Source: UN Children’s Fund Country: Cameroon Two months since the new school year started, more than 4,100 primary schools and 744 secondary schools remain closed in the North-West and South-West regions due to violence. UNICEF calls on all parties to protect children and their education DAKAR/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 5 November 2019 […]

Since 1900 deforestation has led to about 92 billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, says a team of experts at Ohio State University and Yale University. That may sound like a lot, but consider this: many experts assume it has been five times as much. “Our estimate is […]

Aid populism is on the rise and is serving the cause of nationalism, directly challenging good development practice in Canada and beyond.

Cane toads may look like easy victims to be preyed upon by indigenous predators. Yet these tubby amphibians have a secret weapon: fatal poison under the skin, stored in two grands on their back. A cane toad, in fact, has enough toxins to kill even a large predator like an […]

Oct 26, 2019 In the News India Modi’s health reforms: Between hope and hype (The Lancet) Food Security Nutrition The Lancet (USA) reported on the Modi government’s first 100 days of his second term. The article reviewed the National Nutrition Mission (the Poshan Abhiyan), a reform to counter the malnutrition […]