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A mother cradles her malnourished and dehydrated baby at Banadir Hospital in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said malnutrition rates are rapidly escalating due to the drought conditions and 954,000 children are anticipated to be acutely malnourished, including 174,600 children who are severely malnourished. (Photo by UN Photo/Stuart Price) Photo used under CC BY

1.7M Somalis will face major food insecurity

The UN estimates 1.7 million people in Somalia will “face crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity until June” after a second consecutive bad rainy season caused livestock losses and failed crops.

Associated Press

40 million Americans struggle to put food on the table

CBS News

Mexican sex workers demand legal status

More than a hundred sex workers and supporters marched in Mexico City, asking the government to recognize their legal status and guarantee access to HIV medication after fears of shortages under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Devdiscourse

Migrant worker abuse rampant in Lebanon

For decades, migrant domestic workers in Lebanon have complained of rampant abuse at the hands of their employers. Stories of unpaid wages, being locked into the homes where they work, of violence and sexual assault are all commonplace.

The Independent

US military reports major spike in sex assaults

The U.S. military has reported a major spike in sexual assaults despite years of efforts to address the problem. Figures show 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact occurred in 2018, up from 14,900 in 2016.

BBC

China using mobile app for Uighur surveillance

Chinese police are using a mobile app to store data on 13 million ethnic minority Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang province, a Human Rights Watch report has revealed.

Al Jazeera

China frees ‘lost’ Uighur wives but at a price, say families

The Hindu Business Line

Sri Lanka remains wary of more attacks

Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning more attacks and could be dressed in uniform.

PRI

HUMAN RIGHTS

Yemen war dead could reach 233K by 2020

The death toll from the war in Yemen could soar to nearly a quarter of a million people by the end of 2019, the UN has warned, calling the conflict one of the “greatest preventable disasters facing humanity.”

The Independent

Kids born under ISIS become stateless

The Independent

Violence plagues Mexican state of Veracruz

In just the first few months of 2019, the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz has registered 682 homicides and 122 kidnappings, as the state is beset by tension and a bloody war between cartels.

CNN

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

To fight rape, DRC tackles toxic masculinity

The Democratic Republic of Congo has some of highest rates of sexual violence in the world. But a new approach is trying to tackle this by encouraging men to confront and question their toxic masculinity.

BBC

France sexual harassment laws lead to fines

BBC

Nigeria uses satellite data to fight oil theft

In attempt to fight widespread oil theft, Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources has turned to French data firm Kpler, which is using satellite data to help Nigeria track oil smugglers.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bionic leaves could now help tackle air pollution

Imperial College London will work with Arborea to develop innovative new tech to boost air quality in the U.K. capital. Imperial said that the BioSolar Leaf technology purified air by using the photosynthesis of microscopic plants.

CNBC

Dead Facebook users outnumber living by 2070

A study from the Oxford Internet Institute reveals that by the year 2070, dead users could outnumber living ones on Facebook, prompting questions about who has the right to use this data and how it should be managed.

FOX News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Food poverty is a health time bomb

More and more children in ostensibly rich countries like the UK are suffering food insecurity, with serious consequences.

BBC

Is measles here to stay?

Measles used to be a common childhood disease, but after an effective vaccine was developed, the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. This year’s outbreaks, however, put that status in jeopardy.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Firefighter helps save neighbor’s home

When his neighbor’s house caught fire, off-duty volunteer firefighter Victor Esparza Jr., wearing only a t-shirt and shorts, grabbed a garden hose and fought the flames until the fire department arrived.

MSN

Doctor saves man who paid her school fees

A man helped a woman pay for medical school in China 11 years ago. Now, the woman has returned the favor by saving his life.

AOL News

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Rockefeller grants its name and $30M to center

The Rockefeller Foundation joined the Atlantic Council to launch the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, which aims to “enhance the resilience of 1 billion people by 2030.”

Devex

Guide urges sustainable development goals

A new guide from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors urges philanthropic funders to align their missions and activities with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Philanthropy News Digest

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental groups unite against Trump

A trio of dominant environmental political groups are joining forces to form a fundraising power base for the eventual U.S. Democratic nominee to defeat Trump, and to boost candidates who embrace bold climate action.

BuzzFeed

Charities rescue traded baby orangutans

Baby orangutans on the island of Sumatra are being captured and sold as pets, but charities are working to rescue the animals and confront the owners.

BBC

Green sea turtles bounce back in U.S. Pacific

Smithsonian Magazine

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Danish fishermen fear Brexit could sink them

In the small fishing town of Thyboron on the northwestern coast of Denmark, many fishermen worry the British waters they have become increasingly dependent on will be out of reach when Britain leaves the EU.

Reuters

Key development challenges face far north

Devex

India’s apparel workers seek fair deal

About 2,000 garment workers took out a rally in Bengaluru, demanding fair wages, better working conditions and protection from sexual harassment at the workplace.

Deccan Herald

PepsiCo drops lawsuit against Indian farmers

CNNMoney

Photo of the Day

In this photograph from July 2006, this brother and sister duo had walked for four hours to reach a one room, sparsely stocked clinic in rural Mexico that is only open sporadically. The nearest hospital is a day or two walk from where they live and no one owns a vehicle. Once a patient arrives, they will wait for several hours to be seen by the First Aid Worker. (Photo by Tia Foundation) Photo used under CC BY

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