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Reminder:

Disasters and Emergencies Continue

to Occur Around the World

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GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations,

the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide

to improve alerts, information exchange and

coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

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Continues to be Needed!

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Russia's Illegal War Against 

Ukraine Continues 

with Death and 

Destruction Endangering

The Whole of Humanity!

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Ukraine Zaporizhzya Nuclear Power Station 

21 December 2023

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is installing four new mobile diesel boilers to generate additional steam needed for various nuclear safety functions at the site, including for waste treatment, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

The IAEA team of experts present at the ZNPP observed the installation work during a walkdown last Sunday and were subsequently informed that the new boilers will be ready soon. The site currently has nine mobile boilers, eight of which are operating to provide heating during the winter.

“Nuclear power plants need significant amounts of steam to conduct important operational activities at the sites. This remains the case also for the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, even though it has not produced electricity for well over a year now. The IAEA has encouraged the plant to install diesel boilers for this purpose and we welcome the planned additional capacity,” Director General Grossi said.

Five reactors remain in cold shutdown, while unit 4 is in hot shutdown to produce steam and heat, including for the nearby town of Enerhodar, where most plant staff live.

Nearly three weeks after it suffered its eighth complete loss of off-site power during the conflict, the ZNPP remains connected to two external power sources: the main 750 kilovolt (kV) power line, and a back-up 330 kV power line.

The IAEA experts have over the past week continued to monitor the nuclear safety and security situation across the site of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant (NPP), conducting walkdowns to the reactor hall and electrical safety system rooms of unit 3 and to the main control room of unit 5, where they observed a successful test of the safety systems.

In recent days, they also went to the site’s 750 kV electrical switchyard, entry point for the off-site power needed at the plant, and the onsite water treatment facility. In another walkdown, they saw the ZNPP’s cooling pond, cooling towers, inlet and outlet channels as well as the outlet channel of the nearby Zaporizhzhya Thermal Power Plant. However, they were not allowed this time to access the isolation gate of the cooling pond.

Separately, the IAEA experts were informed by the ZNPP that they could not access the reactor rooftops as planned on 19 December due to security concerns.  No alternative date has so far been provided. The IAEA has previously this year been given access to three of the reactor roofs – of units 2, 3 and 4 – but not the others.

In addition, the IAEA team was once again not granted access to the north-western part of the turbine hall of reactor unit 5 during a walkdown there last Monday, despite a request made before the visit. The IAEA has not been able to visit the north-western part of any of the six turbine halls since mid-October.

The team continues to pay close attention to the maintenance situation at the plant, particularly the maintenance plan for next year, and also to the electrical equipment related to the safety systems of the reactor units following a power loss at unit 6 in mid-November. The IAEA experts have been informed that the 2024 maintenance plan is almost complete, but they have so far not been able to study it as requested.

An unannounced fire drill was conducted at the ZNPP site on Wednesday morning, following last week’s emergency communication exercise. The drill scenario involved a hypothetical oil leakage at the transformer of reactor unit 2, which resulted in a fire. The drill’s participants included regional, city and on-site fire departments. The IAEA team was only made aware of the drill afterwards.

 

As usual in recent months, the IAEA team has continued to hear explosions from outside the ZNPP site, including six powerful blasts on Wednesday evening.

IAEA experts at the Rivne, Khmelnitsky, South Ukraine NPPs and the Chornobyl site continue to report that nuclear safety and security is being maintained despite challenging circumstances. A successful rotation of IAEA staff took place during the week at the Rivne, South Ukraine and Khmelnitsky sites.

Last week, the IAEA arranged the 33rd delivery of nuclear safety and security-related equipment to Ukraine, using contributions from Australia. It was the first delivery under a new system requiring entities in Ukraine to register in the national electronic system as recipients of humanitarian aid.

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As 2023 comes to a close with

'the horrors of wars'

yet raging . . . 

