Publications
Country Experiences in South-South and Triangular Cooperation Enabled by the United Nations Rome-based Agencies
South-South & Triangular Cooperation is critical to access and mobilize the expertise, technologies and financial resources that already exist in developing countries. In order to reach the remaining 821 million people affected by chronic food deprivation...
Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in OIC Member Countries
According to the SESRIC COVID-19 Pandemic Database, more than 879 thousand confirmed cases and more than 22 thousand fatal cases have been reported in 56 OIC member countries as of 2 June 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal economic activity and daily life...
Global Tourism Sector should Continue Fight Against Plastic Pollution during and after COVID-19 – New UN recommendations:
Restarting tourism responsibly requires that future operations be guided by a science-based approach in order to support governments, business, and local communities to understand the trade-offs of decision-making processes that aim to align hygiene and health...
COVID-19 in Fragile Settings: Ensuring a Conflict-Sensitive Response
Violent conflict often exacerbates the spread of infectious diseases, as seen in the recent resurgence of polio in Syria, cholera outbreaks in the conflict zones in Yemen, and the persistence of Ebola in insecure eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo...