Air pollution is a killer. Millions of people around the world die of causes related to toxic air while millions of others end up suffering severe health problems from pulmonary diseases to miscarriages. One way to escape from chronic air pollution is to stay indoors. But what happens when the […]

Obesity affecting populations of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is a health emergency and these nations need to take ownership of measures to address this worrying trend’s underlying causes, said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today. The FAO chief made the remarks to participants – including leaders of […]

Urban recovery can take years and may fall outside the scope of most aid programmes. What is the future for urban humanitarian response?

Plants and algae around the planet absorb some vast amounts of CO2 from the air each year, yet there’s a natural limit to how much they can do so as to reduce the amount of excess CO2 still in the atmosphere. Science can help out, or so many scientists believe. […]

Source: UN News Service Country: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, United States of America, World La medida restringe excesivamente el derecho a solicitar asilo y pondrá en riesgo a las personas vulnerables que necesitan protección internacional y que huyen de sus países por la violencia o la persecución. La medida […]

Event Post July 16, 2019 Forman Lecture: Harold Alderman on the pathways between childhood nutrition and economic growth Katarlah Taylor Why a development focus on early childhood nutrition is key—but should look beyond narrow goals such as eliminating stunting.