Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries

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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. 

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Understanding the Hunger Surge Caused by the COVID-19 Recession to Mitigate It Before It Is Too Late

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For many people agriculture is the only means of survival, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Marco V. Sánchez CantilloROME, Apr 28 2020 (IPS) Many uncertainties haunt the world’s campaign to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing is now […]

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Gubernur Jambi : Pemangku kepentingan harus lebih siap cegah karhutla

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Gubernur Jambi H Fachrori Umar mengingatkan semua pemangku kepentingan di provinsi tersebut harus lebih siap siaga mencegah terjadinya kebakaran hutan dan lahan (karhutla) dan bila terjadi bisa segera mengendalikannya sehingga …

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Oil’s Götterdämmerung: Why Covid-19 could spell the end of fossil fuels

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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 […]

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Trump adds to confusion over Kim Jong Un’s health status

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• Rumors surrounding Kim not ‘based on the facts,’ says former N Korean diplomat

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The US Air Force pulled its bombers from Guam. Here’s what it means for Asia

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Can the Covid-19 pandemic lead to starvation? (20minutes.fr) 

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Apr 21, 2020 In the News Global Can the Covid-19 pandemic lead to starvation? (20minutes.fr)  Food Security Food Systems Poverty 20 minutes.fr published an article on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The food crisis, which had already worsened in 2019, could worsen due to the coronavirus epidemic. According to IFPRI (see blog […]

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Omnibus law diklaim bisa jadi obat pemulih ekonomi pasca Covid-19

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Berbagai kalangan meminta supaya pembahasan omnibus law tetap jalan. Meskipun klaster ketenagakerjaan ditunda

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Why Reproductive Rights Must Be a Critical Part of Our Arsenal to Fight Pandemics

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A pregnant woman in Kenya’s North Eastern Province with one of her children. Overpopulation in the area contributes to poor maternal health. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS By Siddharth ChatterjeeNAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 2020 (IPS) Sexual and reproductive health and pandemics might seem to be unrelated topics, but large and dense populations […]

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Terdampak COVID-19, KLHK mohon relaksasi pajak lembaga konservasi

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Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) mengajukan permohonan relaksasi pajak bagi lembaga konservasi yang ikut terdampak COVID-19 kepada Menko Perekonomian, Menteri Keuangan dan Menteri Dalam …

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