Daydreaming about sand and sunloungers? With travel restrictions around the globe starting to ease, that dream might become a reality. Countries like Italy and Portugal are already welcoming travellers while Spain and Greece are set to allow…
Read more from the source : Timeout
Tags : Tunisia, covid 19, coronavirus, travels,
In the coronavirus crisis, the media spotlight is currently on the industrial countries of the West. But on the fringes of the European Union (EU), North African states are fighting the pandemic and its serious consequences to the economy. Tunisia reacted surprisingly quickly and decisively to the spread of the virus: many restaurants and cafes were required to…
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Tags : Tunisia, refugees, covid 19, pandemic,
After more than three months of closure, Tunisia will open its sea, land and air borders June 27, authorities announced Monday. The government, which is bracing for at least a 7% drop in the annual GDP, hopes to rescue its tourism industry and prepare for the return home during the summer of thousands of Tunisian expatriates. As the coronavirus pandemic seems to be…
Read more from the source : The Arab Weekly
Tags : Tunisia, covid 19, coronavirus,
On the 27th anniversary of the International Biodiversity Day (22 May), the Tunisian Ministry of the Environment organized a videoconference last 20 May in collaboration with the Directorate General of Forests and the Ministry of Health, IUCN-Med, WWF’s office in Tunisia, the Regional Activity Center for Specially Protected Areas of the Barcelona Convention…
Read more from the source : International Union for Conservation of Nature
Tags : Tunisia, Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity,
The COVID-19 crisis is expected to lead to a 46.4 percent decline in Tunisia’s GDP during the 2nd quarter of 2020 (April to June). The industrial sector will be hit hardest, with output falling by 52.7 percent, followed closely by services (-49.0 percent) and agriculture (-16.2 percent). These high losses are a result of the complete lockdown imposed in the country to …
Read more from the source : INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Tags : Tunisia, covid 19, coronavirus,
A military helicopter soars over the urban landscape, its crew scanning the city below through a cockpit video camera. They’re looking not for the enemy, but rather for their fellow citizens —crowds of them, illegally gathering in contravention of…
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Tags : Tunisia, army, military,
This brief summarizes challenges and recommendations of the impact of the recent pandemic of COVID-19 in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation. It makes recommendations to be considered by all sectors of society in order to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls…
Read more from the source : UN Women
Tags : Tunisia, gender, women, covid 19, cornavirus,
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday that 53% of migrants in Tunisia lost their jobs during the lockdown period decreed by the authorities in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Attempts to leave the country…
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The future of the forests in the southern Mediterranean faces a real threat due to the impact of climate change. Climate change reveals itself directly in the form of excessive heat waves in summer, a significant decrease in summer rainfall…
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Tags : Tunisia, forests, climate,