Middle East & North Africa

Afghanistan

• Brief

  • Leave No One Behind: Including Women in the Afghan Transition | 11 June | Jinnah Institute
     

• Government Information 

  • Press Realease | April 2020 | Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations
     

• ​News Article

  • ​Afghanistan’s surging unemployment triggered by Coronavirus outbreak | 18 April | Ariana News

  • Pandemic threatens Afghanistan’s health system, economy, and peace process, UNDP study finds | 18 June | United Nations Development Programme
     

• Report

  • Humanitarian Response Plan - Afghanistan 2018-2021 (June 2020 Revision) | June 2020 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
     

Algeria

• Government Information

  • The president of the Republic heads a supplementary meeting on COVID-19 in Algeria | 19 March | Algeria Press Service | Algeria

  • Facilitating Donations: Prime Minister Provides Directions to Members of the Cabinet and Governors | 05 April | Office of the Prime Minister Algeria
     

• News Article 

  • Pensioners will Be able to Use relatives to Receive Pension Benefits on their Behalf | 21 March | Echourk News

  • In an instruction from the Ministry of Commerce to its directorates, aid convoys for shadow areas across all states | 08 April | Echourk News

  • Financial Assistance to those Affected by Corona | 14 April | Al Araby Al Jadeed

  • Extending Deadlines for Paying Social Security Contributions until the End of May for workers and until September for self-employed workers | 15 April | Al-Jaza'er Al'an

  • Algeria sends Aid to Sahrawi Refugees | 2 May | el-Massa

  • Administrative Districts of the Capital Distribute Assistances to Poor Families Affected by COVID19 | 3 May | AlJaza'er News

  • Commencment of the Distribution of 20,000 Food Basekt in Bejaia Stat | 4 May | El-Massa

  • Distribution of 3,000 Food Basekts in Anaba Province | 5 May | El-Massa

  • Distribution of Danger Allowance to Health Workers | 6 May | el-Massa

  • The State will Provide Temporary Assistance to Taxi Driver Affected by COVID19 Lockdown | 6 May | Elaures News

  • Distribution of 3500 Food Basket through the Scouts in Boumerdès Province | 8 May | Echchaab News

  • Algerian President Announces Support to Wages | 9 May | Echorouk News

  • Algeria increases Pensions for 3 Million Workers Despite Economic Pressures | 9 May | AlShark AlAwsat
     

Djibouti

• News Article 

  • Ministry of Social Affairs Continues to Provide Food Vouchers to the Needy | 04 April | AlQarn News

  • Mesures entreprises par Djibouti pour Lutter contre le Covid-19 afin d’atténuer les Effets néfastes sur l’économie et le marché du travail | 29 May | International Labour Organization
     

Egypt

• Blog

  • Coronavirus Exposes the Extreme Disparity between Rich and Poor in Egypt | 08 April | London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Social Protection And Older People In Egypt During The COVID-19 Pandemic | 02 June | Corona Older
     

• Government Information

  • "Minister of Manpower: 130,000 informal worker registered their data in order to support them during COVID-19 Outbreak" | 24 March | Ministry of Manpower Egypt
     

• News Article

  • Ministry of Manpower will provide a 500 Egyptian Pounds (Approx. 31 USD) one-time assistance to 300,000 registered irregular workers in Egypt to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on their unemployment | March 19 | Masrwawy News

  • Social Measures to Protect Egyptians in the Face of COVID-19 | 29 March | AlWatan News

  • The Government Establishes a Website to Communicate with Irregular Workers Who were Affected by COVID-19 | 01 April | Al Youm ElSabi'

  • Governor of Sharkia Governorate: Distribution of 18,000 Food Box in Cooperation with the Egyptian Food Bank | 03 April | Dalel Masr News

  • The Egyptian FoodBank Distributes 32,000 Food Box to Families in Kafr ElShikh Governorate | 05 April | Al Youm ElSabi'

  • Distribution of assistance to the need who were impacted by COVID 19 in the Governorates | 09 April | Sada ElBalad News

  • Egypt Continues to Disburse April 2020 Pensions According to Schedule | 12 April | Sada ElBalad News

