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      Raging Wars, Soaring Hunger Put Women and Girls in Crosshairs, Warns UN

      "A toxic mix of crises--conflicts, climate, skyrocketing costs, and the ripple effects of the Ukraine war--are inflicting a devastating toll on the forcibly displaced. This is being felt across the world, but women and girls are particularly suffering."

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 25, 2022

      Armed conflict, climate change, economic stressors, and humanitarian aid shortfalls are among the leading drivers of increased gender-based violence, the head of the United Nations' refugee agency said on Friday, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls.

      "There is a shocking, pernicious cycle of hunger and insecurity, each exacerbating the other and fueling risks to women and girls."

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      What South Sudan Needs and Doesn't Need

      South Sudan is the embodiment of so many ills that affect the world—colonialism, militarization, civil war, climate change, famine, and sexual violence.

      Ariel Gold
      Sep 29, 2022

      By every conceivable measure, South Sudan is a nation in acute crisis. According to the World Bank, eighty percent of the South Sudanese population lives below the international poverty line, only one percent of people have access to electricity, and this month a UN Security Council delegation warned that another full-fledged civil war could break out at any moment.

      What South Sudan has in abundance however are guns, violence, and US sanctions that are preventing the government from helping its people.

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      Africa Drought

      28 Million in East Africa at Risk of Extreme Hunger as Ukraine Crisis Reverberates

      "To not act now would be immoral and a dereliction of the humanitarian imperative," said Oxfam International's executive director.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 22, 2022

      As Russia's invasion of Ukraine diverts both food and attention from Africa, Oxfam International warned Tuesday that up to 28 million people in the continent's eastern nations are at risk of famine if a historic drought continues.

      "I think about what will my family eat, where will their next meal come from, whether I will get the daily jerrycan of water."

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