Country: World Source: International Committee of the Red Cross The pandemic will be felt acutely in conflict zones, where millions get by with little or no health care, food, water and electricity, precarious livelihoods, volatile prices and destroyed infrastructure.

Intriguing things sometimes happen in places deserted by people. Plants creep back, animals return and, slowly, birdsong fills the air. The coronavirus pandemic means public spaces the world over have been temporarily abandoned. Major roads are all but empty and public squares are eerily quiet. In response, nature is in […]

Less than a month ago, India’s future looked dire.

Countries: Cuba, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Desde el día 16 de marzo, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados ha apoyado la salida de 434 personas solicitantes de asilo de los centros de detención para inmigrantes.

Issue Post April 28, 2020 Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries Melissa Hidrobo Neha Kumar Tia Palermo Amber Peterman Shalini Roy Governments ramping up pandemic assistance programs must take care to see they don’t widen inequalities. 

The oil market has taken another plunge today that saw the price of one barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fall 8 percent to $10.45. The day before on Monday, WTI crashed by 25 percent and rocked the market, yet the decline was relatively minor compared to what happened last […]