13 June 2020

Round-up: COVID-19

Opportunity:

Webinar: Pandemic Vulnerabilities, 24 June 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

COVID-19 Pandemic for Refugees and Displaced Persons Means 3 Crises in 1, UN Chief (InfoMigrants, June 2020) [text]

The Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 is Massively Underfunded (RI Blog, June 2020) [text]

How this pandemic is testing the limits of political community (Kaldor Centre, June 2020) [text]

How WHO is supporting refugees and migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic (WHO, May 2020) [text]

Refugees at increased risk of coronavirus due to barriers to healthcare (The Conversation, May 2020) [text]

See also:
New blog series: The Consequences of COVID-19 for Forced Migration and Refugees (FluchtforschungsBlog) [access]
- Posts are available here.

IHSA's Humanitarian Blog Posts Selection, 25-31 May 2020 [access]

New Humanitarian's latest stories [access]

Reports & guidance:

COVID-19 and Mobility (IOM, May 2020) [text]

COVID-19 Brief: Impact on Refugees (U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, June 2020) [text]

Covid-19 Notes on Humanitarian Crises (International Centre for Migration, Health and Development, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Covid-19 Notes on Migrants (International Centre for Migration, Health and Development, June 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Emerging Practices: Mental health and psychosocial support in refugee operations during the COVID-19 pandemic (UNHCR, June 2020) [text]

Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19: Preparedness, Prevention, Response and Beyond (UN Network on Migration, June 2020) [text via IOM]

Integrating Migration into the COVID-19 Response: A Toolkit for Development Partners (IOM, updated May 2020) [text]

*"Mental health and psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: the invisible elephant in the room," International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 14:38 (May 2020) [open access]

The (Re)Allocation of Migrants during the Great Lockdown (SSRN, June 2020) [text]
- Focuses on Italy.

"Searching for accountability: can the WHO global action plan for refugees and migrants deliver?," BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 6 (June 2020) [open access]

See also:
COVID-19 Issue Briefs (IOM) [access]

Multimedia:

The Collision of a Refugee and Health Crisis, 20 May 2020 [access]
- Follow link for video.

COVID-19's impact on International Borders (Spreading Data) [access]
- Follow link for video.

*UPDATED

Related post:
Round-up: COVID-19 (27 May 2020)

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