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New report ranks the world’s worst crises according to how little news coverage they got 12 January 2021 • 4:30pm Burundi citizens face a humanitarian crisis marked by economic decline, extreme food insecurity and a disease outbreak Credit: AP In 2020 the Eurovision song contest received more news coverage than the ten most under-reported humanitarian crises combined, according to a new report released by charity Care International. Journalists penned 429 articles about the disaster unfoldi...

Global health experts have repeatedly warned that the pandemic will be prolonged if vaccines are not made available fairly

UNILAG ex-VC Ibidapo-Obe is dead Published Ibidapo-Obe, 71, reportedly died from COVID-19 complications, The scholar passed away Sunday afternoon. The management of UNILAG has confirmed his death. Olayinka Balogun, Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, prayed for the repose of the deceased’s soul. “With heavy heart, and submission to the will of God, I write to inform Council members of the transition to glory of Professor Oye Ibidapo-Obe, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Coun...

China to confer friendship award on Pakistani scientist Islamabad December 29, 2020 Islamabad:On the recommendation of Guangxi Normal University, the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, province of China has decided to honor Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary the 2020 Guangxi Golden Silkball Friendship Award for his outstanding contribution to the economic and social development of Guangxi. The award comprises upon a Medal and RMB 100,000 bonus and the prize-awarding ceremony...

Pakistani scientist to receive Friendship Award from China By China to confer Friendship Award on Pakistani scientist Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary will be given a medal and roughly more than $15,000 in prize money Award ceremony is in China in March next year ISLAMABAD: Pakistani scientist Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary will be getting a Friendship Award from China for his outstanding contribution to the economic and social development of Guangxi, an autonomous region in southern China, bordering Vi...

Chirantan Chatterjee, Eric Hanushek, Shreekanth Mahendiran Children in many extremely poor, remote regions are growing up illiterate and innumerate despite high reported school enrolment ratios (Pritchett 2013, Glewwe and Muralidharan 2016). This phenomenon of ‘schooling without learning’ has many alleged sources, such as insufficient demand, inadequate schooling materials, and a lack of qualified, motivated teachers. These factors are resulting in a substantial part of developing countrie...

Developed countries and developing countries formally known as the third world, and some of those becoming economic powers. how does that work? >> well, its exactly your point. you know, we used to live in the world of the first and second and third world. the second world went by the bye with the end of communism in 1989. i think what this crisis is highlighting is old concept of the third world doesnt fit anymore because youve got great diversity in the so-called developing world. and many of ...