e) The outlook for people in developing countries remains grim.
a) The COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns are challenging the effectiveness of civil and institutional structures around the world, resulting in interrelated crises for foreign policy, development, and economics.
b) Inequality has consequently worsened, both within and across borders, with fiscal and monetary policies exacerbating inequality by favoring the rich while leaving poorer people and countries behind.
c) People on the bottom face shortcomings within their own governmental systems and weaknesses in global institutions.
d) They unfairly bear the brunt of multiple global crises over which they have little control or responsibility.
