Violence has escalated in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince as two major gangs, G9 and G-Pèp have escalated fighting for control of the city. The gang warfare has had major consequences for the surrounding populations, resulting in high numbers of civilian and gang member fatalities as well as supply shortages. The
As of June 27th, 2022 the United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) was forced to further cut food rations to Yemen due to previously predicted funding gaps. Only one-quarter of the nearly $2 billion needed to fund Yemeni nutritional support was provided by international donors. The failure to hit the
On Saturday, July 2nd, an unknown river, formed beneath the glaciers of Mount Marmolada in Italy’s Alps, broke free, lifting the glacial ice and carrying a chunk down 3,300 meters (10,830 feet). After a week of search-and-rescue missions, 11 people were confirmed to have died in this avalanche. A day