"NATURE"

reminds us all that "NATURE"

is "ALIVE" and "ACTIVE!"

CHINA: GANSU PROVINCE

6.2 EARTHQUAKE

127 dead, 734 injured, 20 missing

18 DECEMBER 2023

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China's President, Xi Jinping said "all efforts should be made to carry out search and rescue, treat the injured in a timely manner, and minimise casualties". The Chinese government announced 200 million yuan in emergency aid for rescue work.

 

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ICELAND: MASSIVE VOLCANIC

ERUPTION AFTER SERIES

OF EARTQUAKES 

18 DECEMBER 2023

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As one year ends with another on

the horizon, inhabitants around

the world must always be

mindful that . . .

NATURE RULES!

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ISRAEL: ATTACKED!

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"STATE OF WAR"

SHOCKING ATROCITIES

AGAINST CIVILIANS:

 BOMBINGS!

ABDUCTIONS:

SLAUGHTEROUS KILLINGS!

200+ HOSTAGES!

More than 1500 Killed; 2500 Wounded

"Innocent Children in Harms Way!"

DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2023

EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED NOW!

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ISRAEL:  We’ll defend ourselves against annihilation.

“The brutality of the crimes is not the only thing . . . 

the savage Hamas Nazis share with the

German Nazis. They both share a

common ideology,”

he added, to “exterminate the Jews”.

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The UN Security Council has adopted resolution

on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, with 13 votes

in favour, and the US and Russia

abstaining. The resolution,

among others demands immediate, safe

and unhindered delivery of humanitarian

assistance at scale directly to the

Palestinian civilian population

throughout the Gaza Strip.

The adopted the draft resolution, penned by the UAE, as Resolution 2720 (2023)

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US Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield was the first to speak after the vote, describing the resolution as “a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering”.

She said that since the start of the conflict, the US has worked tirelessly to alleviate the humanitarian crisis, to get lifesaving assistance into Gaza, to get hostages out of the enclave, and to push for the protection of innocent civilians and humanitarian workers, and to work towards a lasting peace.

“Today this Council made clear that all hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally and that humanitarian groups must be able to access hostages, including for medical visits,” she said.

The Council made clear that all parties must respect international humanitarian law and that civilian, humanitarian and UN facilities, as well as humanitarian personnel and medical personnel, must be protected, she added.

While encouraged that the Council spoke out on the humanitarian crisis, Ms. Thomas-Greenfield said the US was “appalled” that it was again unable to condemn the horrific terrorist attacks committed by Hamas on 7 October.

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UN General Assembly in Emergency Session:

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

Voted by large majority for

"immediate humanitarian ceasefire." 

12 December 2023

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DIRE SITUATION IN GAZA:

"The Impact on Heath is

Catastrophic!"

 - Quote, WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros -

WHO Director-General’s closing remarks

at the Special Session of the

Executive Board on the health situation

in the occupied Palestinian territory

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WHO’s Executive Board adopts resolution

on access for life-saving

aid into Gaza and respect for laws of war

10 December 2023

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Pope Francis Prays for Peace

22 November 2023

Pope Francis renews his appeal for prayers for people suffering due to wars in Ukraine and

"Let us pray for the Palestinian people; let us pray for the Israeli people, so that peace may come."

The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, announced on Friday that Pope Francis would be meeting with the delegations, stressing that the meetings would be "of an exclusively humanitarian nature" aiming to demonstrate Pope Francis' "spiritual

closeness to the suffering of each individual".

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken 

 Remarks to the Press

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

“Far too many Palestinians have been killed; far too many have suffered these past weeks.  And we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them.” 

Blinken denounces civilian toll in Gaza, says ‘far too many Palestinians have been killed’

           Text Courtesy, U.S. Department of State / Inage Courtesy, Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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UPDATE: 10/27/2023

UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling

 for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection

Prior to taking action on the resolution, an amendment led by Canada did not pass, as it failed to reach the required two-thirds majority.

