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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]