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As of October 2020, only 13 countries in the region had fully reopened schools, UNICEF says. While in other parts of the world schools have gradually returned to in-classroom…
Gender costs of the pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252304
ISSN: 2633-304X
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According to a World Bank Report published in October 2021, the disruption caused to children and young people’s education by the pandemic has dwarfed the impact that the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268061
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After a series of conciliatory moves, the Biden administration is trying to persuade the Taliban to make concessions in return for financial assistance. Taliban leaders are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274860
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The new law attempts to tackle pressing challenges such as unequal access to education, functional illiteracy, politicisation and corruption. Romania and its neighbour Bulgaria…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278508
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The suspension of Turkey’s exploratory activities in the eastern Mediterranean as scheduled eases tensions with Greece and could allow for diplomacy. President Recep Tayyip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256225
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The occasion spotlighted that US women are experiencing a slower economic recovery from the pandemic than men, having suffered worse in the first place. Given the long-term…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260456
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The prominent role of women during the large-scale Mahsa Amini protests of 2022, and the subsequent battle that has raged over the wearing of the hijab (female Islamic dress code…
The ban on female employment threatens to end the operations of the foreign-funded NGOs that provide a large proportion of healthcare services, though partial exemptions may be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275628
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The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…