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July 14, 2020

$10B needed to avert COVID-19 hunger crisis, experts say

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, an additional $10 billion is urgently needed to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure, according to a new report by Cornell, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the...

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July 14, 2020

Lori Leonard named chair of Global Development

Launched at the start of this year, Global Development draws on the expertise of more than 60 researchers engaging on issues ranging from agricultural production and gender and wealth inequality to environmental sustainability and climate change...