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.

Country: Nigeria Source: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Boko Haram is responsible for the recruitment and use of 1,385 children, mainly through abduction, used in direct hostilities and in a variety of support roles including as sexual slaves.

Jul 22, 2020 In the News United States of America Don’t bail out ethanol (The Hill)  Trade Environment and Natural Resources The Hill (USA) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. He explained that in recent weeks, there have been calls from ethanol producers to extend the authorities used by the USDA’s […]

Charges have been dropped against the heir to the Red Bull energy drink empire, Vorayud Yoovidhya, related to the death of a Thai policeman in 2012, Thai police say.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a £ 17 million contribution from the United Kingdom to support efforts to combat the ongoing desert locust surge in East Africa and its potentially devastating impacts. “We are once again grateful to the United Kingdom for their […]

The global COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged widespread orders to protect renters and owners of commercial and residential real property. In this 50 state-by-state survey we offer a summary of cities and states that have enacted policies or implemented moratoriums for evictions or foreclosures due to COVID-19. Click here for the full […]