One spring, a friend called and asked my husband, our son, and me to be in a music video. It would be played at an upcoming awards show behind a relatively unknown band, MercyMe, as they sang a song that was climbing the charts, “I Can Only Imagine.” Sounds glamorous. But this wasn’t an invitation R
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Countries: Yemen, Saudi Arabia . Les opérations militaires menées au Moyen-Orient prélèvent un coût inacceptable sur les civils. Les morts, les blessés et les destructions qui ont frappé l’Arabie saoudite ces derniers jours sont un nouvel exemple des conséquences dévastatrices qu...
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Most of us have been reading headlines about the Strait of Hormuz, chokepoint for much of the world’s oil. Let’s talk about an intellectual strait likely to be the most significant epistemological shift in all of history. We are going from acquiring knowledge directly from primar...
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Here’s a solution to homelessness: Give every homeless person an apartment! But the past and present of this approach suggest its simplicity is not paired with the realism, prudence, or community that will truly help many who are homeless. Throughout much of the 20th century, com...
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. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT El Niño curtails production prospects in 2026 Cereal import requirements in 2026/27 anticipated above average Prices of maize and beans below year‑earlier levels in August 2026 El Niño curtails production prospects in 2026 Harvesting of the 2026 main Prim...
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. HIGHLIGHTS Recovery planning is accelerating as humanitarian partners and local authorities transition from emergency response towards early recovery. Road access to Rasuwa has significantly improved following the opening of the Acrow Bridge at Betrawati, restoring a key humani...
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. Foreword by the Chief Security Adviser Kwadwo Opong-Marfo, D.Sc. It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.— Leon C. Megginson The third quarter closed at a pace similar to the previous two and marked my...
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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . This monthly protection update for Afghanistan provides a comprehensive overview of UNHCR’s different protection programs, aiming to prevent, mitigate and respond to protection risks faced by vulnerable populations in...
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. Nearly two decades have passed since the last Palestinian Legislative Council elections and five years since the planned 2021 elections were postponed. An entire generation of Palestinians has reached adulthood without the opportunity to choose their elected representatives. Th...
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. The five-day mission, held from 4 to 8 October 2026, began with Sudan’s Minister of Health Dr Heitham Ibrahim welcoming the supervision team and thanking AfDB for its close coordination and implementation monitoring. “At a time when Sudan’s health sector is facing unprecedented...
