Helping the homeless of Rome combat COVID-19
Behind the Tiburtina Station, in the East of Rome, with just a small covered area protecting from the inclemency of the weather, sleeping close...
Covid-19. Tra le vite sospese degli ultimi di Roma
Dietro la Stazione Tiburtina, nell’Est di Roma, ci si scalda stando vicini, protetti dalle intemperie grazie ad un piccolo spazio coperto. Un ragazzo di...
“Ignoring women is denying development” IFAD’s Carla Honwana
"Ignoring women is denying development"
IFAD’s Carla Honwana
IFAD’s Carla Honwana
Farmland in EU: Ordinary commodity or public good?
In the 27-member European Union, farmland is being concentrated into fewer hands at an ‘alarming’ extent and speed, according to a report approved by...
Conflicts and drought at the root of hunger, FAO reports
The global food production is “booming”, driven by strong cereal harvests, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
However, 37 countries, 29 of which in...
Yemen, UN calls for a “humanitarian pause”
"The streets of Sana'a city have become battlegounds", Jamie McGoldrick, United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, said today in a statement. He is calling for...
Yemen, 22.2 million people in need of assistance
After two years and a half of conflict, Yemen is on the brink of famine and it is facing an “unprecedented” cholera crisis. Millions...
Land concentration in Europe. What we know
Farmland concentration is not just a Global South phenomenon. In the 27-member European Union, only 3.1 percent of farms controlled the 52.2 percent of...
Helping refugees close to home, preventing forced migration
Would you take your child and put him in a boat that has a slight chance of sinking? You would never do it. Unless...
Community seed banks: Securing diversity for climate change adaptation
For thousands of years, farmers have used genetic diversity to cope with weather variability and changing climate conditions. They have stored, planted, selected and...
