Country: Mozambique Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Conflict and displacement, compounded by extreme weather events, has led to increased protection needs for thousands of affected refugees, internally displaced people and members of host communities.

Photo: Pixabay/JimmyDominico Whale sharks, as their name indicates, are massive animals, reaching up to 20 meters in length. Yet their large size places these gentle filter-feeding giants in grave danger as the sharks frequently collide with ships, suffering grievous and often lethal injuries. This previously overlooked fact could well be […]

  Joint FAO-WFP News Release Some 19.7 million people, almost half of Afghanistan’s population, are facing acute hunger according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in January and February 2022 by Food Security and Agriculture Cluster partners, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS Reported incidents of data breaches reached record levels over the last two years.1 Given this undeniable reality, a data security incident response plan is no longer a luxury; it is a vital tool in every company’s larger crisis management plan. […]

Country: Afghanistan Sources: World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations For the first time since the introduction of the IPC, more than 20,000 people in Ghor are facing catastrophic levels of hunger because of a harsh winter and disastrous agricultural conditions.

Photo: Pixabay/Longjeaw An apocalypse is upon insects worldwide as legions of them are succumbing to a host of stresses from intensive agriculture to climate change. Even if you aren’t a fan of creepy-crawlies, this should alarm you as insects perform vital ecological functions, not least by acting as potent pollinators. […]