Thursday 16 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Thursday 16 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest 

• 4.6 million Nepalis are food-insecure, and 10% have severe need (MyRepublica)
• The pandemic is reinforcing social inequalities (The Kathmandu Post)

Economy

• New policy brief – combating COVID-19 with data: What role for national statistical systems? (Paris 21)
• To fight Covid-19, only the formal economy is getting tax breaks. The informal economy may be asked to foot the bill (International Centre for tax and development)

Society

• Coronavirus: Civil Society’s role in West Africa (The Africa Report)

Law

• Emergency Powers in Nepal: An ordinary response? (Verfassungs Blog)

Security

• Video conferencing apps: A new playground for cyber criminals (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
• Opportunity in Crisis: Will a pandemic lead to peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan (Observer Research Foundation)