Tag: humanitarian aid
Israel linked to majority of global civilian deaths from explosive weapons...
A new international monitoring report found that more than 22,600 civilians were killed by explosive weapons last year, with Israeli armed forces accounting for 56 percent of recorded fatalities worldwide.
Children are dying as sanctions tighten and fears of military escalation...
UN human rights chief says U.S. restrictions are driving medicine shortages, food insecurity, and prolonged blackouts while lawmakers warn of a possible new conflict in the Caribbean.
Trump’s Ebola response cuts face renewed scrutiny as deadly outbreak spreads...
WHO warns the outbreak in Congo and Uganda is “deeply concerning” as former health officials and aid experts say Trump administration cuts weakened the systems designed to detect and contain Ebola before it spread.
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
Here’s how the World Community of Nations can force Israel to...
World organizations have declared that Israel is the criminal country of the world. And, therefore, trade with it must be curtailed, and it must happen soon.
Over 1,000 humanitarian workers killed distributing food, water, medicine & shelter
Of those over 1,000 deaths, more than 560 were in Gaza and the West Bank, 130 in Sudan, 60 in South Sudan, 25 in Ukraine and 25 in [the Democratic Republic of the Congo].
Trump fuel squeeze sparks Cuba energy crisis as officials hint at...
Oil cutoff threats intensify blackouts and humanitarian alarms as AOC warns collective punishment is becoming normalized.
Trump slashes U.S. humanitarian aid as global death toll mounts
A $2 billion pledge to the United Nations masks a historic collapse in U.S. humanitarian funding following the dismantling of USAID, as experts estimate more than 700,000 deaths linked to foreign aid cuts.
ICJ rejects Israeli claims about UNRWA and orders more aid to...
The International Court of Justice rules that Israel must cooperate with the UN to deliver “essential supplies of daily life,” rejecting infiltration allegations amid worsening famine conditions.
Fragile Gaza ceasefire buckles under new attacks
Hamas denies US allegations as Israel launches fresh airstrikes, closes crossings, and mediation efforts scramble to preserve a fragile truce.
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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive...
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The...
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary after AIPAC’s super PAC spends a record $30.6 million
Outside groups supplied 88 percent of the money spent on the Democratic side of a contest AdImpact ranks as the third most expensive Senate primary in US history.