Political & Human Rights

Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on Sustainable Development Goals Indicators in Egypt Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

September 1, 2022 Egypt

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article assesses indicators of specific Sustainable Development Goals in reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 by conducting several questionnaire surveys among experts in Egypt. The scope of this research is limited to addressing poverty alleviation, hunger abatement, healthcare promotion, sustainable economic growth, and climate change mitigation. Journal Article

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Movement under State and Non-State Authorities during COVID-19: Evidence from Lebanon

September 1, 2022 Lebanon

SSM Population Health This article proposes that non-state armed groups may make different decisions than state governments in response to public health challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws upon the case of Hezbollah in Lebanon to investigate whether movement levels differed between areas with Hezbollah’s private governance in comparison to other areas of…

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The Effects of Type III Traumatic Stressors of the Protracted Conflict and Prolonged COVID-19 on Syrians Internally Displaced: A Validation Study of Type III Continuous Traumatic Stressors and Their Impact

September 1, 2022 Syria

International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation This article aims to validate the type III continuous traumatic stress model assumptions and assess the effect of intersected traumas of civil war and COVID-19 stressors on internally displaced Syrian people. Journal Article

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First, Do No Harm? The World Health Organization in the MENA Region

August 26, 2022 MENA REGION

Arab Center Washington D.C. This article reflects on the successes and the failures of the World Health Organization in the MENA region during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies challenges facing the WHO in the region including the exodus of health professionals, resource-poor health facilities, and a lack of specialized resources for women, children, refugees, people…

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How the COVID Vaccine Rollout Exposed Inequality in the Middle East

August 19, 2022 MENA REGION

Middle East Eye This article shows how the pandemic and the subsequent rush towards vaccination illustrated the tremendous gap between rich countries and poorer countries and also the immense inequities that exist between countries and regions themselves. The article points to the Middle East as the region where inequities have been most intense. Article

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Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Female Sexual Function in Women with Female Genital Mutilation

August 18, 2022 Somalia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology This article aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female sexual function in women with female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia. Journal Article

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Aggression and Violence during the Lockdown Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait

August 18, 2022 Kuwait

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports This article investigates whether there are significant sociodemographic differences in reported cases of physical and verbal aggression, anger, hostility, and violence among 815 Kuwaiti residents during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Women’s Employment and Care Work in MENA during the Pandemic

August 16, 2022 MENA REGION

Economic Research Forum This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s employment and gender disparities in the MENA region. It shows that the experience of the pandemic underscores the persistent gender inequality in unpaid care work in MENA, and the necessity of redressing gender norms underlying this inequality to allow women equal…

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Contributing Factors in Whether Displaced Households Want to Receive Humanitarian Information from Humanitarian Actors: Iraq Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment

August 16, 2022 Iraq

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article investigates factors related to desire of displaced households to receive humanitarian information. The authors show that the desire to receive humanitarian information was related to whether household members were unemployed due to COVID-19, displacement status, and walking time to reach the nearest health care facility…

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Reverse Immigration Effects for Expatriates in Oman During the COVID-19 Pandemic Shock

August 15, 2022 Oman

International Advances in Economic Research This article investigates whether the COVID-19 pandemic shock had a negative impact on expatriates in the host country (Oman), and it identifies heterogeneous effects among different ethnic groups. Journal Article

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