That amendment would have “unequivocally reject[ed] and condemn[ed] the terrorist attacks by Hamas [which] took place in Israel starting on 7 October 2023 and the taking of hostages”.

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UPDATEDECEMBER 22, 2023

UPDATENOVEMBER 10, 2023

U.S. voices concern over killing of

Palestinians as Gaza death toll tops 11,000

UPDATE: OCTOBER 16, 2023

Israel's death toll is 1400 and Gaza's has spiked to 2670 and as

the humanitarian crisis in the territory spirals into a

catastrophe, a United Nations relief agency has

confessed that unless the supply blockade

is lifted, there is nothing they can do for the people inside.

Text / Video Courtesy, 9 News Australia

THE WORLD CANNOT IGNORE

THE HORRIFIC ATROCITIES

OF LAWLESS, AGGRESSIVE

ACTS OF TERROR!

ACTS OF WAR!

UN Secretary-General Strongly Condemn Deadly Attacks in Israel

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7 OCTOBER 2023

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The UN chief is deeply concerned for the civilian population and urges maximum restraint and that “all diplomatic efforts” are made “to avoid a wider conflagration”, the UN Spokesperson said. “Civilians must be respected and protected in accordance with international humanitarian law at all times.

With deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the UN chief called for the immediate release of all abducted persons, Mr. Dujarric said.

He stresses that violence cannot provide a solution to the conflict, and that only through negotiation leading to a two-State solution can peace be achieved,” the UN Spokesperson said.

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Statement From

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

on the Attacks Against Israel

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7 OCTOBER 2023

I am closely monitoring developments in Israel. Our commitment to Israel's right to defend itself remains unwavering, and I extend my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this abhorrent attack on civilians. Over the coming days the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.

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Afghanistan: 6.3 Magnitude

EARTHQUAKE

DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2023

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More than two thousand people have died

in western Afghanistan following earthquakes

and aftershocks.  As VOA’s Arash Arabasadi

reports, those numbers are expected to rise.

Warning: This VIDEO contains graphic content.

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Deepest Condolences to All Who Have

Lost Loved Ones!

Even in the midst of warring atrocities,

NATURAL DISASTERS 

continue to occur in diverse places

Around the World.

WE CAN ALL HELP!

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, extended his sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and wished a swift recovery to those injured, the UN Spokesperson said. 

“As winter approaches, the UN Secretary-General calls on the international community to come together and support people impacted by the earthquake, many of whom were already in need before this crisis,” he said.

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NIGERIA: At least 85 civilians killed

by a Nigerian army drone attack, in

the latest such deadly mistake

5 DECEMBER 2023

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The strike took place Sunday night in Kaduna state’s Tudun Biri village while residents observed the Muslim holiday marking the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, government officials said. The military believed it was “targeting terrorists and bandits,” officials said.

At least 66 people also were injured in the attack, the National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. Eighty-five bodies, including of children, women and the elderly, have been buried so far, as a search continues for any additional victims, the agency said.

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 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF 

CONGO: CLASHES DISPLACE

450,000 in six weeks 

24 NOVEMBER 2023

People who have fled clashes and violence in North Kivu seek refuge in Rusayo, in the DR C

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Violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have displaced more than 450,000 people in the last six weeks in Rutshuru and Masisi territories in North Kivu province.

People arriving in the town of Sake, located near the provincial capital Goma, spoke of having to make harrowing choices, with men risking death to feed starving children and women risking rape to collect firewood. . . .

. . . . UN partners and humanitarian groups are urgently ramping up efforts to tackle urgent needs stemming from overcrowding and inadequate shelter in spontaneous sites, with limited access to food and clean water

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KARABAKH REGION: CRISIS

5 OCTOBER 2023

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(Berlin, October 5, 2023) – Governments involved in facilitating talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia should secure concrete commitments from Azerbaijan’s president on respecting, protecting, and implementing the right to return of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, Human Rights Watch said today. More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians, nearly the entire current population of the area, have fled in recent days.