  • Egyptian Government Announce the Mechanisms for Disburing Cash Assistance to Irregular Workers | 12 April | AlMostakbal News

  • 100,000 families were added to Takaful and Karama Cash Programme in Response to COVID-19 | 12 April | Al Youm ElSabi

  • Egyptian Food Bank Launches Electronic Platform for Individuals and NGOs to Register | 17 April | Al-Watan

  • Minister of Manpower: 2.5 million beneficaries of cash assistance for informal sector workers | 27 April | Al Shurooq 

  • Minister of Manpower: $3.6m in cash assistance for 48 thousand workers in the tourism sector | 27 April | Al Youm Al Sabe'

  • Ministery of Social Solidarity begins distributing the May cash allowance on Friday | 27 April | Masrawy

  • Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Social Solidarity: Egypt Al-Khair (Charity Organisation) Launches Largest In-Kind Assistance programme for Eligible Families | 02 May | Baladna Elyoum

  • The Egyptian Food Bank Targets 1.5 Million Families During Ramadan | 3 May | Amwal ElGhad News

  • Ministry of Local Development Delays Collection of Loan Installments for Small Projects and Takes Action to Fight Poverty | 5 May | Masrawy

  • NGO Masr ElKhair and the Ministry of Social Solidarity Launch the Second Phase of Food Assistance Envoy to Delta Governorates | 8 May | ElWatan News

  • Minister of Social Solidarity Stated that the Ministry Distributed 3.6 Million Food Baskets Since the Start of the COVID-19 Crises in Coordination with NGOs | 16 May | AlMal News

  • Finance min. says state budget for FY 2020/21 hit LE 2.2T | 18 June | EgyptToday

  • Sawiris Foundation partners with UNHCR to support vulnerable refugees amidst COVID-19 | 18 June | ReliefWeb, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Egypt- MSMEDA provides EGP 2.3bn financing for infrastructure, community development under Al-Sisi | 21 June | The Middle East North Africa Financial Network
     

• Op-Ed 

  • Al-Orman NGO: We are providing food items and cash assistance to 33,000 worker impacted by COVID-19 Stratng from Saturday | 23 March | AlMal News
     

Iran

• Blog

  • Iran and the Economic Fallout of COVID-19 | 14 April | Middle East Institute 
     

• News Article 

  • US ready to block Iran's requests for coronavirus aid from the IMF, officials say | 09 April | CNN

  • Iran's Government Continuing Extensive Support for Startups, Tech Firms | 03 May | Financial Tribune

  • 64% in Tehran Need Government Aid | 04 May | Financial Tribune

  • 18,000 Employers Apply for Virus Bailout Assistance | 18 May | Financial Tribune

  • COVID-19 Inflicts Losses on Iran's Biggest Pension Fund | 30 May | Financial Tribune
     

Iraq

• Brief 

  • UAC/alternative Care Guidance For The Covid-19 Situation | 01 April | Child Protection Sub-Cluster Iraq
     

• Government Information

  • The non-governmental organizations department of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announces the outcome of the NGOs campaigns to assist social categories during the curfew | 04 April | Iraqi Cabinet

  • Covid-19: Iraq’s Higher Committee for Health and National Safety announces emergency grant to families impacted by curfew | 12 April | Government of Iraq

  • Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs 'Emergency Grant for the Unemployed in Iraq 2020' | Eligibility Criteria | Ahdath Ilyoum 

 

• News Article 

  • Endowments distribute in-kind and cash assistance in the northern Badia | 13 April 2020 | JefraNews

  • Minister of Planning Announces the Date for the Delivery of the Emergency Grant for Citizens | 30 April | Rudaw

  • Young returnees in Iraq benefit from vocational training | 28 May | United Nations Habitat

  • Minister of Social Development announces the implementation of an inclusive development plan in coordination with the world bank  | 04 June | Dunia Al-Watan

  • IOM Iraq provides Cash Assistance to Migrant Workers Affected by COVID-19 | 05 June | International Organisation of Migration
     

• Op-Ed

  • Corona Virus and Social Protection Policies in Iraq | 09 April | Annabaa

     

Jordan

• Blog

  • Fast Access to Cash Provides Urgent Relief to those Hardest hit by COVID-19 | 9 April | United Nations Children´s Fund Office of Research - Innocenti
     

