The Effects of Covid-19 Emergency Aid on UN Reputation—Evidence From Syria, Yemen, and Sudan

Abstract

This article explores the effects of United Nations (UN) emergency Covid-19 aid on its organizational reputation in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region—the prominent aid recipient under this scheme. MENA states are traditionally critical of the UN, perceiving it as a representative of Western and colonial order. We argue that Covid-19 presented an opportunity to reinforce UN regional reputation, despite historical grievances. We perform an original online two-stage survey among 667 social media users in the three most funded MENA states—Syria, Yemen, and Sudan, where reliable data are particularly difficult to attain. The results demonstrate how long-term positive perception of the UN improved over time, enhancing UN reputation.

Healthcare Challenges due to Global Conflict Escalation Amid the Pandemic, Climate, and Economic Dilemmas

“…As the world becomes more interconnected, the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic become more serious. Because of its negative economic implications, the pandemic may also spark and intensify armed conflict (Mehrl & Thurner;Ossai, 2022;Ide, 2021), or at least worsen already precarious situations by escalating grievances, increasing mistrust, discrimination, and perceptions of injustice among vulnerable population in war or conflict zones (Rubinson & Hitman, 2022;McKay et al, 2021;Crow, 2020;Chen et al, 2020;Gover et al, 2020;ILO, 2020). However, fuel crisis induced by Russian aggression in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, climate disaster, and the continued economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic are pushing approximately 345 million people around the globe into food insecurity (Georgieva et.…”

Global conflict escalation during the pandemic, climate, and economic dilemmas: Healthcare sustainability challenges in conflict zones and elsewhere

“…As the world becomes more interconnected, the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic become more serious. Because of its negative economic implications, the pandemic may also spark and intensify armed conflict (Ide, 2021;Mehrl & Thurner, 2021;Ossai, 2022), or at least worsen already precarious situations by escalating grievances, increasing mistrust, discrimination, and perceptions of injustice among vulnerable population in war or conflict zones (Chen et al, 2020;Crow, 2020;Gover et al, 2020;ILO, 2020;McKay et al, 2021;Rubinson & Hitman, 2022). However, fuel crisis induced by Russian aggression in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, climate disaster, and the continued economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic are pushing approximately 345 million people around the globe into food insecurity (Georgieva et.…”

Global Health Issues With Conflict Escalation Among Pandemic, Climate, and Economic Crises

“…As the world becomes more interconnected, the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic become more serious. The pandemic has the potential to spark and intensify armed conflict due to its negative economic consequences (or, at the very least, worsen already precarious situations by escalating grievances, increasing mistrust, discrimination, and perceptions of injustice among vulnerable populations in war or conflict zones [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. However, the fuel crisis caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, climate disaster, and the ongoing economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing 345 million people worldwide into food insecurity [43].…”