A gender-transformative response to COVID-19 in Myanmar

On 27 April, the Myanmar Government published the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP) which aims to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on the macroeconomic environment and the private sector and to ease the impact on laborers, workers, and households. The CERP action plan should pay explicit attention to g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lambrecht, Isabel B., Mahrt, Kristi, Ragasa, Catherine, Wang, Michael, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Burmese
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143811
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Summary:On 27 April, the Myanmar Government published the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP) which aims to mitigate COVID-19’s impact on the macroeconomic environment and the private sector and to ease the impact on laborers, workers, and households. The CERP action plan should pay explicit attention to gender discrepancies to avoid unintentional harm or aggravating existing gender inequalities.