COVID-19 Global

Introduction

COVID-19 Global is the hub page for all ReliefWeb's coverage on the COVID-19 Pandemic, focusing on the countries with humanitarian situations. For updates grouped by regions, see Regional COVID-19 pages for Sub-Saharan Africa; Northern Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Central, Eastern, South-eastern & Southern Asia; Oceania; and Europe.

February 2021 Highlights:

• In February, more than 3 million cases and 90,000 deaths were recorded in countries in the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO). South Sudan experienced more than 86% increase in reported cases and 36% increase in deaths.

• COVAX has allocated 73 million doses to 25 HRP countries in its first round. Deliveries are underway with Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Nigeria and Sudan receiving vaccines in the first few days of March.
Outside of COVAX, we estimate that over 5.4 million COVID-19 vaccines were donated or procured in eight countries with a Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) by end of February.

• One year since the start of the pandemic, schools in HRP countries have been fully closed due to COVID-19 for an average of 21 weeks – more than two thirds of an academic year and 70 percent above the global average. Schools in seven countries remain fully closed, impacting more than 61 million children. Due to school closures at the national or local level, 22 million children in 14 HRP countries are missing out on school meals.

• Routine immunization campaigns are starting up again. In February, the number of GHO countries with zero campaigns postponed doubled compared to January. Despite good progress, at least 50 per cent of routine immunization campaigns remained postponed or cancelled in 17 GHO countries.

• The OCHA-HDX COVID-19 Data Explorer is now tracking COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out in the 27 HRP countries.

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Overview

View the COVID-19 Data Explorer on HDX

Appeals and Response Plans

All OCHA COVID-19 Reports

Global Analysis & Manuals/Guidelines

World

COVID-19 Gender-Responsive Local Economic Recovery Handbook

Women’s economic empowerment is a catalyst for gender equality and inclusive and sustainable development. But adverse gender and social norms impede the realization of this goal by 2030. Women lack...

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Papua New Guinea – ICRC Activities 2020

Missing persons: The Right to know Many people go missing during conflict or war causing anguish and uncertainty for their families and friends. In the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, families of...

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Myanmar

ICRC President Visits Myanmar to Discuss Humanitarian Issues

The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, visited Myanmar to meet with Commanderin-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on 3rd June...

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Latest Updates

World + 23 more

Rights in Exile Newsletter June 2021

Issue 124 ISSN 2049-2650 Editorial Team: Nejla Sammakia, Christian Jorgensen, Cristina de Nicolás Izquierdo, Taylor Brooks, Lucia Slot, Nastassja White, Lena Ellen Becker, Rosa da Costa, Divita...

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