Updates On Topic A

Hey, delegates! 


I was reading a little bit more about Topic A (Combating Foreign Aid Dependency Post COVID-19) and stumbled upon this article I think you would find interesting (The EU Towards the Global South During the COVID-19 Pandemic). It is long but it is full of valuable information. Feel free to give it a quick read but I’ll also summarize some of the main points below that stuck out to me:


  • COVID-19 turned out to be a crisis that required efficient and multifaceted responses to the challenges it caused in areas such as political stability in countries already susceptible to disturbances in their political system.
  • The pandemic resulted in needing to allocate new funds to neutralize the negative effects of the virus on already struggling economic stabilities of countries.
  • The pandemic put a hold on an important year for the relations regarding aid between the EU and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • One of the biggest ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected political stability was its negative effect on country elections.
  • The most impoverished nations will continue to feel long-term socioeconomic effects from the pandemic, due to marginalization in trade structures with foreign nations, foreign debts, and conflicts leading to humanitarian issues.
  • Through the IMF and the CCTF (Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust), debt relief released funds that could be allocated by the CCTF towards healthcare resources or funded into socioeconomic assistance due to issues caused by the pandemic.
I found this article interesting because it touches upon the effects of COVID-19 on foreign aid-dependent countries, while also discussing the effects of EU policy and pulling aid on the socioeconomic situation and political stability of recipient countries.

I hope you found this article as interesting as I did and would love to read anything you have found in the research process. Feel free to recommend any good reads in the comments or offer your opinion on this one!


Best,

Iman Judge, Vice Chair

SPECPOL, BMUN 72

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