Source: World Food Programme, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Country: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, World, Yemen Protracted crises in the Middle East and North Africa have put 15 million children out of school, a number that is expected to increase by a further five million by 2030. CAIRO/BEIRUT – […]

Malaysia has had enough. Of the planet’s plastic waste, that is. The country has started sending back shipments of plastic refuse that rich nations seek to offload by shipping it to poorer nations such as those in Southeast Asia. In a few months Malaysia has returned 150 containers of plastic […]

Rome, Tsukuba, Japan – FAO will bolster the scale and scope of its geospatial monitoring toolkit thanks to collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that will expand the capacity of FAO’s accessible platforms for forestry and land-use assessments. A three-year agreement signed today will enhance the access […]

Source: Pan American Health Organization Country: Haiti The cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in October 2010, affecting over 820,000 people, has been stopped in its tracks, with the country reaching 1-year free of confirmed cases this week. Washington D.C. / Port au Prince. 23 January 2020 (PAHO/WHO) – The […]

Issue Post January 23, 2020 ‘Supermarketization,’ food environments, and the urban poor Jessica Raneri Sigrid Wertheim-Heck Concern for food safety rises as supermarkets overtake traditional wet markets in Asia.