The Trump administration has formally approved a major $8 billion arms sale to Taiwan involving 66 new F-16C/D fighter jets, the State Department announced Tuesday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over a range of issues, including trade and Hong Kong.

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zimbabwe Poor households in several parts of the region have exhausted own-produced foods atypically early. These are now relying on markets for food with below-average purchasing power. Households deplete food stocks atypically early in […]

Issue Post August 21, 2019 To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system Kathleen Rogers Shenggen Fan The food industry is an enormous driver of climate change, a new UN report warns, and our current global food system is pushing our natural world to the breaking point.

Mariam, an orphaned baby dugong, became famed worldwide a few weeks ago for her plight in Thai waters and the frantic conservation efforts undertaken to save her. Now the juvenile animal is dead and the cause of her death is just as saddening as her demise: she died of ingesting […]

Source: UN Children’s Fund Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Se calcula que 1,3 millones de niños y adolescentes venezolanos necesitan servicios de protección, mientras que más de un millón de niños no asisten a la escuela. Para descargar fotos, videos y material de archivo hacer clic aquí: https://uni.cf/2Z7X9MQ NUEVA YORK/PANAMÁ, […]