Country: World Source: World Food Programme The price of failing to fund children’s school meals far outweighs the cost of such programmes, World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley said at the session School Meals Coalition

Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) mengerahkan helikopter untuk membantu memadamkan kebakaran hutan dan lahan yang terjadi di Gunung Ile Lewotolok, Kabupaten Lembata, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur, Kamis. “Kepala …

Photo: Flickr/Adam Jones The world’s attention to geographical conflicts is often focused on the loss of human life and infrastructure, and frequently overlooked are the millions of people left in despair, with their homes, lives and hopes shattered. Similarly, even if there’s ample coverage of conflicts based on geography, the […]

Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for Covid-19 patients with less severe symptoms, as the country deals with its biggest outbreak to date.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that China’s claims and actions in the Indo-Pacific threaten the sovereignty of nations around the region while Washington is committed to building partnerships that guarantee the vital interest of all nations.

On 27 July 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated guidance for When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated,1 given new evidence that the dominant strain of COVID 19 circulating in the United States, the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, is more contagious than prior variants and that vaccinated persons […]

Jul 19, 2021 In the News India Midday meals have a long-lasting impact: study (The Hindu) Health Nutrition Gender The Hindu published an article on new IFPRI research that found that the mid-day meal scheme was associated with 13-32% of India’s improvement in height-for…the scheme in 1999. By 2011, with an expansion […]

Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, is deeply saddened by the deaths of six Rohingya refugees as three days of heavy monsoon rains and strong winds pelted massive refugee sites in Cox’s Bazar, causing flash floods and landslides.

Sejumlah pengendara motor melintas di jembatan Bendung Katulampa, Kota Bogor, Jawa Barat, Rabu (28/7/2021). Memasuki musim kemarau, debit air di Bendung Katulampa, Bogor menyusut hingga 0 cm dari normal 40 ribu liter per detik …