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Read more about the latest updates on our work with partners and analysis of pressing challenges.
Lockdowns: 420,000 Ugandans lost jobs
An abridged report written by the Makerere University-based think tank, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), lays bare the fullest and most detailed insight to date into the impact of […]
How Covid-19 pandemic has left deep scars on businesses, jobs
The Covid-19 pandemic and its resultant containment measures for nearly two years, has had a far- reaching impact on employment, business resilience and the economic environment, according to the findings […]
WEBINAR: Equitable support for livelihoods and food
Covid-19 caused a major impact on households’ production and access to quality, nutritious food, due to losses of income, combined with increasing food prices, and restrictions to movements of people, […]
WEBINAR: “Sowing Development” project led by RIMISP
After three years of implementation of the Sowing Development project, led by Rimisp, Latin American Center for Rural Development, this webinar will share the research and advocacy results that have […]
WEBINAR: Shock proof and inclusive fiscal policies
Close collaborations with government’s responding to the pandemic have produced a range of monetary and fiscal policy recommendations for longer term recovery and future resilience. From interest rate policies to […]
WEBINAR: Informality and reaching the most marginalised
How do we ensure that informal and marginalised groups are recognised in disaster response? Informality encompasses those in informal employment, living in informal settlements and undocumented migrants. CORE research has highlighted […]
Meet CORE experts who are leading innovative research to build back better
On the third anniversary of the declaration of the pandemic on March 11, 2023, IDRC and CORE released a series of videos which showcased emerging learnings and impacts of the […]
CORE research teams meet at last in Dakar, Senegal
The CORE initiative marked an important milestone earlier this year: the first in-person learning workshop after more than two years of online interactions and virtual activities. Over fifty participants from […]
Building universal social protection systems in the Arab region
Last week, the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) and The Policy Initiative (TPI) organised a regional policy forum on ‘Building Universal Social Protection Systems in the Arab Region’ in Beirut Lebanon. […]
Regional forum: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Mekong Subregion – An emphasis on social protection and economic inclusion
Cambodia Development Research Institute (CDRI) is organising a regional forum led by a consortium of research institutes in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam on “The Impact of Covid-19 on the […]
International seminar: Gender-sensitive labour inclusion in response to Covid-19 in Latin America
This seminar will focus on findings from studies that have analysed the gender-sensitive employment generation social protection policies and strategies implemented by different Latin American countries to address the impact […]
International seminar: Community strategies against hunger in pandemics – Experiences from Peru, Chile and Uruguay
Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) and the Latin American Centre for Rural Development (RIMISP), with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), are holding the International […]
World Bank and IMF leaders urged to take inclusive fiscal approach to building resilience in developing countries
New Research on the impact of Covid-19, spanning 42 low- and middle-income counties, has identified macroeconomic and social policies required to build resilience against future health shocks and environmental emergencies. […]
Colabora.Lat team holds regional event on the importance of collaboration
Last month, members of the Colaborat.lat: Towards a New Model of Governance after Covid-19 project got together with key stakeholders from Latin America at the ‘Colabora.lat Regional Meeting: a collaborative […]
Making pandemic recovery more inclusive in Pakistan and Nigeria
PEP researchers from Nigeria and Pakistan show how recovery measures must include the poorest population groups. Grappling with an unforeseen crisis As the world grappled with the Covid-19 crisis, governments […]
New findings on Covid-19 and informal work
As part of the Informal workers and Covid-19: Evidence-based responses to the crisis at the base of the economic pyramid project, WIEGO has launched a new Working Paper on ‘Covid-19 […]
The impact of evidence in a pandemic: How has Covid-19 shaped the engagement of research with policy and practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the UKCDR Covid Circle Researcher Community, invite you to join them for a Fireside Chat on ‘The Impact of Evidence in a Pandemic: […]
New Collaborative Governance Index
How well did Latin American governments respond to Covid-19? As part of the Colabora.Lat: Towards a New Model of Governance after Covid-19 project, Asuntos del Sur has recently launched a new […]
COYOQA team holds regional dissemination webinar
Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), in collaboration with the Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA) in Ethiopia, the University of Makerere in […]
WEBINAR: Migration and return to Guatemala and Central America’s Northern Triangle
Migration between the countries in Central America’s Northern Triangle and the US continues to be a topic of deep national and international interest. Structural challenges in Central American states have […]
WEBINAR: Socio-economic impact of Covid-19 among the youth in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), in collaboration with the Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA) in Ethiopia, the University of Makerere in […]
Putting people at the centre: Why investing in social research will set Asia on the path towards sustainable development post Covid-19?
