Mental Health Review Journal This paper aims to examine the potential implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for mental health in societies with economic and political instability, focusing on Lebanon. Journal Article
Read MoreUNDP This report examines the impact of the oil crisis and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iraq. Report
Read MoreInstitute of Development Studies In its first report, the Independent Lebanese Committee for the Elimination of COVID-19 addresses weaknesses in current government policy and highlights several directions and actions for a more coherent and sustainable national strategy. Report
Read MoreInternational Monetary Fund This report provides an assessment of the economic outlook for the MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) and CCA (Caucasus and Central Asia) regions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Report
Read MoreIstituto Affari Internazionali This article explores the impact of COVID-19 on Iraq’s economy, oil sector, unemployment rates, terrorism, and violence as well as the importance of support for economic reforms and improved healthcare capacity. Report
Read MoreUNSDG The report showcases the collective response of the United Nations in the Syrian Arab Republic to the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. Report
Read MoreBMJ Global Health This article poses the question of responsibility in the exacerbation of conditions relating to freedoms, political and economic rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreAccord This article elaborates on Sudan’s limited public health capacity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic including inadequate public finances to fund responses, shortages of essential equipment, and poor testing and tracing capabilities. Article
Read MoreUnited Nations This article reports on the impact of the conflict in Yemen as well as the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and various humanitarian crises. Article
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