Countries: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees With gradual improvements of the security situation in areas in Bangui, over 15,000 refugees in North and South Ubangi Provinces have so far have signed up for voluntary repatriation.

Nov 13, 2020 In the News Nigeria Engaging youth in modern agriculture (Blueprint) Food Security Blueprint (Nigeria) published an article stating that it is no doubt regrettable that youth don’t often see a future in agriculture in Africa. This is even more so in Nigeria, where more than 65 percent of the population lives […]

Building small nuclear reactors around the United Kingdom would help lower the country’s CO2 emissions. Better yet: it would also create 6,000 jobs within five years. So says the engineering company Rolls Royce, which is part of a consortium pushing for government investment in 16 small modular reactors (SMRs) to […]

Country: Philippines Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Red Cross fears for the safety of thousands who remain trapped, with at least 47,000 people rescued so far. Around 90 per cent of homes have been flooded in Tuguegarao, the Cagayan provincial capital.

India will celebrate its biggest festival, Diwali, this weekend, as it battles the world’s second-largest coronavirus pandemic and enters its annual air pollution season.

Countries: Libya, World Source: Médecins Sans Frontières The victims drowned in three separate shipwrecks, bringing the death toll of people who have died trying to escape Libya by crossing the Mediterranean Sea to nearly 700 this year alone.

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 […]