Arsheen Qasim

Education must not be a casualty of the Covid-19 crisis.

On International Day of Education, we recognise that millions of children around the world are being affected by the coronavirus crisis and we need to make sure we don't roll back on children's rights and years of progress in advancing girls' rights.

As we come closer to Christmas and think about the gifts we want to get our loved ones, let's take a moment to consider what women around the world have on their wishlist this year. 

Imagine trying to stay six feet apart in a refugee camp or a slum. Find out how coronavirus crisis is a catastrophe in the most densely populated places around the world.

Myths about the spread of global health phenomena are not new. They are a common occurrence and have existed for a long time, but in the age of social media, fake news, and misinformation it is now more important than ever to separate fiction from fact.

Find out how the coronavirus pandemic has generated its own information crisis.

Vulnerable people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are facing a double emergency from hunger and Covid-19, as the pandemic is affecting food supply and shutting down livelihoods of millions who are already subsiding on very little. Find out how coronavirus is pushing people to hunger.

The World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic in early March 2020. This new coronavirus and Covid-19 disease affects all of us around the world, but women and girls living in poverty will be even more severely affected. Find out what consequences this outbreak could have for women and girls worldwide.