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STATE OF EMERGENCY

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Libya - Derna Flood:

Catastrophic Devastation!

DATE: SEPTEMBER 10 - 11, 2023

11,000 CASUALITIES:  10,000 MISSING

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THE WORLD CANNOT IGNORE

THE MAGNITUDE AND . . .

SCALE OF EMERGENCY

HELP NEEDED!

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STATE OF EMERGENCY

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Marrakesh, Morocco:

6.8M EARTHQUAKE

DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As of 9/10/2023

2,000+ CASUALITIES:  2,421+ INJURED

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Morocco's King Mohammed VI directs country to pray as EARTHQUAKE

death toll rises to 2,012

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FLORIDA: U.S.A.

AUGUST 30, 2023

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Extreme Weather Conditions

are manifesting the reality of

CLIMATE CHANGE!

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Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya

"In the face of competing crises, the international community must not forget the Rohingya people or their host community in Bangladesh. Humanitarian appeals for supporting the Rohingya, both in Myanmar and in the camps in Bangladesh, need greater support and funding. At the same time, third countries should expand Rohingya resettlement programmes or provide temporary protection, particularly in the region. And international efforts must be redoubled to reverse course in Myanmar and to ensure accountability and justice."                                      - Volker Türk -

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24 AUGUST 2023

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Friday, 25 August, marks the sixth anniversary of the start of a massive offensive by Myanmar’s military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state.

Some 10,000 Rohingya men, women, children and newborns were killed, more than 300 villages burnt to the ground, and over 700,000 forced to flee to Bangladesh in search of safety, joining tens of thousands who fled earlier persecutions.

The then High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra‘ad al-Hussein called the brutal campaign to drive the community from their homes a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.”

In all, over a million Rohingya fled persecution and systematic discrimination to seek international refugee protection in Bangladesh, and approximately 600,000 remain within Rakhine state, where they continue to suffer severe rights restrictions and the threat of further violence.

In a sign of their desperation, thousands more continue to attempt dangerous sea crossings from Myanmar and Bangladesh, too often ending in tragedy.

Text Courtesy, United Nations

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Demand an END to

"HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES!"

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INDIA: MASSIVE FLOODS

Himachal Rain Fury: 60 killed, Structures Collapsed’ 

17 AUGUST 2023

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IS THERE A NEED FOR CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS 

CONCERNING GLOBAL WARMING IN TERMS

OF POTENTIAL GEOLOGICAL, 

ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSEQUENCES WITH REGARD

TO LAND MANAGEMENT?!

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COULD THIS HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?!

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 REMINDER:

Climate Change is happening

EVERYWHERE!

Extreme Weather Conditions

are Coming . . .

BE PREPARED!

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ASIA-PACIFIC

Disaster Emergency’ 

Warns UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and 

the Pacific (ESCAP)

25 JULY 2023

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According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over 7,500 deaths.

They impacted 64 million people, and caused economic damage estimated at $57 billion.

Under a 2°C warming scenario, the ESCAP projects an increase in deaths and potential economic losses of more than $1 trillion, if there is no adequate response.

“As temperatures continue to rise, new disaster hotspots are emerging, and existing ones are intensifying,” Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of ESCAP, said.

“A disaster emergency is underway, and we must fundamentally transform our approach to building resilience.”

 

The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023, ESCAP’s flagship study on the changing patterns of disasters, their impacts, and building resilience, was launched at its Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction, which convenes governments, experts and stakeholders in the region.  

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Funding ‘simply not enough’ for Rohingya refugees

20 JULY 2023

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In March, the value of the food vouchers for camp residents was reduced from $12 per person per month to $10, and in June, to just $8; the equivalent of 27 cents a day.

