Gaza’s weakened healthcare system may not be able to absorb the added shock of the COVID-19 pandemic without significant and immediate assistance.
La República: Ventana de oportunidades cerrada
El gobierno peruano debe de actuar rápidamente para incluir a todos los venezolanos en su respuesta nacional para el alivio y la recuperación frente al COVID-19.
World Bank’s Refugee Policy Review Framework Brings Greater Understanding and Mutual Accountability
As refugees remain disproportionately affected by the pandemic, the World Bank’s Refugee Policy Review Framework could not come soon enough. This new tool will offer a systematic review of refugee policies and institutional environments in countries eligible for the Bank’s financing for low-income refugee hosting countries
Rapid Spread of COVID-19 Could Bring Gaza to a Breaking Point
Senior Advocate for the Middle East Sahar Atrache comments on the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the Gaza Strip.
COVID-19 and the Victims of Conflict: Building Resilience for Displaced Ukrainians
The war in eastern Ukraine has left around 1.5 million Ukrainians displaced within their own borders. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for this population.
Newzroom Afrika: Plight of displaced women during the pandemic
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, displaced women and girls are at greater risk of gender based violence.
Gender and Displacement in the Middle East during Covid-19
Refugees International’s Devon Cone joined the Middle East Institute for a conversation on gender and displacement in the Middle East during COVID-19.
Exacerbating the Other Epidemic: How COVID-19 is Increasing Violence against Displaced Women and Girls
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of gender-based violence for displaced women and girls.
Reform Past Due: COVID-19 Magnifies Need to Improve Spain’s Asylum System
The COVID-19 pandemic’s harmful effects have laid bare shortcomings in Spain’s asylum system.
World Politics Review | In East Africa, a Vexing Trifecta of Challenges: COVID-19, Locusts and Floods
This time last year, countries in East Africa were leading the continent in economic growth. Now, much of that progress is at risk as the region faces a dangerous triple threat: torrential rain and flooding, voracious swarms of locusts and the coronavirus pandemic.