European Council on Foreign Relations This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing challenges on creating a political opportunity to test the efficiency of the ruling class during a transitional political period in Tunisia. Article
Read MoreOHCHR The article reports on the multiple ways the pandemic has exacerbated the already fragile human rights situation in Sudan. Article
Read MoreGround Truth Solutions This report analyzes interviews conducted in Arabic with 556 returnees, refugees, and IDPs across Anbar, Dahuk, Erbil, Ninewa, Salah al-Din, and Sulaymaniyah to gauge their perspectives on information needs and channels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Report
Read MoreBBC News This article reports on the reasons that might increase the spread of COVID-19 in war-torn Yemen. Article
Read MoreWorld Health Organization This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare sector in Libya and highlights some of the WHO’s responses to enhance disease surveillance and monitoring and deliver critical supplies. Article
Read MoreGlobal Financing Capacity This report discusses the potential impacts of COVID-19 on access to contraceptives and mitigation strategies in Mauritania. Report
Read MoreGlobal Public Health This article aims to explore and analyze the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in conflict settings with a focus on Palestine. Journal Article
Read MoreUNHCR This article reports the warning of UNHCR that the economic downturn prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into an ever more desperate situation and has increased their humanitarian needs. Article
Read MoreEuropean Institution of the Mediterranean This article examines the policy measures taken to address the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt. Article
Read MoreWorld Bank This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on the health sector in Morocco as well as the government’s response and the World Bank’s additional funding to limit the further spread of the virus and hence also the social and economic hardship caused by the pandemic. Article
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