Archive for April 13th, 2022

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13/04/2022

Kenya’s Ticking Bomb as Unemployed Youth Lured into Traffickers’ Dens

Human Wrongs Watch

By Joyce Chimbi

Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 13 2022 (IPS)* – Ahmed Bakari’s ill-fated journey to ‘greener pastures’ started with a social media private message from a stranger back in 2017. The message said an international NGO was recruiting teachers and translators to work in Somalia.

Traffickers target unemployed youth in Kenya. While the government is working to combat this crime, COVID-19 impacted their efforts. Here a police officer is in discussion with a community policing committee that works together to combat criminal activities, like trafficking. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS

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13/04/2022

Record Heat Sends Sea Ice Into Retreat, Worrying Scientists

12 April 2022 (UNEP)* — The recent collapse of a 1,100km2 ice shelf in Antarctica came at a time of record high temperatures and is a symptom of a planet in climate crisis, experts say.
A penguin stands on an iceberg in Yankee Harbour, Antarctica

A penguin stands on an iceberg in Yankee Harbour, Antarctica, February 18, 2018. Reuters/Alexandre Meneghini

The Conger ice shelf, which cleaved away from the eastern side of Antarctica in March, is the latest victim of rising temperatures at the Earth’s poles.

Experts say as the polar regions warm, more ice is likely to melt, potentially pushing up sea levels and inundating coastal communities.

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13/04/2022

The Threat of Famine Is ‘Very Real’ in Somalia and South

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* – The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed now to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday [12 April 2022].

A child of seven months is being examined for malnutrition due to the severe drought in Somalia.
© UNICEF/Sebastian Rich | A child of seven months is being examined for malnutrition due to the severe drought in Somalia.
 

The alert from the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) followed the latest food security assessments which showed that six million people in Somalia will face acute food insecurity in the coming months, unless the rains come.

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