Innovation, solidarity, coherence and strong partnership among and within countries of Asia and the Pacific are required for the region to rebound from the damage caused by COVID-19 and the ongoing effects of chronic undernourishment. That was a call made by more than 40 member countries of the Food and […]

On 3 August 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule (Proposed Rule) for Calendar Year (CY) 2021.1 The agency will accept comments on the Proposed Rule until 5:00 p.m. on 5 October 2020. In this alert, we highlight certain aspects […]

By PRESS RELEASEPARIS, Sep 4 2020 (IPS-Partners) New research by the Global Education Monitoring Report at UNESCO shows an increase in the annual funding gap for education in the poorest countries to as much as US$200 billion a year. These findings are published in the new paper, Act Now: Reduce […]

Countries: Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Funding is required to mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic on 5.6 million registered Palestine refugees in the Middle East until end-2020, with a special focus on […]

Issue Post September 4, 2020 20 years of ASTI: The go-to source for data and analyses on agricultural research in developing countries Nienke Beintema How evolving technology has stimulated data collection and research.