“The ration cuts are our last resort. Many donors have stepped forward with funding but what we have received is simply not enough,” Dom Scalpelli, WFP Country Director in Bangladesh, said in a release on Wednesday.  

It is absolutely critical that we give the Rohingya families back the full assistance they deserve. The longer we wait, the more hunger we will see in the camps – already we are seeing more children being admitted into malnutrition treatment programmes.”

Over 950,000 Rohingyas remain stranded in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, southern Bangladesh. Most of them fled their homes in northern Myanmar following widespread and systemic attacks in August 2017 by the country’s armed forces that former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein described as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. 

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), which has been assisting the Rohingya refugees since the crisis erupted, said that the WFP food assistance is the “only reliable source they can count on to meet their basic food and nutrition needs.”

“But since the start of the year, this lifeline has been under severe pressure due to reduced donor funding.”

Alongside fresh food assistance, WFP implements nutrition programmes for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five years of age.  

Despite this additional support, vulnerable households are still struggling to make ends meet. The only solution to prevent the situation from deteriorating further is to restore the full rations for the entire Rohingya population immediately, UNHCR said.

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WMO:

Health risks on the rise as heatwave intensifies across Europe

18 July 2023

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In an alert, the agency emphasized that heatwaves are amongst the deadliest natural hazards and WMO Senior Heat Advisor, John Nairn, told reporters that extreme temperatures are poised to grow in frequency, duration and intensity.

“Repeated high night-time temperatures are particularly dangerous for human health because the body is unable to recover from sustained heat”, he said. “This leads to increased cases of heart attacks and death.”

According to a recent report by the UN agency, 60,000 additional people died due to extreme heat in Europe last summer - despite the continent's strong early warning and health action plans. 

WMO said that it was urgent to adapt infrastructure to withstand prolonged high temperatures and to raise vulnerable people’s awareness of the risks.

The agency warned of the increased risk of death through heatwaves in Asia, North Africa and the United States too.

Heat is a rapidly growing health risk due to increased or rapid urbanization, the increasing extreme temperatures and an ageing population”, said Mr. Nairn.

According to WMO, this year’s extensive and intense heatwaves are alarming - but not unexpected - as they are in line with forecasts. 

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UKRAINE: RUSSIA WITHDRAWS

FROM GRAIN DEAL

17 JULY 2023

Developing Countries to Suffer

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The Black Sea initiative was agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Türkiye and the UN in Istanbul last July along with a parallel accord between the UN and Russia on grain and fertilizer exports from that country.

By its decision, Russia has also withdrawn security guarantees for ships navigating in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.  

 

“Ultimately, participation in these agreements is a choice.  But struggling people everywhere and developing countries don’t have a choice,” Mr. Guterres said.

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ISRAEL-PALESTINE:

UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror

6 JULY 2023

Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on his recent visit to Haiti and Trini

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Israel’s airstrikes and ground operations in a crowded refugee camp were the worst violence in the West Bank in many years,” said António Guterres, referring to the two-day-long military assault in Jenin, which began on Monday morning, involving the use of airstrikes and missiles fired from drones.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, 12 people were killed, including three children, during what Israel described as a counter-terror operation. At least 120 were wounded, including 20 still in critical condition.

Gun battles broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, with some roads torn up and many homes and properties damaged. At least 3,000 people were reportedly forced to flee their homes.

A car ramming attack in Israeli’s largest city, Tel Aviv, in apparent retaliation for the Jenin operation left nine injured. The Palestinian man who drove the vehicle into pedestrians was shot dead at the scene.

On Thursday, Israel said it had responded with artillery fire after a rocket was launched into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon.

WARNING: REMINDER:

Acts of military strikes [and/or]

the violence of terrorism

against civilians are

"Crimes Against Humanity!"

Such heinous, horrific acts

must be halted!

