Profiles of the new poor due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Mahler et al. (2020) projected that COVID-19 is pushing between 71 and 100 million into extreme poverty based on the baseline and downside scenarios published in the latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP). The global poverty rate was projected to go down to 8.2 percent in 2019, but due to COVID19, is now projected to increase to 8.8 percent (baseline) and 9.2 percent (downside) in 2020.   Download

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A better normal: Girls call for a revolutionary reset

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The pre-COVID-19 world undeniably failed girls and young women, in all our diversities. It failed to protect us, it failed to listen to us, and it failed to empower us. These failures have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Girls have been removed from schools, with many unlikely to return. We know too that they are experiencing increasing levels of family and gender-based violence, as well as harmful practices such as child, early and forced marriage/unions…

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COVID-19 and Global Food Security

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This e-book compiles a selection of entries from the IFPRI blog series on COVID-19. The pieces pro-vide key insights and analysis on how the global pandemic is affecting global poverty and food security and nutrition, food trade and supply chains, gender, employment, and a variety of policy interventions, as well as reflections on how we can use these lessons to better prepare for future pan-demics. These pieces draw on a combination of conceptual arguments, global…

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COVID-19 and Conflict: Advancing women’s meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes

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This brief addresses the importance of women’s full, equal and meaningful participation to an effective pandemic response and to peacemaking efforts, and how the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda can provide a critical framework for inclusive decision-making and sustainable solutions. While efforts to flatten the pandemic’s curve unfold around the globe, violent conflict remains a deadly reality for far too many people. In March, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General called for a global ceasefire…

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The Great and Sudden Change: The Global Political Violence Landscape Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

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In this special report, ACLED Research Analyst Melissa Pavlik reviews key findings from 16 weeks of data recorded by our COVID-19 Disorder Tracker, highlighting the most significant changes to global political violence and demonstrations trends since the onset of the pandemic.   Read more

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Education during COVID-19 and beyond

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The COVID-19 crisis and the unparalleled education disruption is far from over. As many as 100 countries have yet to announce a date for schools to reopen and across the world, governments, unions, parents and children are grappling with when and how to approach the next phase. Countries have started planning to reopen schools nationwide, either based on grade level and by prioritizing exam classes, or through localized openings in regions with fewer cases of…

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Recovering the lost heritage of emergency relief

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Local traditions of crisis management—especially those resistant to predatory capitalism—have largely been forcibly shed along the path to “development.” The age of COVID-19 is the time to recover them.   Read more

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African Girls in the COVID-19 pandemic

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As countries across Africa experience the impact of COVID-19 across health systems, economies and communities, progress made in the last decade in achieving the rights of adolescent girls’ risks being lost. African governments must act in urgency to address this “invisible crisis” and protect the important gains made to protect, and empower girls over the last decade. COVID-19, an unfolding global health crisis, is revealing a grim impact on millions of adolescent girls across Africa….

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Guidance: Assessing and Monitoring Learning During the COVID-19 Crisis

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This guidance note aims to help UNICEF Education staff, Ministry officials and partners reflect on how to take account of learning through meaningful formative and summative assessment practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights general considerations and key actions that teachers, schools and Ministries of Education can undertake in the area of assessment to ensure the continuity of quality learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.   Download    

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Migrant workers and remittances in the context of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

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Main Messages African migrants stimulate economic growth and development in areas of destination,transit and origin through their labour, skills transfer, consumption and investments. Their remittances also make significant contributions to food security, human capital, rural development and overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in areas of origin. The impact of COVID-19 affects migrant workers disproportionally. Often precarious working conditions and overcrowded living and transport arrangements increase their vulnerability to contagion and loss of employment, threatening their…

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