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podcastBudget FY2021: Task force needed to improve accountability of the COVID budget
- June 21, 2020by Mustafizur Rahman, Rehman Sobhan, Fahmida Kathun, M A Mannan, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Nahim Razzaq, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salehuddin Ahmed, Ahsan Habib Mansur, Barrister Nihad Kabir - CPD (Bangladesh)
The budget has been outlined with unrealistic targets, inadequate allocations in priority sectors such as health.
State Education Finances: A Deep-Dive into School Education Finances in Eight States
- June 19, 2020by Mridusmita Bordoloi, Sharad Pandey, Vastav Irava, Ruchi Junnarkar - CPR (India)
An analysis of past expenditures incurred in Education, to help estimate additional finances required for new interventions.
COVID-19: Interviews
- in Spanish - June 19, 2020GRADE (Peru)
A series of interviews on different topics regarding the pandemic.
The situation of domestic work in the face of COVID-19
- in Spanish - June 19, 2020ASIES (Guatemala)
This sector represents 4.6% of the employed population. About 320,000 people.
COVID – 19 Plan for Restarting Economic Activities and Guidelines for Social Life Post Lockdown - 4.0 Recommendations to the Government of Karnataka
- June 19, 2020PAC (India)
A continuum in data-based insights on COVID 19, the state’s efforts, and the outcomes as at the end of Lockdown 4.0.
Future of Belt & Route Initiative in the post COVID-19 world
- June 19, 2020by Ayesha Ilyas, Shakeel Ahmed Ramay - SDPI (Pakistan)
How can Pakistan maintain its stakes in the project?
Taka 5000 Crore Novel Corona Financial Stimulus Package For Export-Oriented Industries: RMG Trade Union Responses
- June 18, 2020by Maheen Sultan, Shanawez Hossain, Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Sayada Jannatun Naim, Farah Huque - BIGD (Bangladesh)
Certain issues need to be addressed to ensure the efficacy of the financial stimulus package to cushion export-oriented industries.
Return and Reintegration without Assimilation: South Asian Migrant Workers in the Gulf during COVID-19
- June 18, 2020by Bilesha Weeraratne - IPS (Sri Lanka)
Disproportionate division of responsibilities between countries in the assimilation, return and reintegration of migrant workers.
Messy Does It: The Everyday Politics of Pandemic Response in an Indian City
- June 17, 2020by Mukta Naik - CPR (India)
Everyday politics and citizenship has enabled local, context-specific solutions to emerge.
Business opportunities in the Market Place: Converting Covid-19 Challenges into Opportunities
- June 17, 2020by Kwame Owino, Stephen Jairo, Ochieng Mbeo, Simon Githuku, Charles Okadia - IEA (Kenya)
The forum showcases opportunities that the youth can take advantage of within this period.
The SDGs, Five Years After Their Adoption, Against COVID-19
- in French - June 16, 2020by Lamine Samake - IPAR (Senegal)
A multifaceted pandemic has revealed that the Sustainable Development Goals make a considerable contribution to the response.
Decentralization in Times of Pandemic
- in Spanish - June 16, 2020by María Isabel Remy - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
The emergency caused by COVID-19 unveils the reality of a badly made decentralized state.
Why COVID19 is exacerbating educational inequalities in Kenya
- June 16, 2020by Oscar Ochieng - IEA (Kenya)
In a fragile education system, the pandemic has generated unprecedented challenges for the government, students, and parents.
Senegal: COVID-19 creates a unique opportunity for an inclusive and sustainable food policy
- June 15, 2020by Ibrahima Hathie - IPAR (Senegal)
The pandemic presents a unique opportunity to implement a sustainable food policy and have complete food sovereignty.
South Africa’s COVID-19 Response: Bridging Science and Policy for a Post-Pandemic Global Order
- June 15, 2020by Philani Mthembu - IGD (South Africa)
As countries tackle the health crisis, they’re also facing a worsening economic environment, and a climate and ecological crisis.