Political & Human Rights

COVID-19 MENA-EE Regional Impact Analysis Report

Islamic Relief This report aims to provide an understanding of both the immediate and long-term potential impacts of COVID-19 as well as the key emerging trends that would affect humanitarian programming. Report

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Libya: COVID-19 and Conflict Collide, Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

International Committee of the Red Cross This news release details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis on deepening the humanitarian crises in Libya. Article

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The GBV Sub-Cluster Rapid Assessment on the Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Gender-Based Violence in Iraq

GBV Sub-Cluster This report explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence in Iraq. Report

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COVID-19 Makes Yemen’s Hunger and Economic Nightmare Worse Each Day; the IRC Calls Repeatedly for an End to the War

International Rescue Committee This article elaborates on a recent survey done by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) that found that Yemenis are more worried about hunger than COVID-19. Article

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WFP Palestine Country Brief

World Food Programme This report details WFP’s strategy to get funding and partnerships in order to provide assistance to Palestinians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Report

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Impact of the Oil Crisis and COVID-19 on Iraq’s Fragility

UNDP 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

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Criminal Responsibility for the COVID-19 Pandemic in Syria

SSRN This working paper examines whether individual criminal responsibility may stand for the Syrian government’s campaign of violence against healthcare which has led to the deaths and suffering through injuries and illness including due to COVID-19. Working Paper

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A Tipping Point for Yemen’s Health System: The Impact of COVID-19 in a Fragile State

Med Global This report on Yemen explains how COVID-19 is exacerbating what was already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with an already weak health system that has been destroyed by five years of conflict. Report

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Multi-sectoral Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Libya

UNICEF This article reports on the USAID plan to provide UNICEF with US$2 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya. Article

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How COVID-19 Affects Nomadic Herders: IOM’s Transhumance Tracking Tool Launched in Mauritania

International Organization for Migration This article reports on the measures taken by IOM to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on nomadic communities in Mauritania. Article

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