On July 1st, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres’ March 23rd call for a global ceasefire amid the coronavirus pandemic. Resolution 2532 (2020) was finally …
Podcast: “Imagine something out of the box” How are young people responding to the pandemic?
Power in the Pandemic PodcastHow are young people responding to the Coronavirus crisis?What’s it like to manage a soap factory during the pandemic? How are young people using the internet to build bridges between …
Coronavirus means a ceasefire in Yemen is needed now more than ever
Awssan KamalThis blog was written by Awssan Kamal Oxfam GB Humanitarian Campaign Project Manager, a British Yemeni aid worker and activist. In 2015 he was forced to return to the UK …
COVID-19 in South Africa is causing frontline women workers to pay for skewed health systems
Nicole Oloo and Georgia MurphyAs with many other healthcare systems around the world, COVID-19 has delivered a sharp blow to South Africa’s. Before the pandemic, the healthcare system was already struggling to cope with …
3 ways Coronavirus is having an impact on small producers and how to build back better
Ulrike JorasThe Coronavirus is raging around the world. While many countries have started easing lockdowns, others still have restrictions in place or had to re-introduce measures because of renewed outbreaks. For …
Coronavirus could have a devastating impact on land rights, but it doesn’t have to
Pubudini WickramaratneThe Coronavirus pandemic is having an unprecedented impact around the world. As of this blog publishing, over 6 million people have been affected across 213 countries and territories. It has …
Podcast: Living on a Resettlement Camp During a Pandemic
Power in the Pandemic PodcastCoronavirus has brought up new challenges locally and globally, how do these challenges affect refugees and internally displaced people living on resettlement camps? How has the Coronavirus made a difficult …