About 9.4 million people in need of food assistance in Syria; 716,000 more than in 2015

The production of wheat in Syria reduced by an alarming 55 per cent in 2015-2016

More than one million people will need resettlement in 2017

Syrians are projected to account for 40 per cent of resettlement needs, according to a UNHCR report

'Dissatisfaction with quality of life triggered Arab Spring'

Standard development indicators failed to predict the outburst of anger in the spring of 2011, says a World Bank report

Climate change will be a growing driver of global migration: experts

Though not visible behind exodus decisions, climate matters certainly play a part

Water used as weapon of war in Syria, Gaza and Yemen

The conflict in Syria has worsened water crisis of the parched country; 30 million people affected, says Unicef

Iraq's favourable harvest of little help in warding off food security threat

Two administrative divisions, most affected in the current conflict, on average contribute nearly a third of Iraq’s wheat production and …

Fresh cases of polio in Syria spark fears of global disease outbreak

Many people from Syria, who have fled West Asia to escape civil strife, may carry the disease to nations where they seek refuge

Towards food security: perspectives from three continents

The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …

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Water squabbles

Grant to save Syrian seas

Germs of terror

As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality

Conflict and food insecurity: Iraq only one among many

Globally, 33 countries, including 26 in Africa, are in need of external assistance due to a combination of conflict, crop failures and high …

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Iraq wants treaty on sharing river waters

Reduce pasta prices, say Italians