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COVID-19: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally
Unless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
How can schools open up again safely? The UN has some new guidelines
As countries grapple with severe disruptions to education caused by COVID-19, several UN agencies – as part of the Global Education Coalition – issued...
COVID-19 and Future of Non-Traditional Threats to National Security
The term ‘security’ is a comprehensive concept that encompasses the internal and external security threats faced by nation-states within the prevalent international system. Thus,...
How we’re all responsible for this
Let’s not pretend we didn’t know this was coming. Let’s not pretend we didn’t know how ill-prepared we always were for this. Let’s just stop acting...
China Hides Research into the Origins of Coronavirus
As the Coronavirus continues to take thousands of lives around the world, many wonder exactly how the pandemic began. It’s well-documented that the virus...
COVID-19 Dampens Kenya’s Economic Outlook as Government Scales up Safety Net Measures
Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to decelerate substantially in 2020 due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Economic growth...
ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – that...
COVID-19: South Africa’s response
After years of decay and deficiency, South Africa’s Executive has stood up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its reflexive information campaign has dominated national news...
Coronavirus VS Politics
From the past two months, like the rest of the world, Pakistan is also combating the grave challenge being posed by the novel COVID19...
Serbian Economy Shrinks as Country Responds to COVID-19
Serbia is expected to face 2.5 percent contraction of its economy in 2020 providing containment measures introduced to fight COVID 19 are lifted by...