Humanitarian Response · April, 2020

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Humanitarian Response · April, 2020

Stories about Humanitarian Response from April, 2020

In Mexico, relief program ‘insufficient’ to keep 30 million informal workers at home

'If I don't sell, I don't eat. It's that simple'

Written by Anette Eklund

Translated by Alexis Faber

29 April 2020

COVID-19 in the Middle East: Is this pandemic a health crisis or a war?

War analogies drive patronizing, alarming language that generates division

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

24 April 2020

COVID-19 diaries from Wuhan: Feelings of insecurity

I want to go to the park to take a stroll after the lockdown is lifted...

Written by Winston Chiu

24 April 2020

A high-profile funeral highlights a double standard in Nigeria under lockdown

Hundreds attended the funeral for Abba Kyari, chief of staff

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike, Rosemary Ajayi

23 April 2020

COVID-19 exposes gaps in services for Azerbaijan’s elderly

Azerbaijanis over 65 are not permitted to leave their homes

Written by Chaikhana.media

23 April 2020

In Colombia, solidarity movements multiply during the COVID-19 pandemic

Colombia is one of the world's most unequal countries.

Written by Lully

Translated by Liam Anderson

23 April 2020

COVID-19 is also affecting Venezuela's indigenous migrants

More than 100,000 indigenous families in Colombia face new risks with the pandemic

Written by Sabrina Velandia

Translated by Laura

22 April 2020

Liberia's President George Weah sings his fight against COVID-19

A message and movement of solidarity

Written by Abdoulaye Bah

21 April 2020

How to protect Nigerians’ personal information while combating COVID-19

'An important step toward accountability is transparency'

Written by Tomiwa Ilori, Boye Adegoke

20 April 2020

For Nepal's migrant and daily wage workers, lockdown is more dangerous than the coronavirus

"The situation is very uncertain and it’s difficult to survive"

Written by Benju Lwagun

19 April 2020

Bangladesh's frontline health workers contend with resource scarcity, stigma and restrictions

More than 65 doctors and hundreds of health-professionals are in quarantine

Written by Palash Ranjan Sanyal

18 April 2020

Africans in China targeted by xenophobia amid fear of second-wave COVID-19 outbreak

‘We’ve paid our rent, we have legal status'

Written by Oiwan Lam

13 April 2020

COVID-19 revives grim history of medical experimentation in Africa

'Africa isn't a testing lab'

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

11 April 2020

Ahead of contentious elections, Burundi faces its first COVID-19 cases

Electoral campaigning officially begins in late April

Written by Liam Anderson

10 April 2020

COVID-19 diaries from Wuhan: ‘Our action has brought us hope’

Despite being locked down, volunteers are working hard to help others in need.

Written by Winston Chiu

9 April 2020

India's COVID-19 lockdown leaves vulnerable populations to fend for themselves

Many migrant workers started walking back to their hometowns

Written by Rohith Jyothish

8 April 2020

COVID-19 on the frontline: Insights from an Australian humanitarian nurse

Year of the Nurse takes on an unexpected, new meaning

Written by Kevin Rennie

8 April 2020

As Japan's COVID-19 cases jump four-fold, Abe government launches response

Although Japan seemed to have largely contained COVID-19 in February and early March, confirmed cases nearly quadrupled since March 23.

Written by Nevin Thompson

3 April 2020

Lockdown in Colombia will affect the right to abortion, says human rights lawyer

What happens when a woman has to terminate her pregnancy during lockdown?

Written by Estella Porras

Translated by Laura

3 April 2020

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