• Brief

  • Facing Double Crises: Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers in Jordan | 01 May | International Labour Organization
     

• Government Information

  • A statement issued by the Prime Minister pursuant to Defense Order No. 6 of 2020 | 31 May | Ministry of Labour
     

• Multimedia

  • Prime Minister Dr Omar Al-Razzaz meets with Minister of Social Development and Social Security Corporation's General Manager  | 13 May | JordanTV

  • Tadamon and Musaned Beneficiaries | 21 May | Social Security Corporation Facebook Page
     

• News Article 

  • The Government of Jordan activates Charity Bank Account for the benefit of poor households | 28 March | Roia News

  • Jordanian Army Distributes Food Packages to the Population During COVID-19 Curfew | 29 March | AlYoum AlSabi'

  • Discussions regarding creating a fund to support Jordan in facing COVID-19 Impacts | 30 March | Nabd News

  • UN WFP Continues to Support half a million Syrian Refugees in Jordan During COVID-19 | 04 April | Al Youm ElSabi'

  • Minister of Planning Meet with INGOs that Work in Jordan | 05 April | Al Maleka News

  • Social Protection Team Distributes Cash Assistance to 150,000 Households | 07 April | Al Mamlaka

  • More than Half a Million Requests Received on an Online Platform for those Unable to Earn their Livelihoods | 08 April | Al Mamlaka

  • Cash Assistance Distributed as part of Social Protection Programme Next Wednesday | 17 April | Al Mamlaka

  • Launch of Solidarity Programmes to Protect Citizens and the Economy | 17 April | Al Mamlaka

  • 250 Thousand Heads of Households Receive 'Daily Wage Worker' Support | 18 April | Al Mamlaka

  • Food Coupons Distributed to 30 thousand Households Experiencing Hardship | 21 April | Al Mamlaka

  • Government Assistance Transferred to 46 Thousand Households of Daily Wage Workers | 24 April | Al Mamlaka

  • Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Agrees to Share Data of Daily Wage Workers with the Social Security Corporation | 25 April | Al Mamlaka

  • Minister of Labour: Coordination with the Social Security Corporation to Provide Expats with what they are owed before leaving in 72 hours | 27 April | Al Ghad 

  • United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide Cash Assistance to Palestine Refugees in Jerash Camp | 27 April | Jordan Times

  • 63,000 food parcels delivered to daily wage workers under Crown Prince Foundation Naua Campaign | 03 May | Jordan Times 

  • National Aid Fund has supported 120K daily wage worker households with cash assistance | 03 May | Al-Rai

  • High Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Health Ministry outline procedures for testing, providing virus treatment for persons with disabilities | 06 May | Jordan Times

