Source: UN Children’s Fund Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo As of 23 June, nearly 115,000 cases of suspected measles had been reported, far more than the 65,000 recorded in all of 2018. There have been 1,981 deaths due to measles across the country this year. ITURI, Democratic Republic of […]

Transportation and its supporting infrastructure are among the biggest climate change challenges as the world moves away from fossil fuels, but one area often overlooked in conversations about electric vehicles or batteries or mass transit options is the condition of roads themselves. That’s the focus of a new study from […]

Jul 4, 2019 In the News Uzbekistan IFPRI Director General: Most of the farming jobs in Uzbekistan are done by women (Kun.uz) Nutrition Trade Uzbekistan’s Kun.uz conducted an interview with Director General Shenggen Fan on the occasion of his visit to Tashkent for the 2019 Global Food Policy Report launch. […]

Jul 10, 2019 In the News India The X factor: Teenage pregnancies are large silent contributors to childhood malnutrition in India (Scroll.in) Gender Nutrition India’s Scroll.in reported on an IFPRI study that found child marriages and underage pregnancies contribute to the country’s malnourishment problem. The article quoted Senior Research Fellow […]

Jul 11, 2019 In the News Bangladesh Myanmar ‘Difficult policy choices lie ahead’ to improve Rohingya nutrition, research finds (Devex) Nutrition Poverty Food Security Devex reported on IFPRI’s new issue brief on the forcibly displaced Rohingya. The article described the key takeaways from the brief and policy seminar held on […]