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France published a chair's summary of the latest Friends of #Sudan meeting, held via video conference on 7 May 2020, alongside a mutual partnership framework. A few observations 1/https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/sudan/news/article

Simon Khaya Moyo

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Good morning Zimbabweans. In the upcoming days l will be asking you to suggest burning topics you want us to go through. The immediate ones that come to my mind

Quarantine Hosh

Since Covid-19 crisis picked up in Pakistan, have been seeing a concerted effort by the media to continue & cause confusion about the pronouncement by the Federal govt and PTI

Rachel Glennerster

In March we forecast indirect impacts of C-19 on developing countries through 3 channels: 1. global economic (eg commodity prices, capital flows); 2. containment's impact on livelihoods;3. other secondary impacts

A new working paper by World Bank economists is rightly provoking the ire of critics like @EconKilljoy, @gchelwa, @godwinmurunga, and @peripheralecon. The paper reports the results of a randomised controlled

As the global community mobilizes trillions for the #COVID19 response, we need to incorporate concrete strategies for #participation and #accountability. A thread #JusticeForAll #SDG16 #StrongerTogether 2/ The @UN says 2.5

ITUC/Global Unions Washington Office

THREAD: As shocks from COVID-19 ripple through the world, Global Unions on @IMFnews, @WorldBank, governments to:Bolster public health systems Protect working peopleSupport debt reliefIssue more IMF Special Drawing RightsFull

The #UNSC session on @unamidnews is about to start!@ralphforce1 and I have written preview piecesI'll also live-tweet some of the key statements from the meeting. Follow along here!https://twitter.com/ipinstGO/status/1253700402832384002 @Lacroix_

Thread: I've got a new piece out at @africaarguments talking about how public markets and cash transfers can mitigate the economic effects of coronavirus in Africa. It rounds up research