Country: Ethiopia Source: World Food Programme Amhara – the frontline of the conflict – has seen the largest jump in numbers, with 3.7 million now urgently needing aid. More than 80% (7.8 million) of people needing help are behind battle lines.

Photo: Pixabay/ElisaRiva By Kelley Dennings By now you may well have heard the warning that a strained global supply chain threatens to leave store shelves bare just as holiday shopping begins. The combination of workers sick with Covid-19, a lack of shipping containers for transportation, snafus like the ship that got stuck […]

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today urged all stakeholders to scale up global response to fall armyworm, as the invasive pest continues to spread rapidly to new countries and territories, causing serious damage to food production and affecting millions of […]

The Solomon Islands imposed a 36-hour lockdown in the capital, Honiara, after protesters calling for the Prime Minister to resign looted stores and set fire to buildings, including in the Pacific nation’s Parliament.

Personel TNI AL menyelamatkan ikan duyung (dugong) yang terdampar di Pantai Jalaria, Lantamal VI, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan dengan mengembalikan satwa mamalia itu ke laut dalam. “Personel TNI AL di Makassar …

Country: World Source: World Health Organization Analysis of data reported from 25 countries finds that since March 2021, 1.3 million health workers were fully vaccinated, with just six countries reaching more than 90%.

Photo: Pixabay/Pexels Fast fashion is destroying the planet, and the facts speak for themselves. The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions and 20% of worldwide wastewater treatment. Although less than 1% of clothing is recycled into new garments, brands continue to ramp up design and […]

Issue Post November 24, 2021 The role of agriculture and food systems in achieving net zero global GHG emissions Channing Arndt Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) is currently the only major sector with serious potential to become a net emissions sink.