Month: December 2021

Tunisia: Authorities Must Halt Implementation of Overly Restrictive Vaccine Pass

Amnesty International Amnesty International released a statement calling the new Tunisian decree-law that introduces the new vaccination passport “overly restrictive”. The statement discusses several ways the decree-law will worsen inequalities and promote injustices. Article

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Tuberculosis in the Middle of COVID-19 in Morocco: Efforts, Challenges and Recommendations

Tropical Medicine and Health This article examines efforts in Morocco to get back on track with regard to TB management after the onset of COVID-19. Journal Article

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Djibouti Takes an Inclusive Approach to Schooling for Refugees [Arabic]

World Bank This World Bank article highlights Djibouti’s efforts at providing schooling for refugee children. Article

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Djibouti Takes an Inclusive Approach to Schooling for Refugees

World Bank This World Bank article highlights Djibouti’s efforts at providing schooling for refugee children. Article

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Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region [Arabic]

World Bank This World Bank report examines the distributional effects of the pandemic and makes projections on how COVID-19 could affect poverty levels in the MENA region. Report

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Distributional Impacts of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Region

World Bank This World Bank report examines the distributional effects of the pandemic and makes projections on how COVID-19 could affect poverty levels in the MENA region. Report

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What Resilient Somali Residents are Telling Us About COVID-19 and Economic Recovery

World Bank The World Bank has collaborated with the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics to conduct two rounds of phone surveys already, with the third round under preparation. In January 2021, the survey team reached 1,756 people by phone throughout Somalia. Report

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Sudan: Media Laws Drafted during COVID-19 Don’t Meet Free Speech Standards

Article 19 This Article-19 legal analysis examines Sudan’s draft media laws, indicating that they failed to meet international freedom of expression standards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Article

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Freedoms in MENA in the Times of COVID-19

Arab Barometer According to this Arab Barometer infographic, citizens, with varying degrees across countries, say that freedoms of expression, demonstration, and the media are among the most threatened ones. Article

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Syrian Government’s Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid Pushes Health Systems to “Near Collapse” in Northern Syria: PHR Report [Arabic]

Physicians for Human Rights This Physicians for Human Rights report provides evidence of compounded health disparities and inequities across northern Syria in the wake of a decade-long assault on health care by the government. Report

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