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Last Updated: EU To Allow US, Canada, Norway Join Military Project The European Union is set Thursday to allow the United States, Canada and Norway to join one of its military projects aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and equipment around Europe. The European Union is set Thursday to allow the United States, Canada and Norway to join one of its military projects aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and equipment around Europe. EU defense ministers will give the green ...

The report, which covers 55 countries that account for 97 percent of humanitarian assistance, also said that 133,000 people in Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Yemen needed urgent food to prevent widespread death from starvation last year. World Food Program’s chief economist Arif Husain said at a UN news conference that the biggest driver of food crises is conflict, which accounted for 99 million people in 23 countries facing a food crisis last year. “Unless we start finding political solut...

The United Nations on Thursday warned Myanmar that it is on the brink of economic disaster due to the double shock of the military coup and COVID-19 pandemic.

UN warns Myanmar on the brink of economic disaster due to coup, COVID-19 ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 06:17 IST New York [US], May 2 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday warned Myanmar that it is on the brink of economic disaster due to the double shock of the military coup and COVID-19 pandemic. Citing a new UN Development Program (UNDP) report, CNN reported that almost half of Myanmars population could be forced into poverty by the end of this year. As pe...

An increase in swimming pool use amid the pandemic and a major plant fire has led to a chlorine shortage as people prepare U.S. pools for the summer.

May 1, 2021 Share Famine is looming in southern Madagascar and emergency food aid is needed for hundreds of thousands of people to head off a humanitarian disaster on the African island nation, the U.N. World Food Program warned. Five consecutive years of drought, exacerbated by unexpected sandstorms, have depleted people’s food stocks, forcing them to resort to desperate measures to survive. The WFP senior director of operations in Madagascar, Amer Daoudi, said at least 1.35 million ...

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Three months on from the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar, Japans diplomatic efforts to persuade the Southeast Asian countrys junta to reverse course have yet to bear fruit.

Malnutrition in Madagascar: Arriving in Ambovombe Nurse Benjamin Le Dudal travels to the remote town of Ambovombe and the heart of Madagascar’s unseen food crisis.  Antananarivo Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, reminds you of both Africa and South East Asia. In the streets, Toyota pick-ups cross paths with vintage Renaults from the 60s and old Peugeot station wagons, the latter being particularly useful for transporting bags of rice or cement. Street vendors present their wares on th...

A day in the life of a Livelihoods and Food Program Manager, Iraq and Syria At Samaritan’s Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer. We hear from members of our staff, both from IHQ and our global offices, as well as special guest speakers who encourage us in God’s word. We then join together to pray for one another, as well as praying for staff and volunteers who serve around the globe. We get paid to start each day this way...