Aug 2, 2021 Press Release IFPRI Researchers Recognized by AAEA for Superior Communications and Lifetime Contributions Washington, D.C. – Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) were recognized today with two prestigious awards from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA).  Jo Swinnen was awarded the Quality of […]

Country: Myanmar Sources: ActionAid, Danish Refugee Council, Welthungerhilfe, DanChurchAid, Trócaire, Voluntary Service Overseas, Norwegian Refugee Council, Mercy Corps, People in Need, Solidarités International, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, HelpAge International, Save the Children, World Vision More than 60 per cent of reported deaths from Covid-19 in Myanmar have occurred in the past […]

Asap membubung tinggi dari lahan terbakar di Desa Ujung Batu, Kabupaten Tanah Laut, Kalimantan Selatan, Minggu (1/8/2021). Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) mengeluarkan peringatan dini musim kemarau yang dapat …

Jul 30, 2021 In the News China Global Price hike? Covering China’s food security strategy (National Press Foundation) Food Security Food Systems Trade National Press Foundation published a summary, video, and transcript of a talk with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber and others on China’s new food security policies: Should Beijing’s 5-Year Plan For “Absolute” Food Security Worry […]

Hujan pasir akibat erupsi Gunung Ili Lewotolok terjadi di lima desa di Kecamatan Ile Ape, Kabupaten Lembata, Nusa Tenggara Timur pada Sabtu (31/7). Wakil Bupati Lembata, Thimas Ola Langgoday saat dihubungi dari Kupang, …

In November 2020 the UK Government announced1  a new, much broader regime for the regulation of foreign investment for the protection of national security in the United Kingdom (the UK) under the National Security and Investment Act (the Act).2 The UK government has now confirmed that it expects the regime to […]

Jul 26, 2021 In the News Global Why disaster relief is important (International Relief Teams) Resilience Climate Change International Relief Teams published an article on how natural disasters are becoming more and more commonplace. Even if we exclude the most recent disasters, the United States averaged 127 disasters annually from 2006-2015. That […]

Country: Ethiopia Source: UN Children’s Fund UNICEF estimates that over 100,000 children in Tigray could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months – a tenfold increase compared to the average annual caseload.