Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 12 2021
A few traders open for business ahead of elections on Thursday, January 14. Most investors are still on a wait-and-see approach. PHOTO/RACHEL MABALA
Summary
Slowed growth. For a country projected to grow at about 3 per cent, this implies that jobs, household incomes and exports are already on the line.
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At the beginning of 2020, several economists and experts Daily Monitor spoke to projected a difficult period that would stretch into 2021, mainly because of elections that usually carry along a lot of damage to the economy. This was before Covid-19 happened. Therefore, the mix of Covid-19 and a messy electioneering period are setting the stage with pointers that tell of how 2021 is going to pan out.
Why 2021 could be an even worse year for the Middle East
The IRC named Yemen, Afghanistan, and Syria as the three countries most at risk [Getty] Date of publication: 31 December, 2020 Share this page:
Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria are the countries most at risk according to the IRC Emergency Watchlist for 2021.
Parts of the Middle East could see conditions further deteriorate in 2021, with a warning from a leading NGO that the world must step up assistance to these countries in order to prevent conflict, poverty and Covid-19 claiming thousands of more lives.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) named Yemen, Afghanistan, and Syria as the three countries most at risk of humanitarian deterioration this year, in its annual Emergency Watchlist report.
More than 10 million children at risk of famine in 2021: Unicef
Millions of parents in Yemen in particular are being left to make the gut-wrenching choice between food and medical care for their children , UN body warns
Man and children seek refuge in cave amid poverty and lack of housing near Taiz, Yemen, on 2 December (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 31 December 2020 18:38 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Almost 1o.4 million children will suffer from acute malnutrition and famine in the coming year amid prolonged conflicts, internal displacement and the coronavirus pandemic, a UN report says.
The United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund (Unicef) said in a report released on Wednesday that many children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the Central Sahel, South Sudan and Yemen are on the brink of starvation.