Country: World Source: World Food Programme The World Food Programme estimates that the number of young children suffering from this life-threatening form of undernutrition could increase by 20 percent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last summer was among the hottest on record in Europe, with record high temperatures that sent millions of people across the continent seeking shelter from the heat. This summer, experts warn, will be no different as a result of climate change – even after months-long lockdowns worldwide cut carbon emissions […]

Mukesh Ambani wants to build the next global technology company. And if he plays his cards right, his mobile carrier and technology juggernaut JioPlatforms could soon hold rank alongside the likes of Google, Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent.

Myanmar police have made Asia’s biggest drug bust in decades, seizing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contraband including “unprecedented” amounts of methylfentanyl, a chemical used to make a dangerously potent synthetic opioid.

May 19, 2020 – 10:00 am to 11:30 am EDT Webinar Food Prices Food Security Globalization Health Meeting the SDGs Nutrition Poverty The Coming Crisis: Preventing a Hunger Catastrophe amid the COVID-19 Pandemic IFPRI’s Director General Johan Swinnen is participating in a high-level congressional webinar briefing. The event will discuss the […]

Countries: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Con miles de venezolanos indígenas en riesgo de coronavirus en Brasil y Colombia, ACNUR está trabajando para asegurar el acceso a recursos esenciales necesarios para proteger la salud.