The domestication of cattle, swine, poultry and other animals as livestock for their meat, milk, eggs and labor proved revolutionary for human societies around the planet. For one thing, it boosted food security as it freed people from the need to hunt by providing them with a readily available means […]

Event Post July 27, 2020 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Rising hunger and COVID-19 present formidable challenges Khiem Nguyen The effort to reach Zero Hunger faces new headwinds.

Countries: Pakistan, World Source: UN Children’s Fund According to an analysis published in The Lancet, 80 per cent of these children would be from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. More than half would be from South Asia alone.

Google is teaming up with India’s hottest tech company to win over new smartphone users. That should worry the Chinese firms who have long dominated the market in the world’s second most populous nation.

Country: World Sources: International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization To effectively tackle COVID-19 and other public health threats, universal health coverage needs to include all migrants and displaced persons, regardless of their legal status, WHO and IOM warn.