COVID-19 Learning Losses: Rebuilding Quality Learning for All in the Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF This joint report discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the MENA region. Report
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One-Year Review of COVID-19 in the Arab World
Qatar Medical Journal This article assesses the prevalence of COVID-19 in Arab countries between February 2020 and February 2021 and compares these findings with other significantly affected countries. Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates recorded the most COVID-19 infections per million. Journal Article
Read MoreCOVID-19 and MENA: Governance, Geopolitics and Gender
Gendered Perspectives on International Development This article investigates the gendered impact of the pandemic on MENA countries and calls for a “new gender contract” in the region. Journal Article
Read MoreThe Middle East and COVID-19: Time for Collective Action
Global Health This Global Health article outlines the various effects of the pandemic on the MENA region and assesses the responses of various states to the pandemic. It highlights the need for greater intra-regional cooperation in the MENA region on this issue. Journal Article
Read MoreHow COVID-19 Crisis Undermined MENA States’ Food Security Progress
Arab News Arab News reports on the impact of COVID-19 on food security in the MENA region. Article
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Food Security Challenges in the MENA Region
Economic Research Forum The paper argues that food security is associated with the strictness of pandemic measures. In part due to weak governance, corruption, and feeble health systems, food security in the MENA region remains tenuous in the wake of the pandemic. Working Paper
Read MoreCorrelation Analysis of Spatio-temporal Arabic COVID-19 Tweets
Association for Computing Machinery This article analyzes reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic based on an analysis of Arabic tweets and official health provider data. Journal Article
Read MoreMinisterial Forum Declaration: The future of Social Protection in the Arab Region
UNICEF This report presents highlights from a “high-level” ministerial forum for Arab ministers responsible for social protections in their respective countries. The forum is coordinated by UNICEF, ILO, and UN-ESCWA. Report
Read MoreSchool Reopening Status, Progress and Challenges
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 MoreWho’s More Vulnerable? A Generational Investigation of COVID-19 Perceptions’ Effect on Organisational Citizenship Behaviours in the MENA Region: Job insecurity, Burnout and Job Satisfaction as Mediators
BMC Public Health This paper links perceptions of the pandemic to OCBs (Organizational Citizenship Behavior). Its findings suggest that burnout, job attitudes, and organizational outcomes change differently across generations in pandemic times. Journal Article
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