UNICEF This UNICEF report tackles “digital poverty” in the MENA region. It highlights UNICEF’s calls for increased investment in remote learning and digital learning. The report also points to the disparate impacts of this problem across different social groups. Report
Read MorePuntland Statistics Department, Puntland State of Somalia This report aims to understand the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Somalia to inform decisionmakers and enable them to produce effective and appropriate strategies to mitigate the potential social and economic consequences of the crisis. Report
Read MoreUnited Nations This is a diagnostic working paper reporting on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Working Paper
Read MoreUNHCR This report details the COVID-19 emergency response, access to humanitarian assistance, and humanitarian developments in Mauritania. Report
Read MoreAtlantic Council This article reports on Palestinian refugees’ responses to COVID-19. Article
Read MoreAsian Journal of Distance Education This article examines how decision-makers and teachers have responded in order to offer education for all Palestinian students at the immediate onset of the COVID-19 outbreak and how technology is being used to continue education online. Journal Article
Read MoreUNICEF This report provides an update on the context and situation of children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria. Report
Read MoreThe European Journal of Intersecting Research This article unpacks the age and gendered dimensions of COVID-19 and its response in Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Lebanon. Journal Article
Read MorePapers in Applied Geography This article investigates the geographic disparities in stress levels among residents in Kuwait’s urban area during the COVID-19 pandemic using a geographic information system. Journal Article
Read MoreUNICEF This report covers the humanitarian impacts and risks of COVID-19 that could overwhelm the current national response capacity in Mauritania, and therefore lead to a need for additional international assistance. Report
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