The Middle East will face its own unique set of challenges in the age of climate change, from changing rainfall patterns and water scarcity to heatwaves and wildfires. While most of the region recognizes the need for more investment to tackle these issues, closer cross-border cooperation will also be necessary.
wants to take advantage of a rare area of agreement in the region to advance green projects and investments.
Despite inadequate international support and a lack of access to COVID-19 vaccines, African governments and regional institutions have acquitted themselves well in responding to the pandemic. The task now is to build on these successes, making “health for all” an overarching whole-of-government priority.
propose a new holistic approach to designing policies, directing innovation, and investing in people.
发自华盛顿特区—随着新冠疫情进入第三年,世界各地仍有近6.47亿学童无法全时(或部分时段)回校上课。即使有些学校已经重开,但许多学生依然落后于学习进度。
我们现在已经清晰而痛苦地认识到孩子们在疫情期间学少了好些东西。据世界银行估算,因疫情导致的封校可能会使中低收入国家儿童的“学习贫困”——无法阅读基本文字的10岁儿童——比例上升到约70%,而这种学习损失可能导致整整一代学童的终身收入减少17万亿美元。
随着新冠病毒Omicron变异株日益肆虐,更多的政府可能会忍不住下达停学指令。但如果缺乏在线基础设施来支持学习,此举就将扩大教育损失并剥夺儿童通过每天上学获得的许多其他好处,比如跟同学打交道的可能性并发展有利于个人成长的社交技能。与老师和同学的互动对于培养协作工作的必要能力至关重要,而作为班级的一份子则可以提升归属感,有助于建立自尊和同情心。
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