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Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

More Mexico jobs will not necessarily mean good jobs

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MEXICO

It shows that by the end of the year, 56.6 million people were employed, 3.5 million more than in the same period of 2020 and 1.5 million more than in the first quarter of 2020…

More Turks could lose jobs as COVID-19 plays out

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TURKEY

Hurriyet Editor-in-chief Ahmet Hakan has queried whether Turkey is becoming a society without class or privilege. Well-intentioned anti-crisis policies have widened inequalities…

Pandemic will worsen Latin American education outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

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…

Turkish unemployment will stagnate without fast growth

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TURKEY

In conjunction with other ad-hoc government measures, employment subsidies could assist economic activity in 2017 (global conditions and political developments permitting), at the…

Prospects for sustainable development goals in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Before the onset of COVID-19, no country was on track for achieving all 17 SDGs, including high income countries. In the wake of the pandemic, the challenges are significantly…

Modi’s party will not yet seek uniform civil code

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INDIA

Indian government's efforts to criminalise triple talaq.

Peru regional inequality progress lags rising income

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PERU

Human capital in Peru.

Egypt will struggle to capitalise on growing youth

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EGYPT

The most populous Arab nation is adding 2 million people each year and two-thirds of Egyptians are under the age of 30. This creates pressure on government services and the jobs…

Afghan economy is unmanageable despite fiscal gains

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AFGHANISTAN

Meanwhile, the government is struggling to mitigate economic collapse. Nearly half the population is close to hunger, although international aid has helped prevent a worse…