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U.N. News Centre: ‘World must do more’ to aid besieged communities in Syria, urges top U.N. relief official “United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos sounded the alarm today on behalf of more than nine million desperate Syrians — particularly people trapped in areas cut off from aid by months…

TIME: India’s Plan to Feed 800 Million People Is Either Amazing or Insane “…In an unprecedented experiment, the central government is now legally bound to provide each of over 800 million people — just shy of the combined populations of the U.S. and the European Union — 5 kg of…

News outlets highlight India’s recognition of not recording a polio case for three years. Associated Press/Washington Post: India marks 3 years since last polio case reported “India marked three years Monday since its last reported polio case, putting the country on course to being formally declared free of the disease…

News outlets report on development and relief aid to Haiti four years after a devastating earthquake hit the Caribbean nation. Inter Press Service: Four Years Later, USAID Funds in Haiti Still Unaccounted For “As the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti approaches on Jan. 12, development analysts are…

In two articles, the U.N. News Centre reports on the U.N.’s request for more aid to Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan as the refugee crisis worsens in and around each country. U.N. News Centre: Central African Republic: amid ongoing violence, U.N. rights expert calls for more aid “A…

VOA News: Expanded Research Puts Global Food Security on the Horizon “Scientists and food experts have high hopes in achieving global food security as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) recently announced a billion-dollar funding milestone. The world’s largest agriculture research partnership says funding for research and development went…

Inter Press Service: Many Kenyan Children Miss Out on Life-Saving Drugs “Thanks to antiretroviral drugs, HIV-positive children can now live to adulthood. Yet a significant number of children living with HIV in Kenya will die due to delay in receiving antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), inconsistent use of ARVs or, simply, no…

News outlets report on the halting of polio vaccination efforts in Pakistan because of security threats to health workers. Agence France-Presse/GlobalPost: Vaccinators refuse to join polio campaign in Pakistan “Health workers in part of a troubled Pakistani tribal region Friday refused to participate in a polio vaccination campaign because of…

A new Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) report, titled “Global Action toward Universal Health Coverage,” is now available online. The report examines the history of universal health coverage, its growing interest internationally, and the elements and obstacles of expanding coverage (Bristol, 1/9).