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2020 Global Hunger Index: One decade to zero hunger linking health and sustainable food systems – World

October 12, 2020

What do we know about the hunger situation worldwide? Has progress been made or are there any setbacks? Using the Global Hunger Index, the global hunger situation can be calculated and assessed.

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger and undernutrition at global, regional, and national levels. It is designed to raise awareness and understanding of the fight against hunger, and call attention to those areas of the world where hunger levels are highest and where the need for additional efforts to eliminate hunger is greatest.

Global Hunger Index 2020: Progress and Setbacks

The 2020 GHI shows that while the world has made gradual progress in reducing hunger on a global scale since 2000, this progress has been too slow. Hunger persists in many countries, and in some instances, progress is even being reversed. The global level of hunger and undernutrition is

A healthy dose of justice: When the vaccine comes, a COVID vulnerability index can help achieve both

October 9, 2020

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There’s been lively discussion about whether people will be willing to take a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. It’s a question each of us will have to answer for ourselves sooner or later. But the debate obscures a more complex reality: when an effective and safe vaccine finally arrives, it will initially be in scarce supply. No country or business has the manufacturing capacity to quickly provide enough doses for an entire population.

The big question we should be considering, therefore, is who should get vaccinated first, and who should be next in line thereafter? Do certain groups within the population deserve priority over others? And if so, what considerations should influence these decisions?

This is not the first time we’ve been faced with this type of “allocation problem.” Typically, vaccine allocation decisions are made with a view toward maximizing the overall health benefit: to achieve the greatest

2020 CBI Index Applauds Dominica for its Swift Response to the Global Health Crisis

September 29, 2020

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LONDON, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Overall, the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) industry has been quick to respond to the global COVID-19 crisis. However, the Caribbean’s Commonwealth of Dominica topped the list. This is according to the CBI Index, an in-depth report that examines and evaluates fast-track routes to citizenship offered by a variety of countries in the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. Dominica’s swift response was credited to its longstanding history in the investment immigration industry.

The 2020 version of the report was published earlier this month and is backed by the Financial Times’ Professional Wealth Management magazine. The fourth annual version of the index compares 14 CBI jurisdictions using nine ‘pillars’ that evaluate factors like the speed of the application process, due diligence, and investment rates.

“CBI countries — particularly those with long-established systems and experienced processing staff — have largely been quick to respond to

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