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Equal Rights — Unless You Are Pregnant
Delving into pregnancy discrimination, UNU-IIGH examines challenges and calls for equity.
News
Pandemic Preparedness and Response Mechanisms and Initiatives
UNU-IIGH explores mechanisms and initiatives for effective pandemic response and provides vital insights for global health resilience.
News
UNU-MERIT joins international partners to relaunch social protection training courses across Africa
TRANSFORM, an AU-led initiative supported by UNU-MERIT, launched a new website for social protection training.
Article
Efforts to Protect the Poor During COVID: How Five African Countries Fared
Additional benefits will be fundamental in protecting poor households in sub-Saharan Africa as they face a continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Article
Informal Workers in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso Have Been Hit Harder by COVID-19
Governments must shape social protection and small business support policies that protect informal workers from the consequences of the pandemic.
Press Release
New UN Study Reveals Limited Impact of Tax and Social Protection Policies in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
Tax and benefit policies provided limited income protection to poorest households and failed to offset the increase in poverty amid COVID-19.
News
New Release of the Government Revenue Dataset Covers Past 40 years
UNU-WIDER has released an updated version of the Government Revenue Dataset with 40 years of tax and revenue data for 196 countries.
Project
Earth Shattering: Financial Engagement at the Nexus of Modern Slavery and Natural Resources in Africa
Promoting synchronized action to tackle risks and abuses in cocoa production and gold mining value chains in Ghana.
Article
Climate Crisis: Elephants in the Room are Getting Nastier
Increasing climate change-induced food insecurity and human displacement highlight the necessity to modernise existing policies and platforms.
Article
Student Achievement Depends on Reducing Poverty Now and After COVID-19
Policies to boost early childhood education, mental health support, internet access, and post-secondary funding reduce the consequences of poverty.