The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19 is aimed at those who plan and implement recovery from COVID-19, including government emergency planners and resilience officers. It brings together international lessons and examples which may prompt your thinking on the recovery from COVID-19, as well as other information from a range of sources and a focus on one key topic. The lessons are taken from websites (e.g. UN, WHO), documents (e.g. from researchers and governments), webinars (e.g. those facilitated by WEF, GCRN), and other things we find.

This issue's briefing calls to establish community resilience as a new local and national resilience capability. This is a major opportunity to renew local resilience by continuing the community action built during the pandemic. It shares lessons from:

• Indonesia – support for children leaving care during the pandemic
• World Bank – financial advice for local communities.
• USA – targeted contact tracing for live entertainment events.
• UN & UK – workforce planning to address how women experience work during the pandemic;
• Indonesia & New Zealand – nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change impacts;
• OECD & UNHCR – communication of migration and community integration policies.