Unsustainable farming is wasting the productivity of the world’s farmland. According to a new UN report, farmers have until 2050 to become 70% more productive if they want to feed the earth’s growing population. [The Guardian]
The growing scarcity of water resources in Asia illustrates the complex and tense relationships between neighboring countries—and the key role water plays in the balance between peace and war. [The Economist]
Syrian citizens provide appalling testimony to a report that documents more than 250 child deaths by the Syrian government. [Wall Street Journal]
Ten years after pledging to end child labor in its cocoa supply chain, the Nestle corporation is finally making good on its promise. [BBC]
Somali militants have shut down 16 more aid agencies, accusing them of spying instead of providing desperately needed help to the drought-stricken country. [New York Times]
