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Bio-Product Targeting Deadly Toxin Holds Hope for Africa’s Food
Application of Aflasafe in groundnut field. Photo courtesy of Aflasafe.com ABUJA, Dec 27 2016 (IPS)…
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Ships Bring Your Coffee, Snack and TV Set, But Also Pests and Diseases
Containers pile up in the Italian port of Salerno. Photo: FAOROME, Aug 23 2016 (IPS)…
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New Antibiotics Urgently Needed to Combat Resistant Bacteria
Credit: WHO/Jim HolmesROME/GENEVA, Feb 28 2017 (IPS) - The United Nations health organisation has just…
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Nutrition Key to Developing Africa’s “Grey Matter Infrastructure”
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina adressing delegates at the nutrition event while Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, World…
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“The Time is Now” to Invest in Youth, Girls
Natalia Kanem, Acting Executive Director the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Credit: UN Photo/Mark GartenUNITED…
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Lack of International Action on Rohingya Crisis Called a “Disgrace”
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 2017 (IPS) - As the crisis in Myanmar reaches unprecedented levels,…
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Why Humanitarian Assistance Needs Rigorous Evaluation
Dr Anastasia Aladysheva is a Senior Researcher with the Peace and Development Programme at the…
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FAO Releases Alarming Report on Soil Pollution
Untreated urban waste is amongst those human activities that contaminate our soils. Credit: Hermes Rivera…
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Eradicating Leprosy in Mozambique, a Complicated Task
World Health Organization goodwill ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and chair of the Nippon Foundation, Yohei…
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Ambitious Agenda, Ambitious Financing? UNGA Shows a Long Way Still to Go for SDGs
John Garrett & Kathryn Tobin, WaterAid Aregashe Addis in the water utility store where she…