  • Zakat Fund Launches Smartphone App for Donations | 06 May | Jordan Times
  • Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation and Saudi Arabia's King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre begin distributing 41,000 food baskets to Jordanian, refugee families | 07 May | Jordan Times
  • National Aid Fund Expands Assistance to 35K Additional Families of Daily Wage Workers | 09 May | Jordan Times
  • National Aid Fund to Receive Complaints of Families Excluded From Daily Wage Support Programme | 10 May | Jordan Times
  • 20 Million Jordanian Dinars From Himat Wattan (COVID-19 Relief Fund) To Daily Wage Workers | 11 May | Al Mamlaka
  • E-wallets are not easy to create poll finds | 11 May | Jordan Times
  • State Minister of Media Affairs: Flexible Working Regulations for Working Mothers will be Announced before Eid Al-Fitr | 11 May | Addustour
  • United Nations Relief and Works Agency Launches Electronic Platform to Request Monthly Medication  | 11 May | Al Mamlaka
  • United Nations Refugee Agency Begins Distributing Emergency Cash Assistance, Presents Appeal for $79 million | 11 May | Jordan Times
  • Razzaz (Prime Minister) commends Jordanian solidarity, reviews social protection measures during pandemic | 13 May | Jordan Times
  • Danish Refugee Council teams up with Danish foundation to probide cash assistance, hygiene kits to vulnerable individuals | 17 May | Jordan Times
  • Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation and King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre complete distribution of food baskets to over 200k beneficiaries | 23 May | Jordan Times 
  • Registration is open for Expats in the 'Himayah' Platform wishing to leave Jordan | 25 May | Al Mamlaka 
  • Himmat Watan Fund has received JD 93.5 Million since launch | 30 May | Jordan Times 
  • Extending the Duration of the Benefits of Defense Order No. 1 for Enterprises  | 31 May  | Assawsana
  • Social Security Corporation Reduces Minimum Unemployment Disbursal Amount | 01 June | Jordan Times
  • Illegally terminated Jordanian Employees Urged to Submit Complaints via Platform - Labour Ministry  | 02 June | Jordan Times
  • National Aid Fund: The Government has Decided to Expand Support for Daily Wage Workers  | 03 June | Khaberni
  • In Jordan, Survey finds most struggle to meet basic needs and access healthcare under lockdown | 04 June | United Nations Development Programme
  • WB Approves $100 million in support for Syrians, Host Communities in Jordan | 13 June | Jordan Times
  • Second Payment of Daily Wage Cash Assistance  Programme Delivered to 235 million households | 14 June | Al Mamlaka TV 
  • 1 Million JDs from Himmat Wattan Relief Fund to cover the cost of returning Jordanians whom can't afford to return | 16 June  | Al-Ghad
  • 45million JDs is the value of the Social Security Corporation's Programme to Mitigate Corona | 20 June  | Al-Rai
  • $6.6-billion Jordan Response Plan for Syrian crisis endorsed | 22 June | MENA FN
  • Social Security Expands Segments of Beneficiaries from Musaned 3  | 22 June | Maqar
  • US$374 Million to Provide Cash Assistance to Poor and Vulnerable Households in Jordan | 25 June | The World Bank
     
• Report
  • Daring to Ask, Listen, and Act: A Snapshot of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Women and Girls' rights and sexual and reproductive health | May 2020 | Plan International and Unite Nations Population Fund

 

Kingdom of Bahrain

• Government Information 

  • The Prime Minister chairs the cabinet session | 13 April | Bahrain National News Agency
     

• Multimedia

  • COVID-19 Pandemic and Migrant workers: the experience from Bahrain | 24 June | International Labour Organization
     

• News Article 

  • Bahraini Government announces a set of financial and economic interventions worth 4.3 billion US dollars to face COVID-19 impacts after directions from King  Hamad bin Eissa Al-Khalifa | March 17 | CNN Arabic

  • Bahrain pays electricity and water bills for individuals and companies for 3 months | 17 March | Al Arabiya News

  • His Royal Highness Sheikh Naser bin Hamad commends the directions of his Majesty the King and the innovative initiatives of the citizens in facing Corona Virus | 09 April | MENA FN

  • Bahraini Private Sector Employees' Salaries Credited to Employers' Accounts | 17 April | News of Bahrain

  • The Red Crescent continues to provide in-kind assistance to 4,500 needy families | 3 May | AlWatan News (Bahrain)

  • Bahrain's National Council for Women Continues its Assistance Campaign for Vulnerable Women | 5 May | AlKhalij News

  • Ministry of Labor and Social Development: Completion of 15,529 electronic and remote transactions for social assistance services | 5 May | AlKhalij News

  • Bahrain Red Crescent Distributes Assistance to 4500 Families | 18 May | AlKhalij News
     

• ​Op-Ed

  • ​Government Support and Subsidies in the Time of Coronavirus | 10 May | AlKhalij News

 

Kuwait

• Government Information

  • #Faz'et Wattan [Relief Fund] Until 26th April - Report of the Work of NGOs Working on Implementation | 26 April | Kuwait Ministry of Social Affairs
     

• News Article 

  • Kuwait Food Bank Distributes Food Baskets to those Affected by COVID19 | 05 April | Al Anba News

  • The Ministry of Social Affairs launches an automated program for needy families to coordinate the delivery of aid | 05 April | Nabd News

  • The Supreme Committee for Health Emergencies and Confronting the Corona Virus at the Zakat Chamber | 10 April | AlJarida Newspaper

  • Ministry of Interior decides to Give Residents with Expired Visas Temporary Residence for 3 Months | 15 April | Al Watan

 

