May 28, 2017 8:30 PM ET ROMA: Yemen concentra la mayor crisis humanitaria iCrowdNewswire - May 28, 2017 - Con 18,8 millones de personas, casi siete de cada 10 habitantes, que requieren asistencia humanitaria, 10,3 millones de las cuales la necesitan de inmediato, Yemen tiene la mayor crisis en un solo país, según la ONU, que advierte que la guerra, que ya lleva dos años, amenaza con empujarlo a un “colapso social, económico e institucional”. (more...)

May 21, 2017 12:50 PM ET ROME: Young People: You Didn’t Vote, And Now You Protest? iCrowdNewswire - May 21, 2017 - Immediately after the vote on Brexit, thousands of young people marched in the streets of England to show their disagreement over the choice to leave Europe. But polls indicated that had they voted en masse (only 37 percent voted), the result of the referendum would have been the opposite. (more...)

May 20, 2017 3:10 PM ET VIENNA: World Lags on Clean Energy Goals iCrowdNewswire - May 20, 2017 - It may be the 21st century but more than three billion people still use fire for cooking and heating. Of those, one billion people have no access to electricity despite a global effort launched at the 2011 Vienna Energy Forum to bring electricity to everyone on the planet. (more...)

May 20, 2017 1:40 PM ET NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya’s Drought: Response Must Be Sustainable, Not Piecemeal iCrowdNewswire - May 20, 2017 - Food security in Kenya has deteriorated significantly since the end of 2016. UNICEF reports a significant increase in severe acute malnutrition. Nearly 110,000 children under-five need treatment, up from 75,300 in August 2016. (more...)

May 16, 2017 11:40 AM ET RÍO DE JANEIRO: Terratenientes amenazan renacimiento indígena en Brasil iCrowdNewswire - May 16, 2017 - El ataque que hirió por lo menos a 10 indígenas del pueblo gamela a tiros y machetazos, en el nororiental estado de Maranhão, puso los focos sobre el agravamiento de las amenazas al renacimiento y la sobrevivencia de los pueblos originarios de Brasil. (more...)

May 16, 2017 11:10 AM ET KUALA LUMPUR: Genetically Engineered Disappointments iCrowdNewswire - May 16, 2017 - Advocates of genetically engineered (GE) crops have long claimed that genetic engineering is necessary to raise crop yields and reduce human exposure to agrochemicals. (more...)

May 16, 2017 5:10 AM ET BALFATE, Honduras: Climate Change Has Changed the Geography of Honduras’ Caribbean Coast iCrowdNewswire - May 16, 2017 - In Balfate, a rural municipality that includes fishing villages and small farms along Honduras’ Caribbean coast, the effects of climate change are already felt on its famous scenery and beaches. The sea is relentlessly approaching the houses, while the ecosystem is deteriorating. (more...)

May 15, 2017 6:10 PM ET Manila Times: Hungry Children Behind Bars iCrowdNewswire - May 15, 2017 - If you were in Metro Manila and went to visit a Bahay Pag-asa or “House of Hope” where children as young as seven are incarcerated along with youth up to 17 years of age, you will see that the majority of 12-year-olds look like 8-year-olds. (more...)

May 15, 2017 5:40 PM ET The Daily Star, Bangladesh: Social Ripples of Rape iCrowdNewswire - May 15, 2017 - When alleged rapist Shafat Ahmed and accomplice Shadman Sakif were arrested, and the former’s father brought under investigation, I had decided not to write about the rape incident that took place in a hotel in Banani. (more...)

May 15, 2017 4:40 PM ET ROME: Unlocking the Diaspora Development Potential iCrowdNewswire - May 15, 2017 - ‘Diaspora is the biggest development community that exists in the world’, according to Pedro De Vasconcelos, manager of IFAD‘s Financial Facility for Remittances. However, its potential is still largely untapped. (more...)

May 13, 2017 4:19 PM ET ROME: Middle East, Engulfed by a ‘Perfect Storm’ iCrowdNewswire - May 13, 2017 - A perfect storm has engulfed the Middle East, and continues to threaten international peace and security. (more...)

May 13, 2017 7:40 AM ET KUALA LUMPUR/SYDNEY: Banco Mundial desatiende a la desigualdad de la riqueza iCrowdNewswire - May 13, 2017 - Un informe del Banco Mundial analiza los avances limitados en la reducción de la pobreza y la desigualdad, dos de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) centrales, los que apuestan a “no dejar a nadie atrás” y a atender las desigualdades y la discriminación. (more...)

May 13, 2017 7:10 AM ET RÍO DE JANEIRO: Lula resiste a juicios que dictarán el futuro político de Brasil iCrowdNewswire - May 13, 2017 - El expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, enjuiciado por corrupción, enfrenta una batalla judicial que decide su sobrevivencia política en Brasil, con efectos sobre los rumbos de la izquierda y del país. (more...)

May 13, 2017 6:40 AM ET BUENOS AIRES: Punishment for Human Rights Abusers Is Irrevocable Achievement for Argentine Society iCrowdNewswire - May 13, 2017 - What at first was terrible news that outraged a large proportion of Argentine society, who see the conviction and imprisonment of dictatorship-era human rights violators as an irrevocable achievement for democracy, became a cause for celebration a week later. (more...)

May 12, 2017 9:40 AM ET ROMA: Quién come mejor que nadie y cómo limpiar los dientes con berenjenas iCrowdNewswire - May 12, 2017 - Japón es un modelo mundial de la dieta sana y tiene la tasa más baja de obesidad entre los países industrializados, inferior a cuatro por ciento. Por otra parte, la berenjena africana “gorongo” se utiliza a menudo como cepillo de dientes. (more...)

May 12, 2017 9:10 AM ET MIAMI:Con Macron, ganan Francia y la UE iCrowdNewswire - May 12, 2017 - El triunfo de Emmanuel Macron, con un impresionante voto de 64 por ciento en la segunda vuelta de la elección presidencial en Francia, es también un respaldo para la supervivencia de la Unión Europea (UE). (more...)

May 12, 2017 8:40 AM ET BALFATE, Honduras: Cambio climático ya alteró la geografía del Caribe hondureño iCrowdNewswire - May 12, 2017 - En el municipio de Balfate, una localidad de pescadores y pequeños agricultores en la costa caribeña de Honduras, los efectos del cambio climático ya se hacen sentir sobre su afamado paisaje y sus playas. El mar se acerca inexorable a las casas, mientras el ecosistema se deteriora. (more...)

May 12, 2017 8:10 AM ET JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Trial and Verdict by Omission iCrowdNewswire - May 12, 2017 - Remove one word in the narrative. You hit your target with a two-year jail sentence. (more...)

May 12, 2017 7:40 AM ET ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire: Using Agriculture and Agribusiness to Bring About Industrialisation in Africa iCrowdNewswire - May 12, 2017 - No region of the world has ever moved to industrialised economy status without a transformation of the agricultural sector. Agriculture, which contributes 16.2% of the GDP of Africa, and gives some form of employment to over 60% of the population, holds the key to accelerated growth, diversification and job creation for African economies. (more...)

May 12, 2017 7:10 AM ET HUAQUECHULA, Mexico: Poor Rural Communities in Mexico Receive a Boost to Support Themselves iCrowdNewswire - May 12, 2017 - Jilder Morales, a small farmer in Mexico, looks proudly at the young avocado trees that are already over one metre high on her ejido – or communal – land, which already have small green fruit. (more...)