spot_img

COVID-19

HomeCOVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on SDG attainment in Afghanistan

COVID-19 has constrained many of the ongoing SDG-readying support provided to the Government of Afghanistan and may have major implications for judicious and long-term development policymaking and programming that are needed to achieve the priority SDG targets in Afghanistan.
Global South Development Magazine - 0

COVID-19 crisis threatens Sustainable Development Goals financing, says OECD

0

Play for Peace: using cooperative play for compassion and peace

Youth-led cooperative play, initiated by Play for Peace, brings together people from different nationalities, religions, and backgrounds to find common ground, build friendships, and create a more peaceful world.
Global South Development Magazine - 1

Despite ongoing peace talks, civilian killings continue in Afghanistan

0

― Advertisement ―

spot_img

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on SDG attainment in Afghanistan

COVID-19 has constrained many of the ongoing SDG-readying support provided to the Government of Afghanistan and may have major implications for judicious and long-term development policymaking and programming that are needed to achieve the priority SDG targets in Afghanistan.

More News

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on SDG attainment in Afghanistan

COVID-19 has constrained many of the ongoing SDG-readying support provided to the Government of Afghanistan and may have major implications for judicious and long-term development policymaking and programming that are needed to achieve the priority SDG targets in Afghanistan.

COVID-19 crisis threatens Sustainable Development Goals financing, says OECD

According to the OECD’s latest Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development, developing countries are facing a shortfall of USD 1.7 trillion in the financing they would need this year to keep them on track for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as governments and investors grapple with the health, economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

Play for Peace: using cooperative play for compassion and peace

Youth-led cooperative play, initiated by Play for Peace, brings together people from different nationalities, religions, and backgrounds to find common ground, build friendships, and create a more peaceful world.
spot_img

Explore more

COVID-19 measures worsening health inequalities in slum communities, experts say

Global South Development Magazine -
Efforts to stem the impact of COVID-19 in low to middle-income countries could be creating a health time bomb in their slum communities by deepening existing inequalities, according to an international team of health researchers led by the University of Warwick.

Pandemic profits for companies soar by billions as poorest struggle to get by

Global South Development Magazine -
Thirty-two of the world’s largest companies stand to see their profits jump by $109 billion more in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare an economic model that delivers profits for the wealthiest on the back of the poorest, according to a new Oxfam report released this week.

Uganda: How previous Ebola outbreaks helped respond to COVID-19

Global South Development Magazine -
Several Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs) were constructed across the country and these have in turn been used in the COVID-19 response. Although these centers have not been used to accommodate confirmed COVID-19 patients, they have however been used as quarantine centers for people under observations.

‘Half of the world’s refugee children out of school due to COVID-19’

Global South Development Magazine -
The risks to refugee education do not stop with COVID-19. Attacks on schools are a grim and growing reality. The report also elaborates on Africa’s Sahel region where violence has forced the closure of more than 2,500 schools affecting the education of 350,000 students.

As COVID-19 deepens, digital platforms give lifeline to Kenya’s creatives

Global South Development Magazine -
In many developing countries, digital entrepreneurs face various barriers to scaling their activities, especially as global digital platforms dominate most product categories.

COVID 19: an imminent threat to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Global South Development Magazine -
The Rohingya refugees have suffered problems related to shelter, food, safety, and healthcare from the very beginning, and now the COVID-19 pandemic has further deteriorated their situation.

Rwanda uses drones for COVID-19 awareness in remote, densely populated areas

Global South Development Magazine -
The Rwanda National Police has intervened with drones to raise COVID-19 awareness in densely-populated and hard-to-reach areas of the country.

Over 10,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Africa, says WHO

Global South Development Magazine -
In many African countries, infection prevention and control measures aimed at preventing infections in health facilities are still not fully implemented.

Big Pharma, tech companies and wealthy Americans bag dramatic profits during COVID-19

Global South Development Magazine -
Pharmaceutical and tech companies and wealthy white Americans benefit from dramatic pandemic profits, further exacerbating inequality.

Unconventional responses to unconventional time – Lessons from the Indian state of Kerala’s successful fight with COVID-19

Global South Development Magazine -
Timely interventions and health actions are not the only aspects that enabled the Kerala model of COVID-19 response to be unique. It focused a lot on preparing Kerala as a society to face this adverse condition by building people’s trust in its health system.

Philippines uses ‘drug war’ tactics to fight COVID-19

Global South Development Magazine -
The Duterte administration has assigned former military generals to deal with Covid-19 and has sent police Special Forces to contain communities.

These five countries top the 2020 e-government ranking

Global South Development Magazine -
Despite the gains and major investments in e-government by many countries, the digital divide persists. Seven out of eight countries with low scores are in Africa and belong to the least developed countries group.
123Page 2 of 3