Lebanon

• Brief

  • Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID 19 on vulnerable workers and small scale enterprises in Lebanon | 09 June | International Labour Organization
     

• News Article 

  • Prime Minister Hassan Diab heads the First Coordination Meeting on COVID-19: Stressing that acting fast is an essential matter | 20 March  | AlNahar News

  • A plan to support those impacted by the COVID-19 Crises: Tens of Thousands of Families Require Assistance | 30 March | Ketab News

  • Suggestion to Provide Food Assistance to 600,000 Thounsand Families in Lebanon | 30 March | Ketab News

  • Lebanon: Direct COVID-19 Assistance to Hardest Hit | 08 April | Human Rights Watch

  • Lebanon launches a solidarity program to help those affected by the consequences of Corona | 08 April | Alwafd News

  • Lebanon: People with Disabilities Overlooked in Covid-19 | 11 May | Humans Rights Watch

  • Minister of Economy and Trade: We will start supporting a Basket of Goods with the Lebanese Bank... and the Governments numbers on Losses are more accurate than the Central Bank's | 18 May | LBC Group TV

  • Clarification from UNRWA on Payment of Relief Assistance to Palestine Refugees | 19 May | The Daily Star

  • Minister of Economy and Trade: We will start supporting a Basket of Goods with the Lebanese Bank... and the Governments numbers on Losses are more accurate than the Central Bank's | 18 May | LBC Group TV

  • Lebanon Announces a Basket of Goods Subsidised by the Central Bank  | 28 May | Al-Araby Al Jadeed

  • Lebanon's Parliament endorses $300m aid package | 28 May | Al Jazeera

  • 940 Million Dollars Subsidy for a Basket of Goods: Supporting Produce or Increasing its Price? | 1 June | Al-Akhbar

  • World Bank Supports Upcoming Social Safety Net Programme | 16 June | The Daily Star

  • Minister of Economy Announces Expansion of Subsidised Products | 26 June | Elnashra
     

• ​Op-Ed

  • ​Digitize or Die: Lebanon's Social Services Post-COVID-19 | 16 April | Issam Fares Institute

  • A Social Protection Emergency Response: A Bridge Toward a Comprehensive National Social Protection Plan | 30 April | The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies
  • ‘You have no one but us': Lebanon's political elite resurrected amid coronavirus crisis | 31 March | Middle East Eye
  • Poverty and Protest in Lebanon: A Nation on the Edge | 25 May | The Organisation for World Peace
     
• Report
  • Going Hungry: The Empty Plates and Pockets of Lebanon - The Fight to Prevent Hunger amidst Pandemic and Recession | May 2020 | Triangle
     

Lybia

• News Article
  • UNHCR steps up emergency assistance in Libya as continued conflict and COVID-19 create more hardship | 15 May | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
     

Mauritania

• Government Information

  • The Ministry of Public Service distributes quantities of food and sterilization materials to trade union centers | 10 April | The Maruitanian News Agency

  • The General Commission for National Solidarity and Combating Exclusion "synergy" begins to distribute food to needy families in the capital | 11 April | The Maruitanian News Agency
     

• News Article 

  • Mauritania takes 7 measures against COVID-19, including paying electricity and water bills for the poor | 26 March | CNN Arabic

  • Ramadan in Mauritania: Governmental Agreement with Merchants to Reduce Prices | April 26 | Al-Ain Al-Ikhbariyah

  • The General Commission for National Solidarity and Combating Exclusion distributes food to some communities residing in Nouakchott | 14 May | Mauritanian National News Agency

  • Distributing 270 food baskets to families of children with disabilities | 19 May | Mauritanian National News Agency
     

Morroco

• News Article

  • The Government of Morroco Announced Ways to Transfer Cash Benefits to the Poor in Response to COVID-19 | 27 March | Akhbarna News

  • Morocco to spend $200 million to brace health system for coronavirus | 28 March | Egypt Independent

  • The Government's COVID-19 Economic Action Committee Announces Ways to Withdraw Financial Benefits | 04 April | Al Maghrib Al Youm

  • Monthly Assistance to the Needy in Face of Corona in Morroco | 12 April 2020 | France 24

