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Fighter jet crashes in Russian city near Ukraine; Kyiv says 108 women freed in prisoner swap – as it happened

Fighter plane hits residential building in southern Russian city of Yeysk; Ukraine says it is first all-female exchange with Moscow

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

Russia war in Ukraine pushes 4 million children into poverty: UN

Study of 22 countries shows children in Russia and Ukraine were most affected by the economic fallout of war, UN says.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

US sending ‘elite’ disaster response team to Haiti amid calls for help

MIAMI — The U.S. Agency for International Development is deploying an elite disaster response team to Haiti “as insecurity, gang violence, and the humanitarian situation worsens” throughout the Caribbean nation, a U.S. official told McClatchy and the Miami Herald on Friday.

Miami Herald · Oct 14, 2022

Iran Extends Temporary Prison Release of US Citizen

Iran has extended the temporary prison release of a US citizen freed earlier this week, his brother said Saturday, voicing hopes the liberation would become permanent. Siamak Namazi, a 51-year-old Iranian-American, has been held in Iran for years along with his elderly father, former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi, under convictions…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022

World leaders join Thailand in mourning

World leaders joined Thai people in mourning the victims of the preschool massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, taking to social media platforms and letters to share their condolences.

Bangkok Post · Oct 7, 2022

Haiti's gangs run the streets as fuel and water run low

Cholera has returned, but most hospitals are closed.

Axios · Oct 6, 2022

UN seeks a ‘humanitarian corridor’ in Haiti in areas where gangs continue to block fuel

With gangs continuing to block the entrance to Haiti’s seaports and the country’s main fuel terminal, the United Nations and its partners are asking for the opening of a “humanitarian corridor” to allow the release of fuel and aid workers to move freely without fear for their safety to respond…

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

Thursday briefing: How food prices and the climate crisis brought famine to Somalia once more

In today’s newsletter: One million people have already been displaced by the country’s second famine in just over ten years. This is how Somalia found itself in a dire situation once again

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022

Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school

Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups warn

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Lanarkshire health visitors awarded 'Baby Friendly' accreditation from UNICEF

The re-accreditation recognises the high standard of their work supporting breastfeeding and helping parents form close, loving relationships with their children.

Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022