The Global Development Network (GDN), the Asia Research Centre (ARC) at the University of Indonesia, Asian Association of Social Science Research Councils (AASSRC), Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and […]
CORE leads CSW66 discussion on Covid-19 and gender
Last week, the Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) Knowledge Translation programme, in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), organised a side event at the sixty-sixth session of the […]
Gender inequalities deepen in multiple countries due to impacts of Covid-19
New research reveals how Covid-19 has deepened gender inequalities and gender poverty in countries including India, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Benin and Burkina Faso. Three studies commissioned by the Covid-19 […]
WEBINAR: The fiscal policy implications of Covid-19 crisis-relief and recovery strategies
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) has been hosting a series of online roundtable discussions on lessons from their CORE research projects. The third webinar on ‘The fiscal policy implications of Covid-19 […]
CSW66 Side Event: Why Covid-19 recovery must be gender-responsive
The Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) Knowledge Translation programme, in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is organising a side event at the sixty-sixth session of the Commission […]
WEBINAR: The risks and potential of Covid-19 policy responses for inclusiveness and equality
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) has been hosting a series of online roundtable discussions on lessons from their CORE research projects. The second webinar on ‘The risks and potential of […]
Latin American countries had very different Covid-19 death rates. Which policies worked?
Matias Bianchi and Jennifer Cyr of Asuntos del Sur write about how collaboration helped forge more effective government responses in Latin America in this analysis piece published in the Washington […]
CORE partners engage with key stakeholders
CORE research seeks to understand the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, improve existing responses, and generate better policy options for recovery. In order to maximise the learning generated across the […]
Shaping policy and practice with intersectional gender responsive evidence
On 19 and 20 October, the Institute of Development Studies hosted an online dialogue with CORE partners on Shaping policy and practice with intersectional gender responsive evidence (in the context […]
Webinar: There is no recovery without informal workers: The view from 2021
Informal work accounts for over 60% of all global employment and 90% of employment in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) reported in 2018. In the first wave of […]
Arab hub for social protection from Covid website launched
The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) has recently launched the ‘Arab Hub for Social Protection from Covid’ website as part of its CORE project on Promoting Resilience in COVID-19 in MENA: […]
PEP webinar series: Lessons on Covid-19 crisis policy responses
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) is hosting a series of online roundtable discussions on ‘Lessons for more effective and inclusive policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis in the Global South’ […]
WEBINAR: The importance of targeting beneficiaries in Covid-19 crisis policy responses
Beginning on November 16, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) is hosting a series of monthly online roundtable discussions on lessons from their CORE research projects. Local researchers and government officers […]
Global Covid-19 research reveals steps needed to protect food and livelihood security
Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit taking place this week (23 September), experts are calling for a number of steps to protect the food and livelihood security of those […]
Macro-economic policy for a rainbow recovery
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been highly unequal, with low and middle countries suffering the most severe and sustained effects, albeit in widely differing ways in different countries. […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Informal Sector in Africa: Assessing the Impact and Policies for Response and Recovery
The international symposium on ‘The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Informal Sector in Africa: Assessing the Impact and Policies for Response and Recovery’ (Colloque international: La pandémie de COVID-19 et le […]
Sharing experience and learning on approaches to influence policy and practice
The research being conducted within CORE aims to provide timely evidence on which to base decisions around policy and practice for the groups most affected by COVID-19. With the rapidly […]
WEBINAR: The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 in Africa
Join researchers and policymakers from South Africa and Nigeria to explore policy dimensions of COVID-19 in these two economies and contemplate the way forward to successful sustainable and inclusive economic […]
Building Resilience and Recovery of MSMEs from the Second COVID-19 Lockdown
The virtual conference – organised by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Uganda – will provide a platform to share […]
COYOQA Baseline Study Dissemination Webinar
Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) in collaboration with the Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA) from Ethiopia, the University of Makerere from […]
Covid-19 research exposes food security crisis for women and informal workers
Experts are calling for national level policy reforms to protect the food and livelihood security of those hardest hit by Covid-19 – women and workers in the informal economies of […]
WEBINAR: There is No Recovery Without Informal Workers: Towards a Better Deal for the Global Working Poor
This webinar will launch a first round of global findings from the CORE-funded COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy study, led by WIEGO. The findings are also summarised in a […]
New CORE report highlights the impact of Covid-19 on food security and livelihoods
A new CORE report highlights how Covid-19 is having a major impact on household food security and livelihoods through a combination of loss of income, increasing food prices, and restrictions […]
Colabora.Lat 2021 Global Forum
The Colabora.Lat 2021 Global Forum’s main goal is to learn from the institutional, social and community collaboration experiences within COVID-19 responses. It will bring together senior officials from governments and […]
New resource for policy actors, practitioners and researchers responding to Covid-19
A new resource for policy actors and researchers seeking to respond more effectively to the Covid pandemic is now live. The COVID response for Equity Programme (CORE), supported by the […]
IDS joins forces with IDRC to connect evidence with the global response to Covid-19
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is working with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to support recovery from Covid-19. IDS, which played a key role in supporting the response […]