World Bank This article reports on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan, further exacerbating already existing issues like youth and women unemployment rates, lack of adequate childcare services, poor public transportation conditions, and gender-related wage gaps. Article
Read MoreOHCHR The article reports on the multiple ways the pandemic has exacerbated the already fragile human rights situation in Sudan. Article
Read MoreEuropean Institute of the Mediterranean This article reports on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on Lebanon by assessing the GDP and poverty rise and relating them to the governance crisis. Article
Read MoreUnited Nations This article reports on the work of the UN alongside Lebanese authorities to deliver a coherent response to address hygiene supplies, public education against the spread of misinformation, and violence against women, and scaling up support to refugees. Article
Read MoreUNDP This report presents the results from a rapid assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers and enterprises in Lebanon. Report
Read MoreUNICEF This report underscores the need to protect children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt. It discusses UNICEF’s protective measures to control the health crisis and mitigate the economic damage. Report
Read MoreUNFPA This working paper aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family dynamics and gender roles among Palestinians. Working Paper
Read MoreAnti-slavery This article details the actions taken by Anti-Slavery’s Africa program to help people who’ve escaped slave descent amidst the restrictions to curb COVID-19. Article
Read MoreUN Women This report summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation. Report
Read MoreCarnegie Endowment International This article discusses the strict measures imposed by the Tunisian government to minimize COVID-19 infections. It also details the economic impact of those measures on the country’s long-marginalized interior regions. Article
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