Observations from the Little Bunker

Mae Buenaventura is the manager of the debt justice programme of the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development, a regional alliance of peoples’ movements,...

Climate change is making the risk of disastrous chemical accidents more likely. But the EPA wants to gut recently enhanced safety requirements for hazardous facilities.By...

As demand for whale meat declines at home, Norway exports it to Japan, markets it to tourists and sells it online as dog food.By Teresa...

An interview with author Hillary Rosner.The second installment in our special Earth Day series

The first year of the Trump administration almost destroyed the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Elon Musk’s purge of the federal civil service was just one...

The first thing drivers probably check when they go to the gas station is the cost of gasoline — especially with prices surging. What they...

On a snowy February morning, Toby Rodgers strapped on a pair of snowshoes and trudged across a snowy field in Washington’s Cascade mountains. Rodgers, a...

Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney’s summer growing at two-and-a-half times the averageScientist Ted Scott could feel that summers in his home...

Country: Afghanistan Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Highlights Trade Flows and Market Conditions: During the first week of April, national...

Country: Philippines Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Please refer to the attached Infographic.

Country: Haiti Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Acute food insecurity will remain widespread in Haiti through...

Country: Sudan Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Port Sudan (ICRC) – Three years since the start of the armed conflict in Sudan, thousands...

Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as...

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The definition of sustainability by the United Nations, amidst the current climate emergency, emphasises the need to find a balance between present needs, whilst protecting...

Country: Sri Lanka Source: UN Children’s Fund Please refer to the attached file. Highlights The Government’s April 2026 situational report indicates that a total of...

Country: South Sudan Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Highlights: The 2025 net...

Country: Somalia Source: Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia Please refer to the attached Infographic.

The administration’s war in Iran and refusal to invest in renewable energy are driving up pump prices and utility bills for their constituents, the Democrats...

Distribution by field is also closer to the norm than last year’s class

ARPA-E’s $135 million in new funds will match its total spending from previous 12 years

Country: Guatemala Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. For full document in Spanish click here This...

Scientific jewelry picks up ‘forever chemicals’ that can harm wildlife and humans

White House’s 2027 budget request includes $900 million for NSF to upgrade U.S. academic fleet