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"CHILDREN" HAVE RIGHTS:

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Courtesy, United Nations: A boy runs past damaged buildings, defaced by shelling during the conflict, on his way home from shopping, in the city of Sirte.   Image, UNICEF/Giovanni Diffident

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JUSTICE SHALL NOT FAIL!

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Trinidad and Tobago: July 3 - 5

At Caribbean Summit (CARICOM), UN

Chief Calls for Climate Action,

Debt relief, and

Urgent Aid for Haiti

3 JULY 2023

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Text Courtesy, United Nations: Secretary-General António Guterres (left) is greeted by Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago where he came to address the 45th meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).   Image, UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

The security situation in Haiti “is appalling,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, recalling his recent visit to the fragile nation. He called for swift action at a time when the humanitarian needs are soaring. And although “there is not yet the political solution in sight”, the UN chief expressed hope and optimism.

“It is impossible to look at the crisis without seeing the long shadow of centuries of colonial exploitation, extortion, dictatorship, and other screaming injustices,” he said. “We must help ease the suffering of the Haitian people.”

 

Commending the critical efforts of CARICOM leaders in addressing the situation in Haiti, Mr. Guterres called for increased support from the international community.

He stressed that lasting security requires strengthened democratic institutions, emphasizing the need for drastic improvement in the security situation.

In this vein, he reiterated his call to the Security Council to authorize a "robust international security force" to help Haiti's National Police in combating and dismantling gangs wreaking havoc across the country.

HAITI

‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international

force to help quell gang violence

1 JULY 2023

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The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people – especially women and girls – because of brutally violent and “predatory” armed gangs, like those encircling the capital, blocking main roads and controlling access to water, food, health care.

 

“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the widespread sexual violence which the armed gangs have used as a weapon to instil fear,” he said, calling on the entire international community to urgently “put the victims and the civilian population at the centre of our concerns and priorities.”

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‘The world is failing the Haitian

people’ warns UNICEF chief

29 JUNE 2023

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Text Courtesy, United Nations-UNICEF: A toddler's arm is measured to determine malnutrition at a clinic run by UNICEF, in Cité Soleil, Haiti.   Image, UNICEF/Odelyn Joseph

Women and children are dying. Schools and public spaces should always be safe. Collectively the world is failing the Haitian people.”

An estimated 5.2 million – close to half the population – need humanitarian support, including three million children.

Institutions and services children rely on “are barely functional” the Executive Director warned, while violent armed groups control more than 60 per cent of the capital Port au Prince, and parts of the country’s most fertile agricultural areas.

Haitians and our team there tell me it’s never been worse” she said, with unprecedented malnutrition, grinding poverty, a crippled economy, and a continuing cholera outbreak.

All this “while flooding and earthquakes continue to remind us just how vulnerable Haiti is to climate change and natural disasters”, she added.

 

Ms. Russell recounted some of the shocking testimony she had heard talking to women and girls at a centre for survivors of gender-based violence, which has now reached “staggering levels”.

An 11-year-old girl told me in the softest of voices that five men had grabbed her off the street. Three of them raped her. She was eight months pregnant when we spoke – and gave birth just a few days later.

"One woman told me that armed men had barged into her house and raped her. She said her 20-year-old sister resisted so strongly that they killed her by setting her on fire. Then they burned down their house.”

The UNICEF chief said she had heard many similar stories, “part of a new strategy” by armed groups.

“They rape girls and women, and they burn their homes to make them more vulnerable and more easily controlled. Because if they break the women, they’ve broken the foundation of the communities.

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RECURRING ATROCITIES 

IN HAITI?!

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If you’ve missed the work of EPACHA in its Phase I duration, please be encouraged to click on the below web links.

Sincerest Thanks are Extended to http://archive.org/web/ for having made possible an archived viewing of

 

EPACHA Foundation’s entire volume of its Phase I web pages:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180321225044/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Home_Page_BkUp3.aspx

Complete List of EPACHA - Phase I web pages:

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