Spotlight Migration and COVID-19

Farmer beim Gemüsepflanzen in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Covid-19 and Terrorist Threats worsen Food Insecurity

12.05.2020 Blog

Jean Philippe Jarry from Burkina Faso explains why Covid-19 is increasing food insecurity in a country already hit by violent jihadism.
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COVID 19 and organized crime: »Latin American governments are in a state-making competition with crime«

12.05.2020 Interview, Peace and Security

How has the worldwide pandemic transformed the criminal landscapes? Did Covid 19 change the game?
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Polizeipatrouille auf einem Markt in Ghana

COVID-19 in Ghana: Rolling back the Human Rights Gains

11.05.2020 Blog

The Ghanaian Justice Srem-Sai describes how the enactment of emergency legislation could turn "emerging democracies" into "democratic dictatorships"
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Selling Vegetables in Times of Conflict and COVID-19

07.05.2020 Blog

Norman Taku describes the daily struggle of women at his local market in Bamenda, Cameroon.
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Providing Face-to-Face Care During COVID-19

06.05.2020 Blog, Gender Weltweit

Why the domestic space is not necessarily a leisure space for woman in Ecuador in times of COVID-19. By Gabriela Montalvo.
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Handle with Care

06.05.2020 Blog

Social and Ethical Consequences of Automating Care Work. By Vidisha Mishra.
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Coronavirus and the Electoral Dilemma

06.05.2020 Blog

Nic Cheeseman, author of several books on democracy in Africa, explains why postponing elections for COVID-19 may do more harm than good.
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The Last Daycare Standing

05.05.2020 Blog, Gender Weltweit

Will childcare services in Jordan survive COVID-19? By Sahar Aloul.
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SPLM-IO Rebellen mit Maschinengewehren im Südsudan

COVID-19 will increase Elite Competition over Resources

05.05.2020 Interview, Blog

South Sudanese Activist Edmund Yakani on the multiple challenges for his country
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Illustration von Robotern und einer Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm. Vor ihr stehen Stellvertretende Beispiel für Haushalt. Ein Bügelbrett, ein Arzneikoffer, eine Geldböse, ein Kehrblech und eine Einkaufstüte.

Around the world, women conduct the majority of (un)paid care work.

04.05.2020 Publikation, Gender Weltweit

In Asia, the care sector is particularly large. A new FES study investigates what the present and future of work looks like for the economy of care in Asia.
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