  • House of Councillors Approves Law on Measures for Workers Negatively Affected by Corona | 17 April | AlMaghrib Today

  • Morocco Approves Legal Framework to Support Formal Sector Employers | 18 April | Morocco World News

  • Cash assistance to be distributed to workers in the informal sector starting from 23rd of April | 21 April | Assabah

  • Cash Assistance to be distrubuted to Workers in the Irregular Sector starting from 23rd of April | 21 April | Assabah Alyoum

  • Complément d'indemnité des entreprises en difficultés : voici la circulaire DGI | 22 April | Médias24

  • More than 4 million Moroccan families have benefited from Governmental Cash Assistance to Mitigate Effects of Corona | 27 April | Rai Alyoum

  • Plus de 4 millions de ménages opérant dans l’informel bénéficieront du soutien du Fonds Covid-19 | 27 April | Maroc Diplomatique

  • The Corona Response Fund Collected 32.7 Billion Derhams and Spet 13.7 Billion Derhams | 19 May | Febrayer News

  • World Bank Approves $US500 Million to support Morocco’s financial and digital inclusion reforms | 23 June | World Bank Group
     

• Op-Ed

  • 800 DH et du mépris Sur les aides directes en temps de Corona | 09 May | Attac Maroc
     

• Social Media

  • As of 30 April, there were 4,359 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in #Morocco | 30 April | International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
  • How can a country quickly implement emergency #CashTransfers when hit by a shock like #COVID19? | 30 April | International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
  • Morocco's Covid-19 trajectory | 04 May | International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth

 

Oman

• Government Information

  • People of Matrah Praise Governmental Efforts | 06 April | Oman News Agency

 

Qatar

• Government Information

  • Qatar's Gaza Re-Construction Committee Distributes Aid to Gaza Needy Families to Respond to COVID-19 | 04 April | Gaza Reconstruction Committee (Qatari Government Entity)

• News Article

  • Qatar announces a set of measures to face COVID-19, including 8 economic measures | March 15 | Mubasher

  • Qatar to Pay Sick Worker's Wages amid Labour-Camp Lockdowns | 02 April | Global Construction Review
     

• Op-Ed 

  • Qatar to pay workers in quarantine full salaries | 01 April | Al Jazeera
     

Saudi Arabia

• News Article
  • Combating Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia Grants Citizens Three Month Loan Repayment Delay | 23 April | Khaleej Times
  • Nearly $320 million financial support to Saudi Employees in private sector | 02 May | Arab News

 

State of Palestine

• Blog

  • ‘A Nightmare within a Nightmare': the Coronavirus in Palestine | 01 May | London School of Economics 
     

• News Article 

  • Disbursment of Qatar Funded Cash Transfers in Gaza for Poor Families | 30 March | AlAraby AlJadeed

  • The Ministry of Social Affairs Signs an MoU with Waqfa Fund to Support Needy Families During Covid 19 | 05 April | Palestine News Network

  • Minister of Labour: Launch of a Temporary Employment Programme for the Unemployed  | 15 April | Al Watan Voice

  • $140.79 Cash Assistance for Families that have Recently Registered With the Ministry of Social Development | 20 April | Quds Net News Agency

  • 700 Shekel ($200) Distributed to 40 Thousand Palestinian Workers  | 11 May | Ramallah News

  • Ministry of Social Affairs Clarifies Cash Assistance Distribution Mechanism from 'Wakkfet 'Izz' Relief Fund  | 11 May | Falastine Al-An

  • Ministry of Labour publishes an important announcement about the first payment in the Daily Wage Worker Assistance Programme | 20 May | Sawa News

  • Platform for Beneficiaries from the Waqfit Izz Fund $200 in Gaza  | 28 May | Palestine Today

  • World Bank: West Bank poor may double over coronavirus pandemic | 01 June | Al-Araby Al Jadeed
  • Waqfit Izz Relief Fund begins distributing 500 shekel ($143) to 18 thousand households in Gaza and West Bank | 14 June | Palestine Today
  • Ministry of Social Development: 50thousand persons with disabilities benefitted from Ministry's ongoing programmes  | 15 June | AlWatan Voice
  • Qatar Contributes US$ 1.5 million to support Gaza food aid | 21 June | ReliefWeb, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
  • Germany Disburses EUR 20 Million to Support UNRWA COVID-19 Flash Appeal | 25 June | Relief Web, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
     

