Yemen’s Triple Emergency: Food Crisis Amid a Civil War and COVID-19 Pandemic
Health in Practice This article sheds light on the food crisis in Yemen amid the civil war and COVD-19 pandemic. Journal Article
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IMF Management Approves Program Monitored by Union of the Comoros Staff
NNN News Nigeria The International Monetary Fund approved an SMP (Staff Monitoring Program) for Comoros. The program is expected to help with policy recommendations and reforms as well as mitigate the pandemic’s economic burdens. Article
Read MoreCOVID-19 Crisis Management: Lessons From the United Arab Emirates Leaders
Frontiers in Public Health This study analyzes the UAE response to the COVID-19 crisis through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Strategic Crisis Management Framework. Journal Article
Read More2021 Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Women in Jordan [Arabic]
United Nations This UN-Women report assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UN Women Oasis Centre beneficiaries with respect to economic status, safety and access to health services, and other factors. Report
Read More2021 Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Women in Jordan
United Nations This UN-Women report assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UN Women Oasis Centre beneficiaries with respect to economic status, safety and access to health services, and other factors. Report
Read MoreImpact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Job Recruitment Among Private Companies in Algeria from 2020 to 2021
Statista This article explores the impact of the pandemic on job recruitments in Algeria’s private sector. Twenty-eight percent of surveyed Algerian companies stopped hiring during the first quarter of 2021 because of the outbreak. This is compared to a hiring freeze of twenty-four percent of companies in 2020. Article
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
Read MoreMonitoring the Impact of COVID-19 on Households in Djibouti Through High Frequency Phone Surveys
World Bank With technical assistance from the World Bank, a new high-frequency survey was launched to help monitor the socio-economic impacts of the outbreak. Article
Read MoreMajority of MENA Employees Expect Remote Work to Increase Post-COVID-19
Weqaya The majority of respondents to a survey conducted by a job website (Bayt.com) expected an increase in remote work. Respondents did not look forward to pre-pandemic in-person work settings. Article
Read MoreWomen, Work and COVID-19 in MENA: Towards an Action Agenda
Wilson Center This Wilson Center article highlights theCOVID-19 pandemic’s impact on working women in the MENA region. In Arab countries, women lost their jobs at a rate of 4.1 percent as a result of the pandemic compared to a 1.8 percent drop in men’s employment. Article
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