Archive for May 7th, 2025

07/05/2025

Somalia: Number of People Facing High Levels of ‘Acute Food Insecurity’ Projected to Rise to 4.4 Millions

Human Wrongs Watch

By World Food Programme*

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07/05/2025

Somaliland: British Colony, Palestinian Concentration Camp?

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By Kit Klarenberg | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service*

In recent months, Somaliland has become a subject of intense, unprecedented interest for the Western media.

Somaliland National Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

As Israeli and US officials scramble to find a destination to forcibly relocate Gaza’s population from their shattered homeland, the little-acknowledged, unrecognised breakaway statelet is increasingly viewed as an attractive option.

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07/05/2025

A Place to Call Home

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By Patricia Pouhe | The Norwegian Refugee Council*

5 May 2025 — Madeleine had already lost her husband a few years earlier and could no longer cope with the escalating violence in her village. She decided to flee, heading for an unknown destination with her grandchildren.

 

Madeleine in front of her house in Bocaranga. Photo: Patricia Pouhe/NRC

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07/05/2025

Gaza: UN Humanitarian Teams Reject Israel’s ‘Deliberate Attempt to Weaponize Aid’

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(UN News)* — The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday .

Many Gazans are living in temporary shelters after their homes were destroyed.
© UNRWA | Many Gazans are living in temporary shelters after their homes were destroyed.

It appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaponize the aid and we have warned against that for a very long time. Aid should be provided based on humanitarian need to whomever needs it,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for UN aid coordination office, OCHA.

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07/05/2025

Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent

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By the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)*

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. 

Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least 335 lives and affecting an estimated 413 000 people.

During the year, there was a striking east-west contrast in climate conditions, with extremely dry and often record-warm conditions in the east, and warm but wet conditions in the west.

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