Country: Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Many of those affected had been previously displaced by conflict and were already facing loss of income due to the economic challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the 1950s a theory championed by two linguists, Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf, became popular. The kind of language we use, they argued, influences our worldview and the way we conceptualize reality around us. Adopting this hypothesis, cognitive linguist George Lakoff has presented groundbreaking work, arguing that we […]

The global COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged widespread orders to protect renters and owners of commercial and residential real property. In this 50 state-by-state survey we offer a summary of cities and states that have enacted policies or implemented moratoriums for evictions or foreclosures due to COVID-19. Click here for the full […]

Research Post August 31, 2020 The challenges of influencing consumer behavior to improve food safety Vivian Hoffmann Emily Wu Two studies in Kenya examine risk perceptions of aflatoxin in maize.

Countries: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, World Source: Institute for Security Studies As of July 2020, African families from 41 countries were looking for more than 6 000 missing relatives thought to be in Africa or Europe. About […]