Day: April 13, 2024

Israel’s future: A Jewish theocracy that resembles Iran | Opinion | Eran Yashiv
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— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) April 13, 2024

Israel’s future: A Jewish theocracy that resembles Iran | Opinion | Eran Yashiv
https://t.co/HO2EWSrAlG

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) April 13, 2024

The US has observed Iran moving military assets, such as drones and cruise missiles internally, two US intelligence sources told CNN.https://t.co/0U5Z3BCGbi

— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) April 13, 2024

U.S. Intelligence has reportedly Observed the Movement of Iranian Military Assets including Land-Attack Cruise Missiles and One-Way “Suicide” Drones around the Country within the last 24 Hours, which is believed to be Preparations for Direct Strikes against Israel from Iranian… pic.twitter.com/sRHBDG5ss1

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 13, 2024

U.S. Intelligence has reportedly Observed the Movement of Iranian Military Assets including Land-Attack Cruise Missiles and One-Way “Suicide” Drones around the Country within the last 24 Hours, which is believed to be Preparations for Direct Strikes against Israel from Iranian… pic.twitter.com/sRHBDG5ss1

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 13, 2024

Nikol Pashinyan’s silence and evasive behavior after the meeting in Brussels has caused concern in the ruling party, the Armenian newspaper Hraparak writes, Report informs.

DAKAR, Senegal — Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months, U.N. humanitarian agencies warned Friday.

The number facing hunger during the June-August lean season has quadrupled over the last five years, they said, noting that economic challenges such as double-digit inflation and stagnating local production had become major drivers of the crisis, beyond recurrent conflicts in the region.

Among the worst-affected countries are Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Mali, where around 2,600 people in northern areas are likely to experience catastrophic hunger, said the World Food Program, U.N. children’s agency UNICEF, and the Food and Agriculture Organization in a joint statement.

“The time to act is now. We need all partners to step up … to prevent the situation from getting out of control,” said Margot Vandervelden, WFP’s acting regional director for West Africa.

Due to the food shortages, malnutrition is alarmingly high, the agencies said, estimating that 16.7 million children younger than 5 are acutely malnourished across West and Central Africa.

The region’s heavy dependence on food imports has tightened the squeeze, particularly for countries battling high inflation such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Policies should be introduced to boost and diversify local food production “to respond to the unprecedented food and nutrition insecurity,” said Robert Guei, the FAO’s Sub-regional Coordinator for West Africa.

DAKAR, Senegal — Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months, U.N. humanitarian agencies warned Friday.

The number facing hunger during the June-August lean season has quadrupled over the last five years, they said, noting that economic challenges such as double-digit inflation and stagnating local production had become major drivers of the crisis, beyond recurrent conflicts in the region.

Among the worst-affected countries are Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Mali, where around 2,600 people in northern areas are likely to experience catastrophic hunger, said the World Food Program, U.N. children’s agency UNICEF, and the Food and Agriculture Organization in a joint statement.

“The time to act is now. We need all partners to step up … to prevent the situation from getting out of control,” said Margot Vandervelden, WFP’s acting regional director for West Africa.

Due to the food shortages, malnutrition is alarmingly high, the agencies said, estimating that 16.7 million children younger than 5 are acutely malnourished across West and Central Africa.

The region’s heavy dependence on food imports has tightened the squeeze, particularly for countries battling high inflation such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Policies should be introduced to boost and diversify local food production “to respond to the unprecedented food and nutrition insecurity,” said Robert Guei, the FAO’s Sub-regional Coordinator for West Africa.