June 28, 2016

Researchers Earn World Food Prize for Combating Malnutrition

A team of researchers who developed heartier and more nutrient-rich strains of a sweet potato to help ward off diet-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa is this year’s recipient of the World Food Prize.The annual international award recognizes the a…

UNICEF Warns Disadvantaged Youth Face Death, Poverty

Nearly 70 million children under the age of five could die between now and 2030 if governments and their partners do not step up efforts to meet development goals, warns the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF. In its annual State of the World’s Children re…

Germany Tops 2016 Logistics Performance Index

Progress in logistics performance has slowed for the first time since 2007 for the world’s least developed economies, while emerging economies that implement comprehensive initiatives continue to improve their performance, according to a new World Bank Group report released today.

The latest edition of the Logistics Performance Index, which is a

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