Nuzhat Shahzadi's Puerto Rico Part II - Who dares? Who cares? which features as a continuation of her Part I published a couple of weeks earlier, will still hold interest for many of our readers who had seen the earlier version. It showcases its vibrancy and rich culture through music, dancing, bright hues and brilliant colors. Click here to view the feature.
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Ken Gibbs shares his Glimpses of Tehran Part 3 loaded with anecdotal experiences, which always stimulate our readers to look for more.
Nuzhat Shahzadi's Egg Heists in Trump's America with what she calls her "own egg-research" leaves the story "so incredibly crazy" that it could, as she concludes,"Only (be) MADE in America."
ExD's Update: We have an update from ExD Catherine Russell following the virtual Global Leadership Meeting, which our readers would find to be of interest, especially in the context of US pause on foreign assistance.
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MSF Netherlands President Tammam Aloudat reflects on the increasing polarization of humanitarianism and argues that "Humanitarianism's struggles" did not begin with (the executive order) freezing foreign aid.
An article shared in turn by Kul Gautam and Niloufar Pourzand explores why, despite claims that of an emergency waiver for 'life-saving' assistance, the US freeze on foreign aid has already had dire consequences. Niloufar also shares a list of 23 countries which are most exposed to US aid cuts.
Another article by Celine Mulrean carried by Earth.org explores how USAID Funding Freeze Deals a Major Blow to Climate Finance
An article by Gary Barker and shared by Robert Cohen with his note, highlights the increasing global pushback against gender equality linking it to rising authoritarianism.
On a positive note, Somalia has launched a campaign to vaccinate 2.5 million children against polio.
Mass polio vaccination campaign is to continue in Gaza as reported on ReliefWeb. We also have a BBC article on Gaza shared by Viviane Sakkal with a real life narrative of how 3 Children Survived in a Warzone.
On another positive note and in an article shared by John Gilmartin, we learn of a recently developed, simple blood test, to detect pancreatic cancer before it spreads, thereby potentially improving early diagnosis and survival rates.
We were saddened by the passing of Maggie Murray-Lee, well known to many for her photography in UNICEF and as a contributor of many stunning art works to our newsletter.
We end this editorial note with a video shared by Sree Gururaja of a beautiful Sunrise of the Week captured by Dr Suresh, which many of us reeling in the midst of severe snowstorms with subzero temperatures would no doubt envy.
Congratulations to the editorial team. What an array of great articles
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