With the war against Ukraine costing Russia an estimated $1 billion per day, little infrastructure is left to deal with winter’s brutality in the vast northern country, where temperatures stay below freezing for many weeks on end. Power outages, busted pipes and other heating failures are already costing lives and promising to far surpass lastContinue reading “Russia’s Truly Cold War”
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Uganda: Ebola, Hunger and Refugees
An Ebola outbreak that began in Uganda in September has resulted in at least 55 deaths, including six healthcare workers. Of the 141 deadly hemorrhagic fever cases reported, 15 healthcare workers have been infected. This summer, more than 200 people died of hunger in Uganda. Meanwhile, nearly 70,000 refugees from Democratic Republic of the CongoContinue reading “Uganda: Ebola, Hunger and Refugees”
Pray for Aid to Reach War-Torn Tigray
It has already been over a week since Tigrayan and Ethiopian forces agreed to peace and promised to allow much needed humanitarian aid deliveries to the more than six million people suffering from acute hunger in war-torn northern Ethiopia. But so far, entry is still closed. Let’s continue praying for this country listed among theContinue reading “Pray for Aid to Reach War-Torn Tigray”
Somalia’s Every 36 Seconds
After four failed rainy seasons, parts of Somalia are set to officially reach famine status this month. In fact, Oxfam projects that one person is likely to die every 36 seconds from hunger between now and the end of the year. Those suffering from acute hunger have already surpassed the numbers from 2011’s famine, inContinue reading “Somalia’s Every 36 Seconds”
God, Save the Children
Outbreaks of cholera are coursing through Haiti and Lebanon, while Uganda fights ebola. Meanwhile, in The Gambia, 70 children died from cough syrup, and 100 children in Indonesia. Now, famine has pressed into East Africa, particularly in Somalia, where 30% of their children are suffering malnutrition. (In the 2011 Somalia famine, more than half ofContinue reading “God, Save the Children”
Haiti Crisis All the More Critical
Nearly 5 million people are at dangerous hunger levels in Haiti due to gang wars, as criminals like Jimmy Cherizier and others continue to cut off access to food, water, medicine and other necessities for locals, bringing about a dangerous cholera outbreak. The US, Mexico and other United Nations members met this week to discussContinue reading “Haiti Crisis All the More Critical”
Hope in Sight for Ethiopia
Just after we prayed on Global Hunger Sunday, the first Ukrainian ship filled with grain bound for areas hard-hit by starvation and famine arrived in Djibouti. (A second shipment from Ukraine is expected to arrive in Yemen soon.) The plan is to transport the 23,000 metric tons of grain in this first shipment overland toContinue reading “Hope in Sight for Ethiopia”
Karakalpak of Uzbekistan
The Karakalpaks are a Sunni Muslim unreached people group of more than 750,000, mostly residing in northwestern Uzbekistan’s autonomous province, Karakalpakstan. Their region is extremely dry and poverty levels are high. Over this past weekend, they have drawn attention in the news due to political unrest resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. Uzbekistan is listedContinue reading “Karakalpak of Uzbekistan”
Somalia at Risk of Famine
After four failed rainy seasons (and possibly now a fifth), much of Somalia has plunged into severe drought and could soon face famine, especially with a drop in grain imports from Russia and Ukraine. Lack of food and water has already resulted in hundreds of deaths this year, many of those happening in children ofContinue reading “Somalia at Risk of Famine”
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