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Analysis: 6 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Are Saving Lives During India’s COVID-19 Crisis
With India bearing witness to the second wave of COVID-19 and one of the most serious health crises of all times, the situation on the ground is grim.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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G7 to Boost Girls’ Education and Women’s Employment in Recovery From COVID-19 Pandemic
G7 Foreign & Development Ministers to commit $15 billion to help women in developing countries to access jobs and build businesses.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- gender equality
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COVID-19 in India: Where Oxygen Concentrators Are Coming From
Various foreign governments and global private sector companies have come forward to help India in the hour of crisis by sending oxygen concentrators.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Implementing Gender Responsive Strategies Towards Combatting COVID-19 in Africa
The year 2020 witnessed the full effect of the Covid-19 global pandemic that met a world unprepared to deal with the disruptions it brought on
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender lens
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Facebook Launches New Push to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging Within Vulnerable Communities
As the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out continues to gain momentum, Facebook is looking to use its reach to promote vaccine information to the most impacted communities, with a specific focus on those that may have limited exposure to vaccine info.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- vaccines
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Accelerating the Energy Transition Would Benefit the Environment and the Economy in Panama
COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant benefits, not only for the environment and human health, but also for the economy, including the creation of new jobs.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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- Latin America
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Analysis: How Governments Can Redesign Support for Entrepreneurs After COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19, most governments face unprecedented unemployment. This is particularly challenging in developing economies, which lack robust social safety nets and where unemployment and poverty were pronounced before the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- employment, startups
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Analysis: COVID-19 Shows Need to Close Financial Inclusion Gender Gap
In many parts of the world, women have had less access to financial services than men for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenge.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care