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Jun 26, 2020 · Locust outbreak could leave nearly 5 million people in Africa facing starvation. The crisis comes on top of food insecurity already exacerbated by COVID-19. A locust swarm can contain as …

Jan 30, 2020 · A farmers’ association in Kenya’s northern Laikipia area said it was planning aerial spraying of pesticides to combat the worst locust plague since 1954. The FAO estimated one swarm …

Mar 2, 2021 · International Women's Day is on 8 March. From politics to business, film to sport, women including Kamala Harris and Chloé Zhao, are already making history.

Jan 3, 2017 · Graduate, Harvard University; JD and Ford Foundation Scholar in International Law, University of Chicago. Formerly: Senior Trial Attorney, Police Misconduct Task Force, Civil Rights …

Dec 21, 2020 · A new generation of locust swarms is threatening to wipe out the livelihoods of farmers and herders across eastern Africa - deepening a food crisis in a region where 35 million people are …

Jan 20, 2026 · Watch Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, deliver a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos on Canada’s global vision, economic partnerships …

Jun 8, 2021 · Up to 40% of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases, says the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Each year, plant diseases cost the global economy more than …

Jul 23, 2020 · A major UN Food and Agriculture Organization report warns global hunger is rising, and the pandemic will make this worse. But it also sees ‘significant opportunities’ to turn things around.

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