Refugees & Migrants

COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes and Nationality: Results from a Nationwide Registry in Kuwait

BMC Public Health This paper aims to explore whether there is a significant difference in health outcomes between non-Kuwaiti and Kuwaiti patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Journal Article

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Re-Entering Qatar: Implications for Employers and Travelers

Fragomen This article discusses Qatar’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and considers the implications for employers and travelers. Article

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“How Can We Work Without Wages?” Salary Abuses Facing Migrant Workers Ahead of Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022

Human Rights Watch This report summarizes the experiences of 93 migrant workers in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic, with reports of wage abuse such as unpaid overtime, arbitrary deductions, delayed wages, withholding of wages, unpaid wages, or inaccurate wages. Report

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COVID-19 Epidemic Monitoring after Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions: The Use of Time-Varying Reproduction Number in a Country with a Large Migrant Population

International Journal of Infectious Diseases This article investigates the different responses in Oman to non-pharmaceutical interventions aimed at curbing the spreading of the COVID-19 contagion and notes that migrant populations reacted differently. Journal Article

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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Handling Challenges in Kuwait

Sci This paper discusses the methods and procedures applied by Kuwait to control the COVID-19 pandemic, and how effective they have been. Journal Article

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Rapid Diagnostic Assessment of Employment Impacts under COVID-19 in Lebanon

International Labour Organization This policy brief reports on the impact of COVID-19 on employment rates, women, wages, refugees, and migrant workers in Lebanon. Report

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Unparalleled: COVID-19 and the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Center on International Cooperation This report addresses the factors that worsen Yemen’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic including the conflict, poor governance, corruption, food insecurity, poverty, disease, and climate shocks. Report

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COVID-19 and Women in Syria

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung This report focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on women in Syria and its intersection with war and displacement. Report

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Sudan Revised Humanitarian Response Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) May–December 2020 

Food and Agriculture Organization This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on food and agriculture, inflation rates and displacement in Sudan. Report

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How COVID-19 Affects Nomadic Herders: IOM’s Transhumance Tracking Tool Launched in Mauritania

International Organization for Migration This article reports on the measures taken by IOM to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on nomadic communities in Mauritania. Article

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