By PRESS RELEASENAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 16 2020 (IPS-Partners) The United Nations Country Team in Kenya is deeply distressed by the rising cases of terrorist attacks on schools, teachers and learners, especially in the north-eastern regions of Kenya. While we stand in solidarity with the affected communities, we reiterate that acts […]

Research Post January 16, 2020 Gaining a better understanding of local fertilizer prices for African smallholder farmers Joshua Masinde A new study uses spatial interpolation models to estimate local fertilizer prices where data are unavailable.

Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Syrian Arab Republic Children in the Syrian Arab Republic have been robbed of their childhoods as they are forced to participate in a brutal war and endure numerous violations of their rights by all parties to the conflict. UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes North Korea remains open to dialogue with the United States, despite comments over the weekend from a top official in Pyongyang suggesting his country had been “deceived by the US” in nuclear negotiations.

Source: World Meteorological Organization Country: World Each decade has been warmer than the previous one since the 1980s. This trend is expected to continue because of record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Press Release Number: 01/15/2020 The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after […]