• ​Website

  • ​Madad | Help AlQuds

 

Sudan

• Government Information 

  • Zakat Funds Efforts in the Face of COVID19 | 5 April | Zakat Fund
     

• ​​​News Article

  • Hunger is worse than corona': Sudanese demand end to lockdownn | 08 June | Al Jazeera
     

Syria

• News Article
  • Launching of a Digital Platform and Distribution of Medical items and Formation of Volunteer Groups in Response to COVID19 | 12 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)
  • Syrian Trade in Hama: The sale of food supplies under the electronic card has become through the accredited | 15 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)
  • A youth initiative in Homs to buy vegetables from farmers and sell them at cost and another in Sweida to sell food | 18 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)
  • The Syrian Trade Company in Aleppo operates 12 mobile cars to sell food supplies under the electronic card | 18 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)

  • The Syrian Trade in Asuwayda sends 3 cars loaded with vegetables run to sell to citizens at cost | 19 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)

  • Ministry of Finance asks the banks to deposit the contributions of the national campaign for emergency social response in its account with the Central | 21 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)

  • Internal Trade amends the plan to sell basic food items via the electronic card for May and June | 26 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)

  • Offering quantities of vegetables, eggs and detergents at cost price in the popular market in Sweida | 28 April | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)

  • Within the national campaign for emergency social response: carrying out field visits to the homes of families of the disabled and the elderly | 29 April | AlJamaheer Newspaper

  • The Syrian Trade in Damascus: Increase the quantities of vegetables, meat and eggs and put them at low prices | 8 May | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)

  • The Council of Ministers approves a document (economic, service and executive programs and procedures) for the ministries' work related to the conditions to tackle the Corona epidemic | 10 May | Syrian Arab News Agnency (SANA)
     

Tunisia

• Blog

  • How the coronavirus affects the poor in Tunisia: First findings | 3 June | The World Bank
     

• Legal Document

  • Dispositions légales portant mesures exceptionnelles et provisoires visant à mitiger la crise COVID-19 | 23 April | Tustex
     

• Multimedia

  • Coronavirus: des Tunisiens inquiets réclament l'aide promise du gouvernement | 31 March | AFP news
     

• News Article 

  • EU to Support Tunisian COVID-19 Response with 250 Million Euros| 29 March| Mubasher News

  • Tomorrow, Tunisia will disburse assistances for the poor to combat COVID-19 Impacts | 30 March | Mubasher News

  • Tunisie : Versement de 100 dinars à près de 133 mille retraités | 03 April | Directinfo

  • The Islamic Development Bank will Provide Tunisia with 279 Million US Dollars to Support Tunisian Response to the Health, Economic and Social Consequences of COVID19 | 10 April | Al Ain News

  • Batinda.gov.tn : 176 mille demandes d’aides exceptionnelles | 23 April | L'économiste maghrébin

  • Minister of Social Affairs Announces New Mechanism to Distribute Cash Assistance | 23 April | Al Masdar

  • Minister of Social Affairs: Around 1.2 Million People Applied to Districts to Receive Assistance to Mitigate Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic | 23 April | Akher Khabar Online

  • Affaires sociales : 1,2 million de demandes d’aide sociale déposées | 24 April | L'économiste maghrébin

  • Covid-19 : déblocage de la deuxième tranche des aides sociales début mai | 24 April | L'économiste maghrébin

  • Ministry of Social Affairs: Procedure Manual Organising Work During the Guided Quarantine Period: Second Payment of Exceptional Cash Assistance... Bypassing past mistakes | 24 April | Al Maghreb

  • Tunisia’s Informal Workers Hard-Hit by Coronavirus Lockdown | 01 May | Inside Arabia

  • Tunisie - Mise en place du portefeuille digital | 05 May | Business News
  • Promulgué par décret-loi : les détails sur l’Identifiant unique citoyen | 12 May | Business News
  • Tunisia orders lifting of coronavirus lockdownn | 08 June | Al Jazeera
     
