Today, the countries of the world are experiencing a pandemic crisis that has arisen in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic crisis is characterized by the fact that, unlike other crises, it is a three-way crisis. In particular, the pandemic crisis is also characterized by demand, supply and, at the same time, a liquidity crisis. It should be said that the pandemic crisis has shown the need to improve the quality of the human factor and the associated human capital in order to achieve sustainable development. Based on this, the article analyzes the issues of expanding the positions of human capital in achieving sustainable development.Keywords:pandemic, global economic crisis, sustainable development, human factor, human capital, global trends in the development of the world economy, innovative development, national innovation system