Don't let Covid-19 pandemic derail refugee education

Footballer Mohamed Salah heard messages from refugee children about the importance of education. As a father of two girls, Salah understands the importance of equal education for all.In a video broadcast on last Wednesday (September 23) in connection with the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, held virtually for the first...

In the Covid-19 world, risk has become riskier

The American economist Frank Knight theorised about the difference between risk and uncertainty in his classic book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit. Risk is "a quantity susceptible of measurement." A precise outcome may not be known, but the probability of a few that are most likely can be calculated. Uncertainty means...