Event Post August 26, 2020 Policy seminar: Unpacking the impacts of COVID-19 on economies, food systems, and poverty in African and Asian countries Evgeniya Anisimova New research on how Myanmar, Nigeria, and Sudan are weathering the crisis.

Climate change, intensive agriculture, needless wastage, industrial-scale pollution. These are some of the main causes that are posing grave threats to freshwater sources across much of the planet. We can also add another: theft. Between a third and a half of the planet’s freshwater used by people gets stolen, which […]

Country: World Source: World Health Organization Since Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 cases in February it has recorded more than 1.1 million cases. Governments have reinforced response measures, building on detection and movement restrictions.

For the first time since 2014, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit has issued an opinion responding to a request for advice on compliance with the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. DOJ FCPA advisory opinions appear infrequently—only 62 in total since 1980—and have not been […]

Aug 20, 2020 In the News Bangladesh Sea level rise to force 2 lakh to migrate from Bangladesh coastal areas: Study (UNB) Environment and Natural Resources Crises and Migration Agriculture Production UNB (United News of Bangladesh) reported on the recent sea level rise. Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and […]

Covid-19 has changed the world as we know it, but the pandemic has also created opportunities for societies to reevaluate their priorities and embrace more sustainable ways of living and generating energy. As it turns out, policymakers could draw some important lessons from the way populations have responded to the […]

Facebook said it is planning legal action against Thailand’s demand that forced the company to block a group deemed critical of the country’s monarchy.