Raghbendra Jha is Professor of Economics, and Executive Director Australian National University. CANBERRA, Australia, Jul 6 2020 (IPS) – The onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 set off a series of health and economic crises that feed upon…
Mabingue Ngom, Regional Director, West and Central Africa Region, UNFPA and Shoko Arakaki, Director of Humanitarian Office, UNFPA NEW YORK, Sep 21 2020 (IPS) – The countries of Central Sahel—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—face an unprecedented crisis, marked by violent…
School meals have a host of benefits, including improving enrollments and preventing malnutrition. Now the School Meals Coalition plans to recruit local food producers to assist in the programme. Credit: Bill Wegener/Unsplash United Nations, Nov 26 2021 (IPS) – Meals…