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As of February 2021, Kenya hosted 512,494 refugees and asylum seekers, with Dadaab and Kakuma camps accounting for 224,462 and 163,299 refugees respectively. Now the government threatens to displace some 400,000 refugees by ordering aid agencies to close down the country’s two biggest camps to date. (Photo by European Union/ECHO/Anouk Delafortrie) Photo used under CC BY

Kenya’s ultimatum to UN threatens 400K refugees

Kenya has once again threatened to close two huge refugee camps, in a move that has alarmed the UN and other donor organizations. A tweet from the ministry of interior gave the UN a “14-day ultimatum on definite closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps”.

Guardian

Christians mark Good Friday amid pandemic

Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday amid signs the pandemic is winding down, with religious sites open to limited numbers of faithful but none of the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week.

Associated Press

Jerusalem comes alive with religious festivals as vaccination rate rises

NPR

Ethiopian officials dismiss dire evidence of war crimes

Ethiopia‘s government said that “social media posts and claims cannot be taken as evidence” after a CNN investigation found that Ethiopian soldiers executed unarmed men in the country’s war-torn Tigray region.

CNN

G7 concerned about human rights abuses in Tigray

The Independent

2K people killed in Tigray massacres identified

Almost 2,000 people killed in 150+ massacres by soldiers, paramilitaries and insurgents in Tigray have been identified by researchers studying the conflict. The oldest victims were in their 90s and the youngest were infants.

Guardian

UN warns of Mozambique humanitarian crisis

The UN’s World Food Program says there is a deepening humanitarian crisis in the north of Mozambique as jihadi gunmen force locals to flee. More than 900,000 people in-country now require immediate food aid.

Deutsche Welle

Border crossings spike 70% in one month

Immigration officials arrested over 170,000 migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, a 70% jump from February — straining the government’s capacity and forcing unaccompanied kids into crowded conditions.

Forbes

A look inside a US child migrant facility

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Violence in Cameroon takes high civilian toll

Worsening violence in Cameroon is taking a heavy toll on civilians, with renewed attacks against schools and a spate of incidents involving explosive devices and extrajudicial killings documented in recent months.

Al Jazeera

Female Swiss soldiers get women’s underwear

For the first time ever, the Swiss army is going to give its female recruits women’s underwear, as the force looks to attract more women to its ranks. At present, female soldiers are issued men’s underwear.

CNN

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

Niger swears in new president after failed coup

Niger has had its first democratic transfer of power after Mohamed Bazoum was sworn in as president. It comes just days after the government says it thwarted an attempted coup by parts of the military.

BBC

Rare migrant rights protest in Moscow

Over 60 people were detained in Moscow during a rare protest against the deportation of Izzat Amon, a renowned defender of Tajik migrant workers’ rights in the Russian capital, a human rights group said.

Reuters

The bloody rise of Mexico’s top cartel

The Jalisco cartel’s violence has taken a horrific toll on the state and experts say it poses a threat to Mexico’s government. A security specialist said US border authorities now consider the group a national security threat.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Google to offer eco-friendly navigation options

Google Maps is introducing new features to make it easier for drivers to choose eco-friendly options. The move is part of the company‘s stated commitment to reduce humanity’s carbon emissions.

CBS News

Asteroids killed dinosaurs, created Amazon

The asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs gave birth to our planet’s tropical rainforests, a study suggests. Researchers used fossil pollen to investigate how the impact changed South American tropical forests.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Brazil’s gravediggers rush to exhume bodies

The Brazilian city of São Paulo has sped up efforts to empty old graves to make room for a soaring number of COVID deaths as the sprawling metropolis registered record daily burials this week.

Guardian

Guinea medics suspect Ebola cluster

Medics in Guinea were racing to track down suspected carriers of the Ebola virus, after they fled a southeastern town where the country’s first case in nearly a month was detected the previous day.

Reuters

World celebrates Autism Awareness Day

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 54 children annually, according to 2020 data released by the CDC. This number represents a 10% increase over 2014. To this day, researchers know relatively little about the condition.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Global environmental disruption is most under-appreciated national security threat

The Hill

Column (Paris Marx):

Amazon’s anti-union PR efforts amid Alabama vote are a very bad look

NBCNews.com

Column (Brett Marie Sansbury and Natalia Rivera-Torres):

Women are leading the way on biology‘s frontier. Here’s how to open up all of science to them

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Girl Scouts launches $500K anti-racism efforts

The Girl Scouts of the USA is launching a $500,000 effort to become anti-racist. The move signals Girl Scouts’ commitment to racial equality and the cultural significance of publicly declaring such a position.

Mashable

Schoolgirls receive video call from former first lady

BBC

Kindergarten teacher making remote class a blast

A Plus

Air Force uses mental health service for stress

The Air Force has began offering an innovative mental health platform called NeuroFlow to make care more accessible and to track how members were doing, so it could intervene if it seemed someone was a risk to themselves.

Fast Company

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Nonprofit fills prescriptions during pandemic

The St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas pharmacy program has provided more than $3.4M in free prescriptions to North Texans in need during the pandemic. Since March 2020, the nonprofit has served some 1,000 patients.

NBC DFW

New York eatery chain on nonprofit mission

Tacombi, a chain of nine Mexican taco eateries throughout New York City has a goal to “provide immediate food relief through wholesome meals to individuals and families hit by COVID and the financial crisis.”

Forbes

Nonprofit watches kids amid vaccination drive

A North Texas non-profit that provides free childcare to families facing a health crisis is now offering free childcare to parents while they get vaccinated or volunteer at vaccination clinics.

NBC DFW

Auction raises funds for Serbian baby

Cristiano Ronaldo‘s discarded armband, which he angrily threw to the ground during Portugal’s World Cup qualifier, has raised over $75,000 to help a Serbian baby with spinal muscular atrophy.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Saudi Arabia pledges ‘to plant 10B trees’

Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, has announced ambitious proposals for a “green initiative” to tackle climate change with plans including the planting of 10 billion trees across the Kingdom.

The Independent

Rising temperatures threaten corals

Coral reefs are hives of activity in the ocean, where many different species can be found. Scientists refer to such zones as biodiversity hotspots. But coral bleaching and warming waters are threatening their survival.

BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

US manufacturing expands at rapid pace

United States manufacturers expanded in March at the fastest pace in 37 years, a sign of strengthening demand as the coronavirus pandemic wanes and government emergency aid flows through the economy.

Al Jazeera

Net gains: How India trawlers’ plastic catch is helping to rebuild roads

Guardian

Photo of the Day

An Ashaninka girl in an Apiwtxa village in Acre State, Brazil. The World Health Organization has reported that a number of states in Brazil, where a more transmissible virus is circulating, are still in critical condition, and hospitals are overwhelmed. The number of cases reported daily in Acre has more than doubled since March 15. (Photo by Pedro França/MinC (upload on Flickr by Ministério da Cultura)) Photo used under CC BY

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