Research Post May 21, 2020 Survey suggests rising risk of food and nutrition insecurity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as COVID-19 restrictions continue Kalle Hirvonen Gashaw Tadesse Abate Alan de Brauw Poor urban households are hit the hardest by pandemic control measures.

Research Post May 20, 2020 IFPRI’s COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal: Identifying trends and implications for food systems Danielle Resnick A new tool allows comparison of unfolding pandemic control and assistance measures in developing countries.  

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.