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European Council on Foreign Relations This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing challenges on creating a political opportunity to test the efficiency of the ruling class during a transitional political period in Tunisia. Article
Read MoreUNDP The report estimates the macroeconomic and microeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Tunisian economy for the year 2020. Report
Read MoreEgypt Strategy Support Program This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on the Tunisian economy using a simulation based on IFPRI’s Social Accounting Matrix multiplier model for Tunisia suggesting that the COVID-19 crisis is expected to lead to a 46.4% decline in Tunisia’s GDP. Article
Read MoreVOA News This article reports on the ongoing challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on Tunisia amid political tensions and its struggles for democracy. Article
Read MoreUN Women This report summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation. Report
Read MoreCarnegie 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
Read MoreGlobal Voices This article reports on the attempts to silence Tunisian people who criticize the government’s response to COVID-19. Article
Read MoreUnited 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
Read MoreUNHCR This report assesses the progression of COVID-19 in Tunisia and its emergency preparedness and UNHCR’s actions to step up its support. Report
Read MoreArab Reform Initiative This article explores how Tunisia’s different institutions have responded to the COVID-19 crisis. Article
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