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COVID-19 Inequalities


COVID-19 and Humanitarian Crises

  • This document examines the impact of COVID-19 on humanitarian crises around the world and outlines the United Nations' COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan.
  • The report contains information regarding donor countries who have been called on to aid this response plan, how the pandemic has restricted ongoing and prior humanitarian responses, and how the pandemic has ultimately worsened the already unstable state of many countries. 

International Forums on COVID-19

  • This news release by the Department of Finance Canada discusses the virtual G7, G20, IMF, and the World Bank Group meeting that former Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, attended in the beginning stages of COVID-19.
  • This news release outlines how these countries are coming together to support developing countries during COVID-19 and efforts to aid overall global economic stability and growth in the midst of a world-wide pandemic.

Guide to Manage COVID-19 Fatalities

  • As a result of mass fatalities due to COVID-19, the Public Health Agency of Canada along with Canadian public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) members prepared a document to guide and manage funeral workers, regional planners, community leaders, coroners, and medical examiners through this time.
  • This guidance includes how to plan for an increase in deaths, how funeral homes and crematoriums can prepare, how bodies should be dealt with, and how to