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UN food operations boosted by Italian funding

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Dairy workers with a milk canister in Afghanistan.

India: New Monitoring System Threatens Rights

The Indian government should enact clear laws to ensure that increased surveillance of phones and the Internet does not undermine rights to privacy and free expression, Human Rights Watch said.

Argentina: CTERA condemns persecution of trade union leader

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World Bank Group Scales Up Support for Global Nutrition Programs in Response to Stunting Crisis, Food Price Volatility

The World Bank Group projects that it will nearly triple direct financing for maternal and early childhood nutrition programs in developing countries in 2013-14 to $600 million, up from $230 million in 2011-12.