Much of the world’s rising refugee population is situated in developing countries most of which struggle to fulfil their developmental obligations towards their own citizens, while the better...
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Türkiye + 7 more
Protecting refugees from COVID-19: Identifying barriers to safer practices during humanitarian assistance in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon (from the Minimizing COVID-19 Spread in Refugee Humanitarian Interventions Project, May 2021) [EN/AR]
Authors: Stephanie J. Nawyn, Ezgi Karaoğlu, Stephen P. Gasteyer, Adnan Hammad, Mahmoud Durid, Ali Ghassani, Rania Mansour, and Ayat Nashwan. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To improve the safety of refugees during...
People, Planet… and Peace - A shared statement by peace building organizations, International Day of Peace, 21 September 2019
The United Nations (UN) was founded to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Now, 75 years later, will we reaffirm our commitment to collective action, centered on a vision of a...
Strengthening the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in Nepal
Author(s): Murari Suvedi, Paul McNamara . Institution(s): MSU, UIUC . Date Published: April 1, 2012 . MEAS (Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services), a U.S. Agency for International Development...
Strengthening the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in Malawi
Author(s): Brent Simpson, Geoff Heinrich . Institution(s): MSU, CRS . Date Published: June 1, 2012 . At the request of the USAID Malawi Mission, the MEAS project (Modernizing Extension and Advisory...
Strengthening the Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System in Bihar State, India
Author(s): Brent Simpson, John Verrieur, K.M. Singh . Institution(s): University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana . Date Published: November 1, 2013 . The Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services...
Niger + 7 more
Potential food security impacts of rising commodity prices in the Sahel: 2008-2009
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY International cereal prices have experienced an unprecedented increase over the past five or six months. These increases have translated into higher food prices on many local...
USA: MSU joins Katrina relief efforts
by Meredith Mescher The MSU community has committed itself to helping those stricken by Hurricane Katrina by offering its time, money, expertise and resources wherever possible. Relief is pouring in...
Haiti + 3 more
Soleful' project provides shoes for the needy
by Pat Grauer and Ann Cook, College of Osteopathic Medicine The MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) is providing a little Heart and Sole to needy people around the world. Heart and Sole is a...
MSU assisting in Afghanistan re-building efforts
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Over the course of his career, R. Mick Fulton has been involved in the design and build of two animal diagnostic laboratories, experiences he will take to Afghanistan later this...
South Africa + 7 more
HIV/AIDS and the agricultural sector in Eastern and Southern Africa: anticipating the consequences
Abstract This paper draws upon development economics theory, demographic projections, and empirical evidence to consider the likely consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic for the agricultural sector...
Malawi + 2 more
Anticipating and responding to drought emergencies in Southern Africa: lessons from the 2002-2003 experience
Executive Summary This paper examines the efficiency and effectiveness of emergency response in Southern Africa through the lens of the 2002/03 food crisis in the region. The authors outline...