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One Child, One Classroom – The Lifelong Cost of Malnutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

A young child feeds two goats
Heifer International
Food and Agriculture

Global Public Opinion on COVID Varies by Whether Spread is Considered Under Control

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Gulf States.

A store closed sign, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Erik McLean
Global Health

Is the Coronavirus Turning Americans Against China?

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Americans are generally distrustful of China's handling of international relations, but recent polling finds that Americans have a more negative view on China than ever before.

United States and China flags
CDC Global
Public Opinion

The Pandemic Has Triggered Dramatic Shifts in the Global Criminal Underworld

In the News
Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Drug cartels are facing broken supply chains, shrinking revenues, and shifting markets. Rising violence is just one effect.

Sign that says COVID safety measure in effect. Defense and Security

Pandemic Offers an Opportunity to Revitalize, Reinforce Local Food Economies

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Global Food for Thought by Tom Poole

Despite stresses caused by the pandemic there are resources to further develop symbiotic relationships between producers, suppliers, and consumers.

People shop at a community food bank
Joel Muniz
Food and Agriculture

China Backlash, Trump vs the Intelligence Community, Vaccine Funding

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

The Washington Post's Karen DeYoung, The New York Times' Carol Giacomo, and Süddeutsche Zeitung's Stefan Kornelius join Brian Hanson to discuss global news.

A shot and a bottle saying "VACCINE COVID-19" with a yellow background
Hakan Nural
Global Health

No, We're Not at 'War.' the Dangers of How We Talk About the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The language of war can be used to bring a nation together in common cause—but when it comes to dealing with a pandemic, all these efforts are necessary.

Man laying in hospital bed
Mufid Majnun
Global Health

Publics Remain Supportive of Policies to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Map of coronavirus cases in the US
Brian McGowan
Global Health

​Innovating in a Crisis: How the World Food Programme is Adapting to COVID-19 and Why You Should Care

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Global Food for Thought by Bernhard Kowatsch

With global and local markets disrupted by COVID-19, it is vital that the World Food Programme maintain its food assistance programmes, which offer a lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people around the world.

The World Food Programme delivers food
UN Photo
Food and Agriculture

Vulnerable, Vilified, and Essential: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum-Seekers during COVID-19

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Global Insight by John Slocum

How did President Donald Trump's 2020 suspension of the issuance of green cards for people outside of the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect immigrants?

Mexican immigrants walk across a bridge at the US border after being deported during the COVID-19 pandemic
REUTERS
Global Health