• Op-Ed
  • Tunisie. Une gestion sécuritaire du Covid-19 au détriment du droit à la santé | 29 April | Orient XXI
     
• Social Media
  • A new wave of #CashTransfers was announced on April 19 | 08 May | International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
     

Turkey

• Blog

  • Turkey and COVID-19: Don’t forget refugees | 20 April | Brookings
     

• Mapping

  • COVID-19: Turkish Government Financial Assistance Measures | 09 June | Lexology
     

• News Article

  • Turkey Unveils $15.4 Billion Plan to Counter Virus Outbreak | March 18 | Bloomberg

  • Turkish COVID-19 Solidarity Campaign Led by President Erdogan Reaches more than 130 Million USD | 02 April | Anadolu Agency

  • 100,000 Families Received Cash Assistance in Istanbul | 05 April | Anadolu Agency

  • Turkish Religious Authorities: Zakat for COVID-19 Response is Allowed and Encourged | 04 April | Anadolu Agency

  • Coronavirus: Turkey makes treatment and medicine totally free of charge | 14 April | Middle East Eye

  • COVID-19 treatment free for Turkish citizens even without social security | 14 April | Daily Sabah

  • Turkey Passes Bill to Cushion COVID-19 Fallout, Protect Economic, Social Life | 16 April | Daily Sabah

  • Salary Support Applications for Workers with Unpaid Leave Started | 23 April | Railly News

  • Turkey determined to leave no family behind amid COVID-19 pandemic | 26 April | Daily Sabah

  • Turkish Social Aid Program Reached over 6M Households | 17 June | Anadolu Agency

  • Turkey extends ban on layoffs for 3 more months | 17 June | Daily Sabah
     

• Report

  • Impact of COVID-19 on Refugee Populations Benefitting from the Emergency Social Safety Net Programme | 12 May | International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent 

  • Impact of COVID-19: on refugee populations benefitting from the Emergency Social Safety Net Programme - Assessment Report  | May 2020 | Turkish Red Crescent 
     

Yemen

• News Article
  • UNHCR: Shortfall threatens critical aid for nearly one million displaced Yemenis and refugees | 28 April | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • IOM Releases Crisis Appeal to Support over 5.3 Million Yemenis and Migrants | 29 May | International Organization for Migration

Regional

• Blog

  • #5 Prioritizing Jobs During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the Middle East and North Africa | 16 April | Jobs and Development Partnerships

  • COVID-19 and Cash Transfers in MENA: What’s Possible? | 03 May | The Cash Learning Partnership
  • COVID-19 (coronavirus): Ensuring continuity of health services in the Middle East and North Africa | 13 May | The World Bank
     

• Brief

  • COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Reactions, Vulnerabilities, ­Prospects | April 2020 | German Institute of Global and Area Studies

  • Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen | Desert locust crisis appeal (January–December 2020) | May 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization

  • COVID-19 crisis in the MENA region: impact on gender equality and policy responses | 10 June | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
     

• Event

  • High-level Meeting to Support Persons with Disabilities during COVID-19 in the Arab Region | 24 June | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
     

• News Article 

  • In Numbers: What have the Arab countries offered to raise the debt burden of citizens and companies in the Corona Crisis? | 16 April | Al Jazeera
  • Between a rock and a hard place: COVID-19 doubles the burden for millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa Region | 20 April | United Nations Children's Fund
  • Middle East- Protecting livelihoods is a must during COVID-19 Response | 04 June | International Committee of the Red Cross
     

• Op-Ed 

  • Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity | 01 April | UN News

  • Coronavirus In Arab Countries: Passing Storm, Opportunity For Change Or Regional Catastrophe? – Analysis | 12 April | EurasiaReviews

  • Social Protection in War and Peace: COVID-19 and the Middle East and North Africa Region | April 2020 | Middle East and North Africa Social Policy Network

  • In the Gulf, migrant workers bear the brunt of the pandemic | 01 June | Al Jazeera

  • A Slice of Knafeh for Everyone? A Critical Introduction to Universal Basic Income in MENA | 12 June | Arab Reform Initiative
     

• Statement

  • COVID-19 makes Gulf Countries' Abuse of Migrant Workers Impossible to Ignore | 30 April | Amnesty International