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Inequity and COVID-19 in the City of Buenos Aires. How the pandemic affects informal settlements
by Agustina Suaya - CIPPEC (Argentina) - July 1, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 in some areas may be related to the socio-economic characteristics of the families living there.
Growth, poverty and inequality implications of Covid-19
- June 7, 2020by Fahmida Kathun, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Mustafizur Rahman, Towfiqul Islam Khan - CPD (Bangladesh)
The economy is being adversely impacted through a host of transmission channels, both global and national.
Food vulnerability
- in Spanish - June 6, 2020by Raúl Asensio - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
Inequality, vulnerability and strategies of households in the face of the pandemic.
Second virtual conference of SV Latin American think tanks on COVID-19
- in Spanish - June 3, 2020by Beatriz Muriel, Pablo Hurtado, Luis Mauricio Torres, Ana Patricia Muñoz, Oswaldo Molina, Manuel Cotado, Natalia Aquilino, Dolores Martínez, Daniela Vilar, Carolina Tchintian, Ricardo Fort, Paloma Acevedo, Manuel Dammert-Guardia, Norma Correa - Southern Voice
In a joint initiative with On Think Tanks, Southern Voice organized its second virtual conference on COVID-19 in Latin America.
Next budget should stress social safety, health
- May 31, 2020by Fahmida Kathun, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Mustafizur Rahman, Towfiqul Islam Khan - CPD (Bangladesh)
Vulnerable groups are still not adequately protected under social safety net programmes.
An Effective and Socially Inclusive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Honduras
- in Spanish - May 28, 2020by Joel Aleman - FOSDEH (Honduras)
Socio-economic life will have to abandon the belief in "automatic balances" provided by the market economy.
Access to bank accounts can save millions of lives, but it's not enough
- in Spanish - May 28, 2020Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
It is not enough to promote access if it is not accompanied by relevant financial education to make better use of financial products.
Banks will open accounts to deliver government bonds: the first step towards financial inclusion?
- in Spanish - May 22, 2020by Carolina Trivelli - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
What is the standard that allows companies in the financial system to open accounts for the beneficiaries of funds from the crisis?
Analysis: Coronavirus sharpens educational gap
- in Spanish - May 21, 2020by Luciana Reátegui - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
The poorest districts outside of Lima, and the high Andean areas, are the most educationally disadvantaged during the crisis.
Health versus Wealth? The ‘measure’ of our responses to COVID-19
- May 20, 2020by Sakshi Rai - CBGA (India)
The recovery from the pandemic necessitates the need for just and sustainable economic systems that work for all and not a few.
Policies are needed that think about the vulnerable
- in Spanish - May 19, 2020by Ricardo Cuenca - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
A diagnosis of Peruvian society during COVID-19 can be a starting point for public policies that include the most vulnerable.
MEF has not yet issued a financial inclusion plan despite the urgent need to bring more vulnerable people into the banking system
- in Spanish - May 18, 2020by Carolina Trivelli - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has not yet issued a multisectoral strategic plan to achieve financial inclusion.
Financial inclusion and access to emergency funds in LAC
- in Spanish - May 14, 2020by Carolina Trivelli - Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP)
Women face greater constraints in coping, and recovering from emergencies than men.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: How to Secure Lives of Migrant Workers
- May 13, 2020by Yamini Aiyar, Anindita Adhikari, Seema Mundoli, Sanjay Sinha - CPR (India)
The realities of migrant workers’ plight, where government initiatives and relief measures have failed.
Gurugram: Tackling Food Distress Needs Urgent, Systemic State Action
- May 6, 2020by Mukta Naik, Anindita Adhikari - CPR (India)
As coronavirus hotspots are identified and containment zones established, ‘hunger hotspots’ get no mention.
Indian education can’t go online – only 8% of homes with young members have computer with net link
- May 5, 2020by Protiva Kundu - CBGA (India)
In the absence of physical classrooms and proper digital infrastructure, both teachers and students are facing new challenges.