Medidas económicas en Costa Rica ante el COVID-19

Economista, Daniel Suchar Zomer

Serie de vídeos temáticos sobre COVID-19

Accionar de la Asamblea Legislativa

Diputada María Inés Solís del Partido Unidad Social Cristiana

Serie de vídeos temáticos sobre COVID-19

Bhutan on its peak

Press Freedom Ranking 2020

The small kingdom of Bhutan counts as one of the countries with the highest ranking in press freedom in Asia. This is a result of the Press Freedom Ranking 2020 by Reporters without Borders which was recently published. Why is that? The Media Programme Asia visited Bhutan in 2019.

Covid-19 in Kamerun

Der abwesende Präsident

Kamerun weist nach Südafrika die meisten Covid-19 Infektionen in Subsahara-Afrika auf. Das Gesundheitssystem des zentralafrikanischen Landes ist nicht in der Lage, eine angemessene Versorgung der Patienten sicherzustellen, die wirtschaftlichen Konsequenzen der Pandemie sind für die Bevölkerung bereits jetzt spürbar. Trotzdem hat sich Präsident Paul Biya bisher nicht öffentlich zu der Krisensituation geäußert. Während die Zahlen der Neuinfektionen im Land steigen, wird die Kritik an seinem Führungsstil lauter.

COVID-19 in Uganda

The Fates and Futures of Maternal Health

The importation and transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), in Uganda, has led to challenges related to maternal health services (MHSs). First, restrictions occasioned by COVID-19 were hurried. Some were initially inattentive to the special needs of women whose access to MHSs is critical to their health and that of their babies. Second, the strain put on the country’s weak health services infrastructure and systems implies limited resources left to attend to pregnant women and others in need of reproductive health services like contraception and family planning. Third, COVID-19 has forced government to enforce social measures to slow down or stop its spread, by declaring curfews and lock-downs upon people and transport systems, rendering it impossible to access MHSs in formal institutions. This has been done without availing awareness and advice on alternatives to formal services. While at the time of writing Uganda has not registered large numbers of infections – only 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases - and zero deaths - these after-effects have serious implications for thinking about the possible balance between COVID-19 response efforts and the need for maternal health services in Uganda.

Decentralization in Jordan

In this article, Wael Al Khatib describes the decentralization process in Jordan and the issues that hinder it.

Handbuch für das Online-Arbeiten

Handbuch für das Online-Arbeiten, zusammengestellt von unserem Partner Oficina Municipal. Die Handreichung ist nur in portugiesischer Sprache verfügbar.

Italiens neue Krise: Alte Konflikte, neue Freunde?

Ein Gespräch mit Caroline Kanter, Leiterin des KAS-Auslandsbüros Italien

Italien war der erste und der am stärksten betroffene europäische Staat, der sich mit der Corona-Pandemie konfrontiert sah. Diese Krise hat das Land stark getroffen und Italiens Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft massiv herausgefordert. In der Regierungskoalition herrschen Unstimmigkeiten und die Opposition zeigt sich wenig konstruktiv. Frustriert ist man mit den verspäteten Reaktionen der europäischen Partner.

Potential Fiscal Measures by the Bank of Uganda

During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, the novel Coronavirus otherwise scientifically known as COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on economies on a global scale, but nowhere is this more evident than in the already challenged African economies such as Uganda. In a press release dated April 9th 2020, The World Bank predicts and the first economic recession in over 25 years to hit sub-Saharan economies on account of this global pandemic. Uganda’s central bank, Bank of Uganda, the establishment mandated to maintain economic stability through its control over the monetary policy, commercial banks and other banking and non-banking institutions in the financial sector is uniquely positioned to rapidly and creatively respond in such a way that the lowest income earner is not left to starve.

A New Era of Japan-Europe Cooperation in a Changing World

A View from Japan

Never have global systems been challenged as they are now. Governments must recognise that trustworthy and transparent cooperation becomes crucial in order to overcome pandemics and economic crises. This is a timely moment to look into Japans relationship to the EU and to see if and how the partnership agreement can and will be of help to deepen ties. Dr. Ueta Takako analyses not only the current state of implementation of the Strategic Partnership agreement and defense collaboration but also she looks into how Japan and the EU will share lessons and insights gained from disease response measures.