the Dominican Republic's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the government's declaration of a state of emergency and economic measures taken. UNDP is working to strengthen health systems, support an inclusive crisis response, and address socioeconomic impacts through initiatives assisting hospitals, vulnerable communities, MSMEs, and monitoring impact. UNDP is also coordinating with other UN agencies on the response.

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    UNDP Dominican Republic

    Support to the National Response and Recovery to Contain the


    Impact of COVID-19

    1. Government Response

    A State of Emergency was declared on March 19th by the trade (40.7% of employments) putting at risk the significant
    National Parliament, limiting freedom of transit, association achievements made over the last decade in the Dominican
    and assembly for the entire population. Complementary, Republic to reduce monetary poverty and unemployment
    Presidential Decrees and Resolutions have been issued. rates. At a socioeconomic level, measures taken by the
    Government to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 are aimed at
    As of March 30th, 2020, Dominican Republic entered in the the most vulnerable sectors and seek to facilitate food, try to
    phase of community circulation of the COVID-19 virus. There keep jobs and, if this cannot be the case, ensure an income
    are now 7,288 confirmed cases and 313 deceased (May 1st). minimum for a limited period of time. Aid would reach
    The ongoing emergency has important socioeconomic approximately one and a half million households. Among other
    impacts, especially for groups with preexisting conditions of measures, two programs were announced:
    poverty and vulnerability that are likely to suffer the worse • “Stay at Home,” to protect the income of families and
    effects during the crisis and the recovery phase. Informal informal workers, increasing the quota received by
    workers account for 52% of total employments and those beneficiaries of the Comer es Primero program for two
    without access to social protection are struggling to generate months (April and May). There are also additional
    any income. amounts for households with members over 60 years of
    age and health conditions such as HIV or tuberculosis.
    According to ECLAC analysts, Dominican Republic is in a better
    position than other LAC countries in terms of COVID 19 impact, • “Employee Solidarity Assistance Fund” (FASE), to support
    forecasting a 0% growth against a -5,3% average fall in the workers in companies listed with the Social Security
    region. On the other hand, experts fear that the crisis will Treasury (TSS), and that have closed their operations due
    particularly affect specific sectors such as farming, tourism and to transitory social distancing measures.

    2. UNDP Support to Prepare, Respond and Recover

    • Improving medical services for people affected by COVID-19 with the acquisition of 79 hospital and
    Strengthening ambulance ventilators with Funding from the Popular Foundation, the Association of Pension Fund
    Health Systems Administrators of the Dominican Republic (ADAFP), and from reprograming of resources from the
    Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development.

    • Santo Domingo Aliado, in alliance with the Mayor's Office of the National District (ADN) and the private
    sector, UNDP has delivered one million (1,000,000) masks and pairs of gloves to families from
    communities with higher levels of vulnerability in the National District. Dissemination of COVID-19
    prevention and gender-based violence content for vulnerable groups such as women, people with
    disabilities, people living with HIV and LGBTI people.

    • In partnership with the Social Policy Coordination Cabinet (GCPS) and with the support of UNICEF, IOM
    and UNFPA, UNDP is leading a monthly Socioeconomic Impact Monitoring (SEIA) for households,
    Inclusive and through local non-governmental organizations. Using digital crowdsourcing, the initiative SEIA – Red
    Multi-Sectoral
    Actúa Covid19 supports the government with relevant information to improve the impact of public social
    Crisis
    Management and protection interventions towards the most vulnerable people.
    Response

    United Nations Development Programme As of 1 May 2020


    Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Technical support and guidance to the national Early Recovery sector -led by the Ministry of Economy,
    Planning and Development-MEPYD and including the most important line ministries.

    • In coordination with the Ministry of Women, UNDP has supported the participation and leadership of
    women politicians, identifying scenarios for closing gaps that affect women such as care of care-
    dependent population groups. Also, UNDP is supporting people with disabilities aiming to improve the
    response and recovery of this population in partnership with the National Disability Council (CONADIS).

    • Production and dissemination of communicational content and products for prevention and response
    to COVID 19 through the media and social networks.

    • Implementation of innovative and rapid impact initiatives for the recovery of the micro, small and
    medium enterprises (MSMEs), with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM). including:
    (1) a multidimensional survey, with Princeton University and the Vice Presidency of the Republic, about
    Socio-Economic
    the current state of the MSMEs and (2) Support to 25 existing MSMES Support Service Centers that cover
    Impact and
    Recovery the territory and can provide remote support to MSMES with local Universities.

    • Implementation of En Marcha Digital which consist in 6 ready-to-implement guides and videos to support
    small enterprises adapt their business model to COVID19 times, led by UNDP’s Acceleration Laboratory.

    • "Acceleration 2030" is a regional platform initiative that seeks the participation of different governments
    in the region to find innovative alternatives to recovery challenges of MSMES in times of COVI19, through
    the exchange and transfer of knowledge, research, good practices, projects and initiatives. UNDP is
    finalizing its socioeconomic analysis and policy recommendations on national capacities for resilience
    and sustainability against the effects of COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic.

    3. UNDP Support to UN Country Team


    UNDP articulates with UN Agencies through the UNCT/HCT and the “UNETE” Group. Together with the RCO, UNDP is leading the
    Early Recovery sector which in the DR has been renamed as “Socioeconomic Response and Recovery”. This sector has adopted 4
    of the 5 pillars or sub-groups proposed by the United Nations Framework for Socio-economic Response and Recovery from
    Immediate Impacts of COVID-19. Additionally, UNDP is actively participating in the other UNETE sectors and contributing to the
    respective response plans.

    On the programmatic initiatives, UNDP is partnering with other agencies in a number of activities described in the previous
    section, including with UNICEF, IOM and UNFPA for the SEIA-Red Actúa Covid19, UN Women and UNFPA for gender initiatives,
    and FAO and UNESCO for Communications.

    4. Resources – COVID19 Response

    Reprogramming New The resources to support the government of Dominican


    Areas of Response (Existing Resources Republic to contain and recover from the impacts of COVID-
    Projects) USD USD 19 are:
    Strengthening Health
    Systems 1.600.000 482, 500
    • USD $1,600,000 reprogrammed resources from
    Inclusive and Multi- the Ministry of Economy, Planning and
    Sectoral Crisis Development-MEPYD.
    Management and
    Response 100,000
    • As for new resources, USD $482,500 from Popular
    Socio-Economic Foundation, and the Association of Pension Fund
    Impact and Recovery 150,000 Administrators of the Dominican Republic
    Subtotal 1.600.000 732.500 (ADAFP), and USD $250,000 from UNDP’s Rapid
    TOTAL 2,332,500 Response Facility.

    United Nations Development Programme As of 1 May 2020


    Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean

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