India: researchers to predict flood damage using satellite data
As India recovers from the devastating effects of cyclones Amphan and Nisarga, water researchers at HR Wallingford in the UK are developing a method...
COVID-19 measures worsening health inequalities in slum communities, experts say
Efforts to stem the impact of COVID-19 in low to middle-income countries could be creating a health time bomb in their slum communities by deepening existing inequalities, according to an international team of health researchers led by the University of Warwick.
150 million children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, say aid agencies
There are not only more children experiencing poverty than before, the poorest children are getting poorer as well. Before the pandemic, the average number of severe deprivations per child was around 0.7. It is now estimated to have increased by 15 percent to around 0.85.
Pandemic profits for companies soar by billions as poorest struggle to get by
Thirty-two of the world’s largest companies stand to see their profits jump by $109 billion more in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare an economic model that delivers profits for the wealthiest on the back of the poorest, according to a new Oxfam report released this week.
Ethiopia: More Than 1.8 Million Internally Displaced in 2020
There are now more than 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia, a new report on internal displacement released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed.
These five countries top the 2020 e-government ranking
Despite the gains and major investments in e-government by many countries, the digital divide persists. Seven out of eight countries with low scores are in Africa and belong to the least developed countries group.
Over 10,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Africa, says WHO
In many African countries, infection prevention and control measures aimed at preventing infections in health facilities are still not fully implemented.
Big Pharma, tech companies and wealthy Americans bag dramatic profits during COVID-19
Pharmaceutical and tech companies and wealthy white Americans benefit from dramatic pandemic profits, further exacerbating inequality.
As COVID-19 deepens, digital platforms give lifeline to Kenya’s creatives
In many developing countries, digital entrepreneurs face various barriers to scaling their activities, especially as global digital platforms dominate most product categories.
Aid workers accused of sexual abuse in DR Congo
More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading NGOs of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new investigation reveals.
