Source: World Vision Country: World More than half of the world’s children – 1.7 billion – are still experiencing some form of violence every year, despite the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, says World Vision. 30 years on 1.7 billion children experience violence World Vision […]

Sea cucumbers, despite their name, are not vegetables, yet they do share some common veggie traits. They are edible, for one thing. That is hardly to their benefit, however. Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates that can be found on the seafloor. These sea animals received their name thanks to their […]

By PRESS RELEASEPARIS, Nov 19 2019 (IPS-Partners) UNESCO has presented three reports concerning media issues to Member States meeting at the Organization’s Headquarters for the 40th session of its General Conference. The three reports, available online in English are: Intensified Attacks, New Defences: Developments in the Fight to Protect Journalists […]

Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: Kenya, Somalia Dimming prospects of lasting solutions in Somalia and ever-shrinking resettlement slots have locked refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps in conditions of vulnerability and dependency. Dimming prospects of lasting solutions amid continued insecurity in Somalia and ever-shrinking resettlement slots have locked refugees in Kenya’s […]

Issue Post November 19, 2019 Some lessons from a life in food policy Shenggen Fan From a childhood in rural China to grappling with global food security issues, Shenggen Fan reflects on his decade as IFPRI’s director general.