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Bearing the brunt: The impact of Covid-19 on women’s employment in Bangladesh
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Bearing the brunt: The impact of Covid-19 on women’s employment in Bangladesh

29 July 2021

The pandemic is widening the existing socioeconomic inequalities all over the world. In developing countries, it is threatening to undo much of the fragile gains made in recent years. Take […]

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Covid-19 vaccination and digital exclusion at the margins
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Covid-19 vaccination and digital exclusion at the margins

13 July 202113 July 2021

Recently, Bangladeshi social media has been flooded with snapshots of people proudly announcing their vaccinated status in a valiant attempt to allay the vaccine hesitancy amongst the wider population. However, […]

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Intersectionality and responses to Covid-19
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Intersectionality and responses to Covid-19

7 July 20218 July 2021

As the Covid-19 pandemic has intensified, and its impact has become more clearly understood, it has become increasingly clear that the phrase “we’re all in this together” misses the mark. […]

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What local responses to Covid-19 can teach us about decolonising development
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What local responses to Covid-19 can teach us about decolonising development

5 July 202116 July 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a renewed focus on the role of local actors and local knowledge in responding to crisis. With planes grounded and movement within countries limited to […]

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Covid-19 and the erosion of refugee protection rights
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Covid-19 and the erosion of refugee protection rights

17 June 202114 September 2021

The 20th of June is World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact […]

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Covid-19 and community resilience in urban informal settlements
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Covid-19 and community resilience in urban informal settlements

17 June 2021

Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated differences that already existed. Health outcomes and the economic impacts of resulting lockdowns have not been evenly distributed, and inequalities have deepened. […]

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Taiz and the Health-Peace nexus governing Covid-19 in the city
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Taiz and the Health-Peace nexus governing Covid-19 in the city

27 April 202128 April 2021

Prior to the first recorded Covid-19 case in Yemen in April 2020, the economic warfare waged by all conflict parties had destroyed vital infrastructure and left 24 million Yemenis seeking […]

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Is Covid-19 reshaping our approach to development research?

Is Covid-19 reshaping our approach to development research?

11 March 202131 March 2021

Today marks the first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of Covid-19 as a pandemic. The announcement represents a historic moment in which the WHO called on nations to take […]

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Remote research and disability inclusion during the pandemic

25 February 202119 November 2021

Covid-19 has brought with it a host of changes for development researchers. In many cases, fieldwork has been replaced with remote research methods, ranging from third party data collection to phone […]

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Visualising the world’s response to Covid-19 through online trackers

Visualising the world’s response to Covid-19 through online trackers

23 February 202119 November 2021

More than a year after the first confirmed case of Covid-19, and almost eleven months after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a pandemic, there are few areas of local, […]

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Research roadmaps, collectives and platforms – for the Covid-19 response and beyond

Research roadmaps, collectives and platforms – for the Covid-19 response and beyond

19 November 202031 March 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is shining a spotlight, bringing into sharp relief a range of fissures, cracks and marginalisations in societies throughout the world. Although often characterised as a health crisis, […]

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