Most experts believe that the world is currently battling an obesity epidemic. In fact, the global average for obesity now stands at 13 percent. While many associate obesity with wealthy nations, such as Australia and Russia, poorer countries are hardly immune from its effects.
A Long and Potholed Road
The article was originally published in Africa in Fact, the journal of Good Governance Africa.
By Richard Jurgens
Don't Shoot the Ambulance: Medicine in the Crossfire
On Saturday, Oct. 3, a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders was hit by U.S. airstrikes in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Twenty-two people were killed and 37 were injured, including both medical staff and patients. The U.S.
U.N. General Assembly: Analyses of Syria
The article was originally published by Syria Deeply.
By Syria Deeply
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From Dreams to Demons
The article was originally published in Africa In Fact, the journal of Good Governance Africa.
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Infographic: Food Wasted and Lost
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 32 percent of food produced around the globe is lost or wasted. In developed countries, the majority of food wasted is at a market level or consumer level, whereas in developing countries the cause of food loss is inefficient systems of production, storage, and transportation.