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Rapid phone surveys in Kenya show disproportionately negative impact on refugees
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Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement Strategy with Focus on 2021-2023: Supporting Evidence for Protection and Well-Being - World
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World Bank s ongoing engagement through the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS)
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Africa needs to tackle inequalities during the COVID-19 recovery process
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Brazzaville, 03 March 2021 (ECA) -The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light inequalities that have been around for a while in the African continent. Women, youth and vulnerable populations including refugees, migrants, indigenous people, older persons, the disabled and children still remain at risk of various inequalities.
One of the major challenges in the world is poverty and inequalities. During a parallel meeting, SDG 10 on “Reduced Inequalities” was seen to have linkages to SDG 1 on “No Poverty”, SDG 2 on “Zero Hunger”, SDG 3 on “Good Health and Well-being”, SDG 4 on “Quality Education”, SDG 5 on “Gender Equality”, SDG 8 on “Decent Work and Economic Growth” and also Aspiration 1 of African Union’s Agenda 2063 which calls for “A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development”. This was shown in a presentation by Ms. Phumza Manqindi, Migrat
UN-World Bank partnership in crisis settings: Increasing support to the most vulnerable during a devastating year
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Children wear masks to protect themselves against COVID-19 while attending class in Fada, Burkina Faso. Photo: Frank Dejongh/UNICEF
For countries already affected by conflict and crisis, 2020 was a devastating year. The health and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic came on top of complex and growing threats, from the regional spillover of violent extremism to the effects of climate change. An estimated 19 to 30 million additional people in fragile and conflict-affected settings were pushed into extreme poverty, while the number of food insecure people more than doubled to 270 million globally in 2020.