Event Post January 9, 2020 Investing in nutrition for long-term returns: improved human capital and productivity Rebika Laishram “Investments in improving nutrition in the first 1000 days should be considered as long-term economic investments because they improve human capital and productivity,” said Professor Reynaldo Martorell from, Emory University.

Source: Save the Children Country: Syrian Arab Republic The ongoing escalation of violence in Idlib, which began in December, has seen 36 children die, according to Save the Children and Hurras Network, and displaced almost 300,000 people. One child has been killed per day on average in Idlib during conflict […]

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen While incidents of fighting have reduced in recent years, the situation of people displaced due to decades of conflict remains unresolved. […]

Nearly a decade after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, researchers have discovered that wildlife is thriving in the areas evacuated by humans, despite radiological contamination.