Congressional'Cronies' Saddle The US With NATO Forever
Congressional 'Cronies' Saddle The US With NATO Forever Authored by Eve Ottenberg via Counterpunch.org, Nobody in their right mind wants to be obliged to send their kid off to war in Eastern Europe if Romania and Moldova start bombing each other. Yet NATO membership requires just that. And…#natoforever #eveottenberg #counterpunchorg #easterneurope #romania #moldova #nato #trump #yugoslavia #afghanistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As Europeans prepare for 2024 elections, Ukraine watches on
This year's election campaigns have shaken the status quo, and European voters will be anxious to see what transpires during the 2024 election season. The stakes could not be higher, Mark Temnycky writes. When Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, many were sceptical of Ukraine’s…#marktemnycky #ukraine #western #russians #afghanistan #russianfederation #kremlin #ukrainians #russian #south (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chris Matthews Says'SNL' Cast Is the Cause Trump Supporter'Rage '
While trying to explain the divisiveness during the upcoming 2024 presidential election, former CNBC and MSNBC host Chris Matthews took aim at an unexpected target: the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” The former host of “Hardball With Chris Matthews” took to “Morning Joe” Tuesday to explain that…#msnbc #chrismatthews #saturdaynightlive #hardball #donaldtrump #matthews #trump #israel #iraq #afghanistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump's Christmas Salvo: Attacks'Crooked Joe Biden' And'Deranged Jack Smith,' Calls All Electric Cars'Lunacy '
On Christmas Day, former President Donald Trump posted a social media message, laced with stinging commentary on President Joe Biden and the supposed “witch hunt” against him. What Happened: Trump didn’t hold back this holiday season. He extended a “Merry Christmas” to all, including those he…#donaldtrump #derangedjacksmith #worldleaders #truthsocial #openbordersinflation #afghanistan #greennewscam #energyindependence #wokemilitary #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls end the sixth grade in tears, their education is over
Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end of her education. Under Taliban rule, she is unlikely to step foot in a classroom again. In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of…#bahararustam #bibiraziaschool #kabul #taliban #nato #afghanistan #rozaotunbayeva #afghan #educationministry #setayeshsahibzada (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO builds health emergency response capacities
A WHO expert explains the R programming language tool during the training. Photo credit: WHO/Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Unit25 December 2023, Cairo, Egypt – Data management skills can help experts to better handle health emergency data and respond to public health challenges. To strengthen data management in health emergency response, WHO conducted the Regional Training on Capacity Development of Data Analytics and Dissemination, using R software, in Amman, Jordan, on 3–7 December 2023.
The training was attended by epidemiologists and surveillance officers from the Eastern Mediterranean Public He...
Source: WHO EMRO News - December 25, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
For Afghan refugees, World Cup cricket wins are a beacon of hope
NEW DELHI -- For 30-year-old Haseeb Siddiqui, two moments stand out as the happiest of his life. One was when his daughter was born, the other was when his home country, Afghanistan, triumphed over Pakistan in the recently concluded 2023 Cricket World Cup. Although Afghanistan had beaten other…#haseebsiddiqui #afghanistan #pakistan #cricketworldcup #afghans #siddiqui (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Donald Trump rages at " insurrectionist " Joe Biden
Donald Trump accused Joe Biden of being an "insurrectionist," after the former president was disqualified from running for the White House in Colorado. In a post on Truth Social, Trump, the frontrunner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, suggested that Biden may have violated the Constitution's…#donaldtrump #colorado #truthsocial #trump #constitution #fbi #departmentofjustice #afghanistan #coloradosupremecourt #civilwar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What A Load Of Rubbish: The Global State Of Waste Management
The safe management of household and commercial solid waste is not yet widespread in many nations in Asia and Africa. The latter continent receives the worst marks, with 15 countries rated at no more than 10 out of 100 points on the Yale…#africa #statistafour #myanmar #afghanistan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #southasian #cambodia #mongolia #uzbekistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
San Diego ’s Northrop Grumman awarded $72 million to repair widely used Global Hawk unmanned spy drones
A U.S. Air Force team prepares to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, in 2018. The Defense Department has awarded San Diego’s Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems $72 million to repair RQ-4 Global Hawks, unmanned surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence aircraft…#usairforce #defensedepartment #sandiegos #globalhawks #iraq #afghanistan #northafrica #airforce #arleighburke #ussmomsen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Was Israel Supposed to Do After Oct. 7? Not This
What was Israel to do post Oct. 7? It is an often-asked question whether out of genuine curiosity or to validate Israel's current course of action—an all-out war on the Gaza Strip. There were, and remain, other options. Options that would have, in theory, both allowed for Israel to achieve its…#israel #gazastrip #hamas #lloydaustin #iraq #afghanistan #isis #syria #taliban #inara (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As Wars Rage, U.S. Military Medicine Faces Its Greatest Challenges Since WWII
When U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan wound down, budget officials at the Pentagon dismantled much of what had been built. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arthur L. Kellermann, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Regional Director statement for media briefing
19 December 2023
Thank you all for joining us.
This is my last media briefing before the year ends, and I am speaking to you today with the heaviest heart as I, like all of us here, witness unimaginable suffering.
Our region of over half a billion people is home to 38% of the global population in need of humanitarian aid, which means over 140 million.
These numbers represent the everyday tragedies experienced by the people of Syria, Afghanistan and Morocco after earthquakes, the lived horrors of the people of Libya after catastrophic flooding, drought in the Horn of Africa, rapidly worsening conflict in Sudan and, of c...
Source: WHO EMRO News - December 19, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
UN and Humanitarian Partners Seek $46 Billion for Humanitarian Assistance
CARE Somalia, a UN partner, could provide emergency services to drought-affected communities through humanitarian funding. Credit: OCHA-Yao ChenBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 2023 (IPS) Funding humanitarian programs will continue into the new year, but the funding cuts of the previous year may impact the prioritization of the most immediate and most life-threatening needs.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2024. This annual assessment of the global humanitarian sector provides insight into the humanitarian action undertaken by the UN...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Naureen Hossain Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change Economy & Trade Featured Gender Violence Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
UN and Humanitarian Partners Seek USD 46 Billion for Humanitarian Assistance
CARE Somalia, a UN partner, could provide emergency services to drought-affected communities through humanitarian funding. Credit: OCHA-Yao ChenBy Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 2023 (IPS) Funding humanitarian programs will continue into the new year, but the funding cuts of the previous year may impact the prioritization of the most immediate and most life-threatening needs.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2024. This annual assessment of the global humanitarian sector provides insight into the humanitarian action undertaken by the U...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Naureen Hossain Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change Economy & Trade Featured Gender Violence Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
