Jakarta is recovering from yet another flood. But Indonesia is no stranger to natural disasters. In fact, there is a flood here almost every month. Often deforestation on mountain slopes loosens the soil and heavy rain leads to landslides.
The red fruit palm oil was labelled as the “miracle find of 2013” by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Turkish American television personality. His American syndicated programme, “The Dr. Oz Show” helped spur a global buying frenzy for the product.
"Modern stereotypes of indigenous identity do not define us as indigenous peoples, but oppress us from reaching our full potential as leaders in our communities," wrote Steven Brown, an aborigine from Australia.
The indigenous people’s language and culture are being threatened, says Meenakshi Munda, an indigenous youth from the Munda community of Jharkhand, India.
The Philippines ranks third among the top three major disaster-prone countries after the Pacific Island States of Vanuatu and Tonga says IOM, the International Office for Migration.
Ongoing insecurity, widespread displacement, poor access, remote communities and high exposure to natural disasters: these are just some of the obstacles to providing humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
Boiled rice, steamed rice, fried rice - rice is a staple food for over half of the world’s population, but nowhere is it more central to diet and culture than in South East Asia.
A ceremony to hand over the helm and the torch of the chairmanship of the Group of 77 developing countries and China took place at the United Nations recently.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an international inquiry into the human rights abuses in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
