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How Much Lockdown is Enough?

Lockdown measures have been an integral tool in the fight against COVID-19. But they come at a high cost, given their impacts on economies, employment and incomes, education, food systems, mental health and even the potential for civil unrest. This policy briefing examines how countries are balancing the need for lockdown with policy measures to alleviate their effects and plans for reopening.

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May 01, 2020
Sarah Cliffe
Paul Von Chamier, Nendirmwa Noel
Crises, Global Governance, Humanitarian Crises
Humanitarian Crises, Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

For the Army, With the Army, Like the Army? The Rise of Guidon Shimiray and the NDC-Rénové in Eastern Congo

Formerly a small local militia, Guidon Shimiray’s Nduma Defence of Congo-Rénové (NDC-R) is today one of the most powerful armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A new report from CIC's Congo Research Group (CRG) draws on 18 months of fieldwork to provide the first in-depth investigation into the origins of this armed group, showing how it is part of a proxy war led by the Congolese army.

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May 13, 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
Fragile States, International Security
Congo Research Group

Minorities, Migrants, and Social Exclusion During COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic intersects with existing forms of social exclusion. Evidence of disparate health impact on minorities in many countries, as well as reports of unequal treatment, scapegoating, and abuse, suggest that social exclusion is compromising the effectiveness of efforts to stem the spread of the virus. COVID-19 responses should strive to strengthen social inclusion and leave no one behind.
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May 12, 2020
Nendirmwa Noel
covid-19, Coronavirus, minorities, exclusion, migration
SDG16+

Last Refuge or Last Hour? COVID-19 and the Humanitarian Crisis in Idlib

The humanitarian crisis in northern Syria is on the verge of becoming a COVID-19 catastrophe. A decade of conflict has left the healthcare system in ruins—and millions of displaced people in Idlib province were already suffering due to a lack of shelter and sanitation. This policy briefing delves into roots of the humanitarian crisis in Idlib, details the current capacity of the exhausted healthcare system amid the ongoing conflict, and examines what these constraints mean for mounting a response to the spread of the coronavirus. 

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May 05, 2020
Hanny Megally
Leah Zamore, Tayseer Alkarim
Middle East, Syria
Crises, Humanitarian Crises
Humanitarian Crises

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Convince Us of the Critical Mental Health Dimension for Peacebuilding?

Whether COVID-19 has affected you personally, or whether you are just trying to survive through social distancing, the COVID-19 pandemic is universally fraying our nerves—from individual health and even death, to massive economic uncertainty, to the anxiety generated in daily interactions within anyone or anything that comes from outside the boundaries of our own homes.
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Apr 28, 2020
Paige Arthur
covid-19
Peace and Prevention

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