Children in the Throes of Crises, Emergencies and Displacement

 

Q&A: Reflecting on Five Years of Educating Children in the Throes of Crises, Emergencies and Displacement   By Alison Kentish Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the global fund that brings teaching and learning to children in emergencies and protracted crises, is observing five years of reaching boys and girls in some of the world’s hardest-hit conflict and disaster zones. The initiative, launched in 2016, sought to close a major gap in humanitarian funding for education. At […]

Why Our Best Defence Against Future Pandemics is Data

 

Why Our Best Defence Against Future Pandemics is Data   By Andy Peters Although the World Health Organization’s (WHO) mission to discover its origins has proven inconclusive, the Covid-19 pandemic has nonetheless clearly highlighted the need for better care, attention, and investment in animal health systems. Without a decisive change of course to prevent other diseases from jumping the species barrier, we will likely be unable to avoid […]