WB in cooperation with UNHCR concluded the first round of surveys Monitoring COVID-19 Impact on Households (refugee and host community) and Firms in Kenya. https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/kenya/brief/monitoring-covid-19-impact-on-households-and-firms-in-kenya

A policy note on “Economic Inclusion for the Poorest and COVID-19: Adaptation and Early Priorities for Medium- and Longer-Term Recovery” has been released by PEI, available here. https://www.jobsanddevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/economic-inclusion-for-the-poorest-and-COVID-19.pdf

In celebration of World Refugee Day 2020, UNHCR’s global brand of artisanal products crafted by refugees, MADE51, launched their online shop https://shop.made51.org/ . The shop includes numerous refugee artists from East Africa.

Refugees Are 60 Percent More Likely To Be Financially Impacted By COVID-19, New Research Finds https://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports/2020/7/6/locked-down-and-left-behind-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-refugees-economic-inclusion?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpFeVptRXdZelpqWVRCaiIsInQiOiJCbEY4MElFTThmMnFFcmFrdDlHd0Y0MzY2a2s5UEJSUkdRME5YSWlQczFZMkQ4Vm1uWExYdXhHXC9qQXR5bXlBa3RwbVRHU3pQc1k0SE03NW1vZVJ1UXhPVVBienVTemtuODd1ZXkwUGRmQ055R1A4MVRTZ09tTVk1emtBMmNWXC8xIn0%3D

In a high-level event, UNHCR sought sustained support for Afghan refugees and refugee-hosting countries as support becomes even more urgent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and a deepening regional socio-economic crisis.

UNHCR launched a global online platform on the protection impact of temporary measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including access to territory and national asylum systems.

UNHCR and partners started distributing mobile phones and SIM cards to over 8,000 Burundian refugees at Mulongwe settlement in South Kivu Province. It will allow them to receive cash for food assistance via electronic payments.

UNHCR and partners continued to provide shelter assistance to over 3,000 vulnerable internally displaced households in Beni, Lubero and Rutshuru Territories, North Kivu Province.

UN chiefs urged sustained support to Syrians on the eve of the fourth Supporting Syria and the Region conference in Brussels as the impact of COVID-19 wreaks havoc on economies and threatens to further destabilize the region. Pledges for both Syria and the region in the amount of 5.5 billion USD were raised for 2020 and an additional 2.2 billion USD in multi-year pledges.

Pakistan: Islamabad: The emergency cash programme for vulnerable refugee families during the COVID-19 pandemic continued to be rolled out across Pakistan, with the support of the Government of Pakistan and in collaboration with the Pakistan Post. Both urban areas and refugee villages were covered.