Social protection response to Covid-19 and beyond: emerging evidence and learning for future crises
The Covid-19 crisis has brought social protection to the forefront as a crisis response tool. It has also exposed social
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Social protection provisions to refugees during the Covid-19 pandemic: lessons learned from government and humanitarian responses
This paper is part of a series: ‘Social protection response to Covid-19 and beyond: lessons learned for adaptive social protection’.
Ending the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic
The surge in Covid cases and deaths in India in April led to record highs for the global number of
Advancing the 2030 Agenda Post-Corona: What Role for the G20 Italian Presidency?
Italy holds the G20 presidency at a crucial moment when the world is confronted with the worst global pandemic in the past century. The economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 crisis has had major impact on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda.
EU–Africa Partnership on Migration and Mobility in Light of COVID-19: Perspectives from North Africa
The pandemic not only acts as a multiplier of existing developmental and socioeconomic challenges in Africa – and thereby contributes to increasing
migratory pressure in and out of the continent – but it also reveals interdependencies between Africa and the EU. It is hoped that the current health and socioeconomic crisis would also act as an opportunity to substantially rethink the relations between the two continents on, and well beyond migration.
Acting with global solidarity COVID-19 vaccination for all!
Getting the pandemic globally and permanently under control is key to mitigating its impacts on health, society and the economy. This requires that a large proportion of the global population need be vaccinated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible, which necessitates global solidarity between states in the global North and global South and between societal actors worldwide. Global problems need global solutions.
Pushing people further into poverty: the impact of Covid-19 in lower- and middle- income countries
Many of us are hopeful for a Covid-19 vaccine in the near future to overcome a tumultuous year. But for people living in poverty in lower- and middle-income countries, the crisis is far from over. Vaccinations are potentially still years away for these countries, and many donors have significantly cut their aid budgets. This threatens to reverse hard-fought progress to both lift people out of poverty and improve opportunities for women and girls. It also puts vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities and migrants, at risk.