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US considering request for international intervention in Haiti as fuel crisis spirals

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering calls for the creation of a humanitarian corridor in Haiti to break the blockade of fuel by armed gangs and protect the delivery of aid as the country faces one of its worst health, energy and security crises in a generation.

Miami Herald

Irish village at Baker's Flat was a place of sweat and survival for those fleeing the Great Famine

In a field north of Adelaide, buried beneath the soil, is a portal not only into Australia's colonial history but into Ireland's past.

ABC News

Ethiopia rights probe extended after close vote at U.N. body

Countries voted on Friday to extend a U.N.-mandated monitoring mission for a war in Ethiopia where investigators have found "reasonable grounds to believe" that parties to the conflict have committed serious rights violations, including war crimes.

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IMF Expects Yemen to Achieve 2% Economic Growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission expected that Yemen would achieve a modest economic growth of about two percent this year and 3.2 percent in 2023. However, the Fund called for more reforms, especially with regard to the customs dollar rate, support for the electricity sector, transparency in financial management,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Haiti's gangs run the streets as fuel and water run low

Cholera has returned, but most hospitals are closed.

Axios

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti

The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti’s capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince

The Independent UK

McConnell "never needed free lunch"

Why have an expanded Child Tax Credit and universal free school meals both been stymied by Republicans in Congress?

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UN seeks a ‘humanitarian corridor’ in Haiti in areas where gangs continue to block fuel

With gangs continuing to block the entrance to Haiti’s seaports and the country’s main fuel terminal, the United Nations and its partners are asking for the opening of a “humanitarian corridor” to allow the release of fuel and aid workers to move freely without fear for their safety to respond…

Miami Herald

UN calls for 'humanitarian corridor' in Haiti as gang blockade drags on

The United Nations on Thursday called for the creation of a "humanitarian corridor" in Haiti that would allow the distribution of fuel amid dire shortages created by a gang blockade of the country's principal fuel terminal.

Reuters

Thursday briefing: How food prices and the climate crisis brought famine to Somalia once more

In today’s newsletter: One million people have already been displaced by the country’s second famine in just over ten years. This is how Somalia found itself in a dire situation once again

The Guardian - UK

Haiti's PM Henry calls for foreign help amid gang blockade

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday called on the international community to help the Caribbean nation, as a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal has created widespread shortages of goods including drinking water.

Reuters

How to find a food bank and who is eligible to use them

One in six people in the UK used a food bank in March of this year, compared with one in 10 in 2021

Liverpool Echo

Ethiopia, Tigray leaders invited for talks in South Africa

A diplomat in Addis Ababa has said the African Union is still waiting for a response from the Tigrayan side.

Al Jazeera

'So many children dying': Somalia drought brings famine near

Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember

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EXPLAINER: A look at famine and its toll as Somalia at risk

Within weeks, a famine could be declared in Somalia, affecting hundreds of thousands of people

The Guardian - UK

Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school

Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups warn

Bangkok Post

Asia-Pacific facing a food crisis

We live in a world full of competing interests and disagreements. Yet despite this, there is one underlying interest that we all share. It is in all our interests to have access to safe, affordable and nutritious food at all times. The question is will there be enough food for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pledges to Export Grain to Africa

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised that his embattled country will do all it can to send more grain to Africa as he began his tour this week of the continent in Senegal. Ukraine will be sending “boats full of seeds for Africa,” Kuleba said after meeting with Senegal's president…

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IMF: 141 Million People Across Arab World Are Exposed to Food Insecurity

The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that up to 20 countries, many in Africa, could need emergency assistance to cope with the global food crisis. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at a conference in Saudi Arabia, also said that 141 million people across the Arab world are exposed…

Reuters

Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup?

As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country's latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the turret of an armoured personnel carrier.

France 24

Global food crisis: Famine in Somalia 'on the horizon', ONE Campaign warns

The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, runaway inflation and climate change are all fuelling a global food security crisis. Gayle E. Smith is the chief executive officer of the ONE Campaign, an NGO co-founded by the singer Bono. She spoke to FRANCE 24 about fighting extreme poverty in the…

Al Jazeera

As food prices in Sudan soar, malnutrition worsens

At least three million children under five are malnourished after a series of humanitarian crises.

The Guardian - UK

When British schools ignore Irish history, is it any wonder Brexit is such a mess?

Lack of knowledge about the Anglo-Irish relationship has deep personal and political consequences, says teacher and author Jennifer Horgan

The Guardian - UK

Food bank near Truss and Kwarteng’s homes says locals need ‘torrent’ of help

Greenwich charity in south-east London admits it will struggle to meet demand without surge in donations

Chicago Sun-Times

We must support immigrant children in Chicago schools

These newcomers are a blessing and an opportunity for a district struggling with declining enrollment. CPS, the mayor, school administrators and teachers should make this moment count.

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