Social Policy

COVID-19 in Somalia: A Public Health Emergency in an Electoral Minefield 

International Crisis Group This article details the huge challenge the coronavirus pandemic has posed on Somalia, the public health crisis compounded with problems in electoral preparations.   Report

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Algeria’s Perfect Storm: COVID-19 and Its Fallout

Chatham House This article reports on how the pandemic presented an opportunity for the Algerian government to introduce restrictive measures beyond those needed to contain COVID-19. Article

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Potential Impact of COVID-19 on the Qatar Economy

KPMG This report provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on key sectors of Qatar’s economy, such as tourism & hospitality and brick-and-mortar retail. Report

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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 in the UAE and GCC Region

Altios This report addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic environment in Tunisia. Report

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Coronavirus and Tunisia’s Regional Economic Inequalities

Carnegie 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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Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations in Jordan Urban Areas and Azraq

CARE International This report explores the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on CARE  Jordan’s beneficiaries, which include the elderly, pregnant and lactating women, and  people with disabilities (PwDs). Report

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19): Morocco Interrupting the Transmission by Ethics, Logistics, and Therapeutics Effort

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations This article examines the impact of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 in Morocco. It demonstrates that the various measures adopted by Morocco can be a suitable model for other developing countries.  Journal Article

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UNDP Kuwait Response to Covid-19

UNDP This article details UNDP’s plan to tackle the implications of COVID-19 on national development, migrant workers, and gender-related dimensions in Kuwait. Article

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Saudi Tourism Sector Could See 35%-45% Decline this Year on Coronavirus

Reuters This article reports on the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia. Article

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Tunisia’s Citizens and Security Forces Come Together to Combat Coronavirus

United States Institute of Peace This article focuses on the COVID-19 situation in Medenine, in southeast Tunisia, a microcosm of the tense community-police dynamic that prevails across Tunisia. Article

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