Humanitarian Response · May, 2020

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Humanitarian Response · May, 2020

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Quarantine debates in Zanzibar conjure memories of colonial racial segregation

Racial segregation shaped public health policies

Written by Jessica Ott

29 May 2020

Could COVID-19 help push peace forward in Yemen?

Online peace talks could expedite a ceasefire

Written by Guest Contributor

29 May 2020

COVID-19 tune educates, empowers Indonesia’s remote Marapu community

In the East Sumbanese Marapu community, songs are written in 'lawiti' – traditional poetic couplets

Written by EngageMedia

28 May 2020

Southern African leaders meet to address urgent security threats in Mozambique

'The region must avoid a purely militarized approach'

Written by Kudzai Chimhangwa, Dércio Tsandzana

26 May 2020

Will the ‘Self-reliant India’ scheme bring relief to migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Package intended for migrant workers left out of previous schemes

Written by Devika Sakhadeo

24 May 2020

Burundi voted — but will the political situation change?

The election took place amid longstanding security concerns

Written by Liam Anderson

22 May 2020

Stranded Nepali migrant workers protest to return home, Nepali government drags its feet

During COVID-19 lockdown in UAE, Nepali migrants stranded

Written by Saprina Panday

20 May 2020

Journalists in Russia's regions catalogue the ‘unseen victims’ of COVID-19

Not all victims of the COVID-19 pandemic catch the virus

Written by Maxim Edwards

18 May 2020

Truck drivers blamed for spread of COVID-19 in East Africa

Truck drivers are the heartbeat of regional trade

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein, Pernille Baerendtsen

15 May 2020

In Bangladesh, criticism of government response to the COVID-19 pandemic is risky

Eleven people were charged with "spreading rumours and anti-government activities"

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)

Translated by Rezwan

11 May 2020

COVID-19 regulations and the issue of overcrowding in Jamaica's markets

Shopping areas lacked various crucial structures to handle crowds

Written by Shakira Leslie

11 May 2020

The nightmare in Syria continues amid new coronavirus fears

'We don’t have the appropriate place to quarantine the patients'

Written by Sylvain Keller

11 May 2020

Thailand's homeless particularly at risk amid COVID-19 pandemic

"Since I didn’t have enough money to go home, I decided to become a homeless person and stay here."

Written by The Isaan Record

9 May 2020

Mozambique gets creative with handmade anti-virus gear

Mozambique has just one ventilator per every 1 million inhabitants

Written by Alexandre Nhampossa

Translated by Ayoola Alabi

4 May 2020

COVID-19, locusts and floods: East Africa's triple dilemma

'Coronavirus could kill, but hunger kills many more people'

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

4 May 2020

Pandemic pushes more than 34,000 Venezuelan migrants home

Venezuela is unprepared to receive the returnees

Written by Estella Porras

Translated by Alice Pynn

1 May 2020

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