African Development Bank Group This report discusses the proposed intervention focusing on the Somali component of the Crisis Response Support Programme for National and Regional Mitigation of COVID-19 Impact for the Republics of Djibouti and Somalia. Report
Read MoreUNDP This report provides a fragility analysis for Iraq to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic and diminishing oil revenues affect the country’s fragility. Report
Read MoreUNHCR This infographic reports survey results of a survey of the top livelihood concerns of Somalians including the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Report
Read MoreThe Carter Center The report highlights how crucial economic sectors have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic and under the sanctions imposed on Syria. Report
Read MoreMiddle East Institute This article reports on the political wrangling, failure of reform, the impact of COVID-19, and the road to recovery in Tunisia. Article
Read MoreInternational Labour Organization This policy brief reports on the impact of COVID-19 on employment rates, women, wages, refugees, and migrant workers in Lebanon. Report
Read MoreWorld Bank This article discusses the World Bank’s grants and operations to help close the unanticipated financing gap that emerged during the COVID-19 crisis and support Mauritania’s government in strengthening its response. Article
Read MoreBrookings Institution This article reports on the overview of the COVID-19 situation in Tunisia, its institutional response thus far, and future challenges. Article
Read MoreUN Women This article tells personal stories of Yemeni women facing compounded challenges due to COVID-19 and reports on certain measures taken by UN Women to prioritize and integrate women’s and girls’ needs into the national COVID-19 crisis response plan. Article
Read MoreInternational Food Policy Research This article simulates the individual and combined effects of a collapse in the tourism sector and reductions in Suez Canal revenues and foreign remittances under more and less pessimistic scenarios resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
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