Overcoming challenges to helping smallholders.
Read MoreCountry: Haiti Source: World Food Programme An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August 2023 has displaced about 40,000 people in several neighbourhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis.
Read MoreCountries: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The telecommunications shutdown since 27 October has brought the already challenging delivery of humanitarian assistance to a complete halt and is depriving people of life-saving information.
Read MoreCountry: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Save the Children Any military ground operation inside Gaza, a densely populated urban environment, puts children in immediate danger and has devastating impacts on access to healthcare, water, shelter and food.
Read MoreEncouraging scientific understanding for sustainability.
Read MoreYoung people from Asia and the Pacific converged at the FAO headquarters in Rome from 16-20 October for the World Food Forum while hundreds more joined the forum virtually to inspire individual and collective actions for agrifood system transformation. The World Food Forum (WFF) is a youth-led movement and network […]
Read MoreOn 18 October 2023, the French National Assembly voted in favour of a law aiming to secure and regulate the digital space (“Loi visant visant à sécuriser et réguler l’espace numérique” or SREN), otherwise called the “Sorare Act.” This new development marks a first step towards the establishment of a […]
Read MoreYoung Indigenous Women at Radio Udayapur Make their Mark and Inspire New Generations in Nepal Country Nepal agnes Fri, 10/27/2023 – 15:34 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Bandana Danuwar (Danuwar) By working in community radio, a group of young Indigenous women in Udayapur district in eastern […]
Read MoreCredit: Collectif Arc-en-Ciel/Facebook By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 27 2023 (IPS) In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between adult men as unconstitutional. Its reasoning turned upside down the argument used by […]
Read MoreCountry: Syrian Arab Republic Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs At least 70 people have been killed, including 14 women and 27 children, and 338 others injured, including 77 children. On average, at least one child has been killed per day during the period of escalation.
Read More