The World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The United Nations World Food Programme has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in the fight against hunger.
Hunger creates conflict, conflict creates hunger
NGO Action against Hunger explores the link between hunger and conflicts, in figures. A vicious circle that must be broken.
Yemen, the story of a broken country after 3 years of war
Yemen has entered its fourth year of conflict. 3 out of 4 people in the country need humanitarian assistance and more than 8 million, mostly children, are on the verge of starvation. Action against Hunger outlines a grim picture.
Two years of war in Yemen. People are starving because of the embargo, NGOs say
A due anni dall’inizio del conflitto, le ong accusano l’embargo imposto dall’Onu nell’aprile del 2015: “Si è trasformato in un blocco sul cibo”.
What Donald Trump did in his first month as President
I primi 38 giorni di Donald Trump alla Casa Bianca sono stati contraddistinti da un turbinio di decreti, annunci, decisioni (anche clamorose) e polemiche.
The negative impact of oil in the world. Wars, climate change and health
The consequences of oil extraction and use are devastating. From the environment to health, from human rights to armed conflicts.
Israel, an Arabic song tops the charts
Since last summer, the streets and trendy bars of Tel Aviv were often filled with the hypnotic melody of an unexpected song: three female voices singing “Habib Galbi” (“Love of my heart”) in Yemeni dialect of Arabic with a heavy darbuka beat and digidub behind them. The band is called A-WA (pronounced “Ay Wah”, meaning “yes” in
Education under fire in the Middle East and North Africa: 13 million children affected
13 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa because of conflicts in the region. This and other alarming data is highlighted by UNICEF in its report Education Under Fire, which looks at the state of education in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.