Human Rights Watch This article evaluates the coercive environment and discriminatory policies implemented by Lebanese municipalities as part of their efforts to combat COVID-19, undermining the country’s public health response. Article
Read MoreMedRxiv This working paper studies the effects of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Algeria. Working Paper
Read MoreGIGA Focus This working paper details the various responses to the coronavirus in the MENA region and the political implications. Working Paper
Read MoreUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization This report examines the impact of COVID-19 on the manufacturing industry, as well as policy recommendations and UN initiatives to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 in Egypt. Report
Read MoreInternational Crisis Group This article focuses on the preexisting vulnerability of the situation in Gaza and how it was deeply worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
Read MoreUN Women This report analyzes the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Palestinian population. Report
Read MoreUNDP This report reviews the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sudan, seeking to identify socio-economic structural issues that have rendered the country fragile, and advocating for mitigating measures in line with the revolution’s demands of dignity, freedom, and peace. Report
Read MoreOpenDemocracy This article studies how COVID-19 has aggravated social inequality in Iraq and assesses the role of solidarity amid the outbreak. Article
Read MoreUNFPA This report presents a comprehensive needs-driven and women-centered study to analyze the current and potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Omani women, creating a linkage between these impacts and the UNSDGs. Report
Read MoreThe National News This article evaluates the Bahraini state’s response to the pandemic including the massive contact-tracing operation, the quick provision of isolation wards, the online learning system, the availability of human and capital resources, and the ways of addressing misinformation. Article
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