Tackling COVID-19 in Uganda: private medicine outlets at the front-line

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At the time of writing (31st March), Uganda has 44 reported cases of COVID-19, and approximately 1,800 people are under quarantine. Uganda has been very effective so far in its response to outbreaks and President Museveni is spearheading efforts to control the pandemic. Social distancing measures are being enacted such as closures of schools and religious buildings, public gatherings, the suspension of public transport and closures of shops and malls. The relative youthfulness of the…

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COVID-19 and the toxic politics of exploitation

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We are all under siege. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, Louisa Waugh from Saferworld agrues that urgent action is needed to challenge the governments who are exploiting it for their own ends, and to address the dangers confronting the world’s most vulnerable people.   Read more

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Key Principles for Conflict-Sensitive Messaging

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The global COVID-19 Pandemic is having an impact on all aspects of life around the world and will affect different nations and peoples in different ways. Conflict sensitivity thinking is more  critical in the midst of a crisis like COVID-19. This is precisely because clinical and social measures being practiced globally, will have implications in different local contexts. The CSRF   emphasises that responses in South Sudan should take note of the local context, norms and…

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What does COVID-19 mean for South Sudan and a conflict sensitive response?

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This blog post presents the CSRF’s initial thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on aid in South Sudan. The ground has shifted beneath our feet in ways that we have never known before. Governments around the world are grappling with how to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, borders have closed, and economies are screeching to a halt as entire countries impose lockdowns. A global humanitarian crisis on an unknown scale continues to unfold due…

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“Vulnerable people are hit much harder, which is also what we’re seeing during the current coronavirus crisis”

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According to Thea Hilhorst, Professor of Humanitarian Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, disasters don’t just happen completely out of the blue, and they are never equally distributed, either. Disasters only turn into disasters in places where people are vulnerable to their impact. And vulnerable people are hit much harder, which is also what we’re seeing happen during the current coronavirus crisis.   Read more

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Increasing Segregation? Impact of Covid19 in the Cities of Africa and South Asia

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The current Covid 19 pandemic is likely to spread in the next few weeks and months to the South and in particular South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. The impact may well be of a greater scale than that currently experienced in the North; India was the region with the highest loss of live in the 1918-1919 Spanish flu Pandemic. The experience and historical experience suggests that urban areas will be disproportionately affected.   Read…

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Peace Operations

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Today, more than 50 missions are all in full crisis management mode and are adapting to a radical new situation while ensuring the safety of approximately 160,000 civilian, police, and military peacekeepers. Most of the countries where these missions are deployed have closed their borders and have imposed social distancing measures. Countries like South Sudan have asked the United Nations not to rotate new troops into their countries, especially from countries that are seen as…

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South Sudan: Trends in Communication Preferences and Modalities

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To inform COVID-19 risk communication outreach strategies, REACH put together this brief to summarize key findings on trends in communication preferences and modalities from past REACH assessments.   Download

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Anticipating the impacts of COVID-19 in humanitarian and food crisis contexts

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Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on short- and long-term food security is difficult to predict, particularly at this early juncture, some risk factors can be identified. Lessons from previous pandemics or global crises indicate that food security could be rapidly and dramatically affected, particularly in fragile countries and, within them, the most vulnerable populations have a lot to lose. While the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating lives, public health systems, livelihoods and economies all…

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Illicit Financial Flows Will be Easier During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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International criminal organizations are now exploiting the coronavirus crisis. This blog post argues that the corrupt and criminal entities that thrive on illicit financial flows, or the transfer of illegally earned money across borders, can seize the moment.   Read more

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