The Impact of COVID-19 on Poverty in Syria
The Borgen Project This article reports on the effects of decreased foreign aid to Syria during the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
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Lockdowns, Lives, and Livelihoods: The Impact of COVID-19 and Public Health Responses to Conflict-Affected Populations – A Remote Qualitative Study in Baidoa and Mogadishu, Somalia
Conflict and Health This study employs a novel remote qualitative research method in a conflict-affected setting to look at how some of the most at-risk internally displaced and host populations were impacted by COVID-19, what determined their responses, and how this affected their health and socio-economic vulnerability. Journal Article
Read MoreThe Impact of Armed Conflict on the Epidemiological Situation of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Libya, Syria, and Yemen
Frontiers Public Health This study aims to determine the impacts and influence of armed conflicts on the epidemiology of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) within these war-torn countries and outline the needed strategies to combat the spread of the pandemic and its upcoming consequences. Journal Article
Read MoreCOVID-19 in Conflict Border Regions: A Case of South Kordofan, Sudan
Conflict and Health This article aims to address the dearth of COVID-19 information in rural and conflict affected regions in Sudan. Journal Article
Read MoreCitizens of Conflict-Afflicted States Do Not Support COVID-19 Measures in the Same Way as Those of Stable States
London School of Economics This article explains how experiences of COVID-19 are not uniform around the world and, in countries such as Libya where armed conflict exists, perceptions of the virus and the psychological impact of preventative measures differ greatly from global averages, suggests a working paper from London School of Economics and Political Science…
Read MoreEgypt Beyond COVID 19, The Best And The Worst-Case Scenarios
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues This paper projects future trajectories for Egypt with a specific emphasis on using foresighting tools while highlighting the best-case and worst-case scenarios for Egypt in the post-COVID-19 world. Journal Article
Read MoreHumanitarian Impact of Multiple Protracted Crises
ACAPS This report explores the compounding crises of COVID-19, political and economic instability, conflict, climate change-related, and an influx of refugees from neighboring countries in Sudan. Report
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Civil Wars in the Arab World: the Cases of Syria, Libya and Yemen
Asian Affairs The article provides five lenses through which to explain the impact of COVID-19 and civil wars in the Arab World. Journal Article
Read MoreHumanitarian Impacts of Sudan’s Removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List
Center for Strategic & International Studies This article reports on the removal of Sudan from the United States’ list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) and its impact on the COVID-19 response in Sudan. Article
Read MoreWar and COVID-19 in Yemen
Human Rights Watch This article reports on the human rights situation of Yemenis amid the war and the COVID-19 pandemic. Article
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