Research Post March 4, 2021 Model: Plunging remittances in Yemen due to COVID-19 pound war-torn economy Dalia Elsabbagh Sikandra Kurdi Manfred Wiebelt Losses in income from abroad impact the poorest households most.

Country: South Sudan Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Communities in nine out of 10 states in South Sudan harvested 50% less cereal and vegetables in 2020 than in 2019. Food production declined due to conflict, armed violence and natural disasters.

At least 38 people were killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in towns and cities across the country Wednesday, in scenes that have been described as “a war zone.”

Wild boars are seen as a scourge in the rainforests of countries like Malaysia and Indonesia where they are known to destroy saplings and seedlings. They also raid the crops of local farmers, which has hardly endeared them to locals Yet native wild boars (Sus scrofa) are also crucial in […]

The fight for control of Myanmar has now officially arrived at the United Nations.

Wildfires have raised the alarm over climate change from Australia to Siberia and the United States, but one entrepreneur in the U.S. state of California is finding a way for some good to come from catastrophe. Stephen Kuehr is the head of TekTailor, a company based in the city of […]

Country: World Source: UN Children’s Fund The analysis notes that 14 countries have remained largely closed since March 2020 to February 2021. Two-thirds of those are in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting nearly 98 million children.