The New Humanitarian published an article stating that in Myanmar, months after political unrest and a third wave of COVID-19,

Millennium Post published an article stating that in face of high food insecurity with COVID-19 resurging, many across India are cutting back on critical food items.

Channel 24 (South Africa) posted an article on disparities between developing and developed countries with gathering data.

New York Times published an opinion piece stating that more than politics, Myanmar needs a fresh path to democracy. Free and fair elections (and respect for the results) are essential.

Military seizes power in Myanmar (World Socialist Web) 

February 1 

The Conversation published an op-ed by senior research fellow 

NNI Asia (Japan) published an information blurb stating that the number of poor households is rapidly increasing in Myanmar, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues.

MW Times published an article stating that economic reforms planned by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s government, fresh from a landslide election victory, offer long-term liberalization, but are thin on immediate help

Spiegel Online (Germany) published an article on mortality trends due to COV

Telangana (India) published an article on the food crisis that grew out of the COVID-19 health crisis. The levels of malnutrition and Severe Acute Malnourishment (SAM) are bound to go up significantly.

PhilStar (Philippines) published a report on fears of long-term food insecurity in Southeast Asia as the world battles COVID-19.

World Net Daily published an article on how COVID-19 exacerbates food insecurity. In our desire to prevent millions of COVID-19 deaths, we may have sentenced tens of millions of people to starve to death.

El Pais published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Stuart Gillespie.

South China Morning Star reported on Covid-19 and how 90% of the workforce and half of the country’s GDP are now in vulnerable life situations.

The Hindu published an article about Odisha’s (India) work to improve nutrition.

Lomé, Togo, - Many African governments have committed to promoting inclusive agricultural growth in recent years, but their efforts often neglect the key role played by gender, according to a new report. Evidence shows that gender differences are affecting African countries’ ability to meet their goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty, boosting trade, and increasing resilience to climate change and other risks.

Washington, D.C.: The rural poor in Ethiopia tend to live near lower-quality markets that sell fewer food groups at high prices, adversely impacting the health of children in these communities, a new study from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has found.

Quartz India published an article based on an IFPRI analysis of adolescent births in India.

New Delhi: Expansion and utilization of one of India’s largest government-run community-based nutrition programs increased significantly between 2006 and 2016, especially among historically disadvantaged castes and tribes.

Devex published an op-ed by Akhter Ahmed, Melissa Hidrobo, and Shalini Roy about the additional impact developmen