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Palestinian refugees of Rafah salvaging some of their belongings after Israeli airstrikes in 2009. Recent conflict between Palestine and Israel has internally displaced over 77,000 people. (Photo by RafahKid Kid) Photo used under CC BY

WHO: 200K Palestinians in dire need of health aid

WHO warns of ‘staggering health needs’ across occupied Palestinian territory after recent escalation, as Red Cross appeals for $16 million to help people in Gaza as 200,000 people remain in need of health aid with health infrastructure in shambles.

Al Jazeera

Gaza conflict derails COVID-19 response

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Shattered rooms show Gaza war’s toll on children

Associated Press

Millions in Syria face disaster if aid is shut

Millions of people in Syria face disaster if the United Nations fails to approve an extension of cross-border humanitarian operations next month, a senior UN official said.

Reuters

UN: World must restore degraded lands urgently

The world needs to restore nature on land areas equivalent to the size of China by 2030 if it is to feed a fast-growing population, curb pollution, halt species loss and meet global goals to tackle climate change, U.N. agencies said this week.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Climate crisis: Rich countries falling short on vow to help poorer ones

Guardian

Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes criminal probe into environment minister

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Uyghur exiles recount China torture, abortions

Three Uyghurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in China’s far western Xinjiang region, ahead of giving testimony to a people’s tribunal in London.

Associated Press

Budapest names streets at planned Chinese university after Uyghurs, Hong Kong

Reuters

Virus disaster leaves scars on India’s economy

Expectations for India’s economic growth are being revised sharply lower as a surge in people losing their jobs and defaulting on debt suggest a more halting recovery from the financial shock of the COVID pandemic.

Reuters

Vulnerable Indian children’s struggle exacerbated by COVID

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ethiopia’s Tigray war prevents famine relief

Pressure is mounting on Ethiopia to declare a ceasefire in the northern province of Tigray to allow humanitarian organizations to reach millions of people who face famine.

Guardian

Nigeria’s NW region facing humanitarian crisis

Rising violence in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state is stoking a humanitarian crisis, according to Doctors Without Borders.

Al Jazeera

Belarus: A climate of fear for activists

BBC

Human trafficking allegations thrust caste into spotlight for American Hindus

NPR

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Myanmar citizens form anti-military militias

Traditionally, the Chin people used their intimate knowledge of this hilly, jungle terrain and homemade hunting rifles, to kill for food. Lately their skills have been deployed to hunt a far more vicious prey: the Myanmar military.

CNN

Indonesia pushes to appoint Myanmar envoy

Associated Press

France suspends military ties with Mali

France is halting joint military operations with Mali over the most recent coup, saying that the suspension would continue until it received guarantees about a return to civilian rule.

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Drug promising in early-stage prostate cancer

A trial of a new drug for prostate cancer showed a median improvement in progression of the disease and in survival overall. While it is not a cure for late stage patients, it may cure patients in earlier stages of the disease.

NBCNews.com

NASA picks Venus for two new robotic missions

NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Indian doctors overworked in COVID fight

Low pay, 24-hour shifts and severe shortages of staff and protective gear have left many doctors on the front lines of India’s brutal pandemic surge near breaking point and fearful for their lives.

Al Jazeera

Indian Sikh community steps up in pandemic

Deutsche Welle

Vietnam starts mass testing as variant emerges

Vietnam hopes to tackle a new COVID outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures.

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Nonprofit provides aid for pet owners in need

Free Animal Doctor, a nonprofit veterinary clinic, provides much needed medical services for pet owners. No one is turned away for an inability to pay.

ABC 7

Identical twins find each other decades later

For 36 years, Emily Bushnell and Molly Sinert grew up not knowing the other existed — until a chance DNA test brought the identical twins back together.

People

Young boy runs his own recycling company

NowThis

Food rescue app fighting climate change induced by food waste

A Plus

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Foundation commits $50M for COVID vaccines

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a $50 million commitment to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance in support of efforts to increase access to safe and affordable COVID vaccines in lower-income countries.

Philanthropy News Digest

Food nurseries aid Indian women in poverty

Growing fruits like guava, lemon, coconut or mango can help rural women in West Bengal find a way out of poverty. An organization is giving them a helping hand, empowering them to set up their own nurseries.

Deutsche Welle

Study shows social giving rises in pandemic

Social giving is on the rise, particularly among younger donors and minority donors, according to a new survey of donor behaviors during the 12 months after the pandemic was declared.

NonProfit Times

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Global job market to straggle until at least 2023

At least 220 million people are expected to remain unemployed globally this year, well above pre-pandemic levels, with a weak labor market recovery exacerbating existing inequalities.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Lebanese families struggle to buy cheap food

As increasing numbers of Lebanese families struggle to make ends meet amid the economic collapse, simple foodstuffs such as the traditional manoucheh are becoming a luxury that few can afford.

Al Jazeera

ENVIRONMENT

Germany to push wind, solar energy expansion

The German government plans to speed up the expansion of wind and solar energy by 2030 as part of its climate protection program, a draft law seen by Reuters showed this week.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Huge tornado rips through rural Philippines

The Independent

Sri Lanka fears disaster as cargo ship sinks

Sri Lanka is struggling to contain the environmental damage from a wrecked chemical cargo ship that has been leaking hazardous waste into the ocean.

Deutsche Welle

In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels

Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping straining a society that has grown weary of increasingly frequent flooding.

Associated Press

Manatees are dying off at unusually high rates

Florida’s manatees are dying at unusually high rates this year, and experts are warning that the sustained loss of a key food source is severely threatening the iconic marine mammals.

NBCNews.com

Photo of the Day

This Indian boy lives at a train station and collects plastic bottles and other recyclables. India has more than 200,000 children working or living on the streets. The pandemic has worsened the realities for children enduring vulnerable circumstances in India. (Photo by M M) Photo used under CC BY

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