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Why is Washington obsessed with Yemen? Michael Kruger © Provided by Washington Examiner Yemen has been at the top of Washington’s foreign policy agenda over the last month. Most Americans find this surprising. Our trade with Yemen is minimal, there isn’t a large Yemeni American community, and few of us have Yemen on the top of our vacation list. Yet, while Yemen is far from the hearts and minds of most Americans, the reverse is not true. And we need to try to understand wh...

Farmers affected by TC Yasa & Ana to receive $200 to cover the costs of land clearance, preparation and planting Farmers affected by TC Yasa & Ana to receive $200 to cover the costs of land clearance, preparation and planting Friday 19/02/2021 If you are are farmer and have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa and Ana you can apply for $200 to cover the costs of land clearance, preparation and planting of a one acre plot of land. This is being done through Ministry of Agriculture and...

The Fiji Times FWCC coordinator Shamima Ali and PM Voreqe Bainimarama. Picture: FT FILE Hullo readers. In The Fiji Times edition of Friday, February 19, 2021, our coverage of the situation at the University of the South Pacific continues, and today you will read about the Prime Minister’s public comment calling for the resignation of an award-winning USP academic who is also the wife of an Opposition MP. The Prime Minister is touring affected areas, particularly schools, in the Northern Divi...

Program/Project Management Consultancy in Somalia about Education, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from ADRA; closing on 05 Mar 2021

“I Can’t Breathe!” Selected Lessons from George Floyd’s Death for the Global Adventist Church In the June 2020 Adventist Review issue,[1] several articles were devoted to reactions to the murder of George Floyd in the United States and its aftermath. A number of these reactions are of interest to this paper. Seventh-day Adventists are customarily considered by many people to be apathetic to social issues.[2] Jesus himself did not overlook them. Quoting Isaiah 61:1, 2 in Luke 4:18, 19, ...

2 Min Read Published on: 01-28-2021 On January 23, 2021, tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique’s fourth-largest city by population. The country had faced several previous disasters, including cyclones Idai and Kenneth in 2019, tropical storm Chalane in December 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and uprisings in the Cabo Delgado area. Eloise made landfall as a category 1 storm, followed by heavy rainfall of 200 mm (7 inches) within 24 hours. Local weather r...

3 Min Read Published on: 01-28-2021 When we talk about the status and treatment of women worldwide, we’re not just indulging in “academic speculation about rights in the abstract,” Ganoune Diop said during a January 26, 2021, keynote address to more than a thousand attendees drawn from both the United Nations (UN) community and many faith-based organizations.  Diop is director for Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventis...

January 29, 2021 The Grundfos Foundation and Water Mission Partner to Provide Emergency Safe Water Relief in Indonesia Safe Water is a Dire Need for More Than 40,000 People Displaced in Temporary Shelters GlobeNewswire January 29, 2021 JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensen Foundation) has released a DKK $1 million grant ($163,000 USD) to aid in the ongoing disaster response to an earthquake in West Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. The Gr...

Water woes for 10 Western farmers end Format A partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Adventist Development and Relief Agencys (ADRA) Vakarau Wai-Fiji Pro Resilience Project has seen ten farmers from parts of the Western Division each receive a 5,300litre water tank valued at $1,200 yesterday. For Nadi vegetable farmer, Mr. Sosiceni Manulevu, 54, who began farming just over a year ago on his 20 acres land, the assistance was a timely one because he has experienced the challeng...

Raviravi villagers a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and post-cyclone Raviravi villagers a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and post-cyclone [Photo Credit: Lara Meliki] Villagers of Raviravi in Macuata are a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and what they should do post-cyclone. They say they have been saved by the grace of their flag system during Cyclone Yasa and they hope this system...