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COVID-19 in the Global South: Impacts and policy responses
by Andrea Ordóñez, Debapriya Bhattacharya, Tausi Kida - Southern Voice - February 23, 2021
How can the development cooperation system support a sustainable recovery from the pandemic in the Global South?
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.
Should Bangladesh defer LDC graduation?
- May 18, 2020by Debapriya Bhattacharya, Fareha Raida Islam - CPD (Bangladesh)
Due to the pandemic, Bangladesh is likely to deteriorate on all indicators of graduation criteria, which is set for 2024.
The future of politics after Covid-19
- in Spanish - May 16, 2020by Julia Pomares - CIPPEC (Argentina)
As the world enters a “Silicon Valley” model of capitalism, COVID-19 seems to be a powerful accelerator of existing trends.
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.
How does the Humanitarian Law Proposal reach the Second Debate?
- in Spanish - May 12, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
A comparative table on the second debate for the Humanitarian Law.
National Elections in Ecuador: to advance or postpone them?
- in Spanish - May 11, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
“Muerte cruzada” is a constitutional tool for last resort in the event of a crisis. It’d lead to two elections in less than a year.
Beyond the Pandemic: Taxing times ahead for NGOs
- May 11, 2020by Malini Chakravarty - CBGA (India)
NGOs have been critical during the pandemic, but changes to the system are making it more difficult for them to function.
Using DMFT Funds to restore the Health Facilities during the Covid Crisis
- May 11, 2020by Shweta Tiwari - CBGA (India)
These funds can be re-channelled in states like Jharkhand, to address prominent health system problems caused by COVID-19.
To restart, revise national strategy
- May 11, 2020by Yamini Aiyar - CPR (India)
Rework migrant policies; reset the Covid-19 crisis management set-up, and improve communication.
Decentralized Autonomous Governments and the COVID-19 crisis
- in Spanish - May 8, 2020Grupo FARO (Ecuador)
In Ecuador, there are significant structural gaps affecting the crisis management capacity of Decentralized Autonomous Governments.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Data and Technology Implications on Citizen-State Relations
- May 7, 2020by Yamini Aiyar - CPR (India)
In the context of COVID-19, data and technology are the underlying vehicles fuelling and powering changes in citizen-state relations.
Provincial emergency data
- in Spanish - May 7, 2020by Natalia Aquilino, Emiliano Arena, Juan Scolari - CIPPEC (Argentina)
Only 16 provinces publish health data on their website. There is a severe lack of transparency and accessibility in these areas.
Integrity, accountability critical for effective COVID-19 response and recovery
- May 7, 2020by Jonas Mbabazi - ACODE (Uganda)
Five major risk areas must be addressed to avoid corrupt and fraudulent behaviours seen in past crises, from the central and local governments.
Webinar Deck: Crisis of Communication During COVID-19: A Rapid Research
- May 6, 2020by Mehnaz Rabbani, Imran Matin, Faruq Hossain, Tanvir Shatil, Dipanwita Ghosh, Md. Kamruzzaman, Sazia Sharmin, Samia Kalim Syed, Shahaduz Zaman, Sumon Rahman - BIGD (Bangladesh)
The different target groups who are at the receiving end of mass communication efforts.
Crisis of Communication During COVID-19: A Rapid Research Report
- May 6, 2020by Mehnaz Rabbani, Imran Matin, Faruq Hossain, Dipanwita Ghosh, Tanvir Shatil, Md. Kamruzzaman, Sazia Sharmin, Samia Kalim Syed, Sumon Rahman, Shahaduz Zaman - BIGD (Bangladesh)
To deal with disease, fear, panic, and uncertainty, it is imperative to ensure that the information provided to people is accurate.