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Book aims to change attitudes to nutritious pulse that the country produces in abundance for export but rarely eats at home

While governments haggle, those people who did the least to cause the climate crisis are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and debt   

Excellencies, Next month, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote on a matter with direct consequence on the lives of over 4 million people dependent on humanitarian aid in northwest Syria. The UN’s cross-border response, enabled by this Council, is a humanitarian and economic lifeline for Syrian families struggling to survive after more than a decade of conflict.

ARGENTINA'S brutal occupation of the Falkland Islands came to an end 40 years ago today – but for many, the scars of war remain ever-present. The l

Excellencies, Next month, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will vote on a matter with direct consequence on the lives of over 4 million people dependent on humanitarian aid in northwest Syria. The UN’s cross-border response, enabled by this Council, is a humanitarian and economic lifeline for Syrian families struggling to survive after more than a decade of conflict.

Government is optimistic that pigeon peas is one key crop that can assist in transforming the country's agriculture sector and economy. Minister o...

Some 20 million people are facing hunger as the drought, the worst since 1981, threatens the subsistence of eastern Africa

PARTS of East Africa are facing their worst hunger and water crisis for 40 years, but most people in...

Urban centres around the world including London are in increasing danger of running out of fresh water, as growing populations and climate change put even greater stress on resources, Christian Aid has warned.

UK government urged to act as worst drought in 40 years threatens region while aid efforts and global attention remain focused on Ukraine war