News from around the world this week (week ending 22 March 2024)–Topics for intention and intercession

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Join us for a look at news stories from around the world this week, some of which may not be making the headlines where you are, as we consider where and how we might focus our intentions and prayers.

Shared intention

As UNICEF warns that approaching 4 million children are thought to suffer malnourishment in Sudan, and millions of displaced people in the country face starvation, we suggest focusing our attention on this desperate humanitarian crisis in East Africa:

We will that the world’s news media and all governments will be moved with compassion to highlight and respond with deep humanity to the famine in Sudan.

Please join us in holding this.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

World Water Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

Global Healing Response focus on water https://globalhealingresponse.com/ghr-2024-q1-ourplanet-water/

Sources for news topics mentioned in this episode are:

Genocide Watch https://www.genocidewatch.com/

https://mcb.org.uk/plastic-ban-for-ramadan-urged-as-british-mosques-go-green/

https://jordantimes.com/news/world/unicef-head-says-haiti-situation-nears-chaos-%E2%80%98mad-max%E2%80%99

https://www.voanews.com/a/who-catastrophic-humanitarian-situation-in-sudan-ignored-by-world/7531294.html

https://www.deccanherald.com/world/probe-begins-after-7-killed-27-injured-in-fried-chicken-shop-explosion-in-china-2935904

https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-gunmen-abduct-87-villagers-in-kaduna-state/a-68608729

https://allafrica.com/stories/202403190021.html

https://www.channelstv.com/2024/03/18/again-gunmen-abduct-87-in-kajuru-village-as-cds-arrives-kaduna/

https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/first-person-southern-madagascar-where-girls-are-sold-marriage-they-are-born

https://www.unhcr.org/news/press-releases/un-and-partners-seek-852-4m-support-rohingya-refugees-and-bangladeshi-hosts

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catherine-russell-unicef-executive-director-face-the-nation-transcript-03-17-2024/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/28/eu-countries-already-hitting-some-of-their-sustainable-energy-targets-for-2030

https://www.firstpost.com/world/haiti-healthcare-system-gang-violence13750000-13750000.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/gangs-edge-haiti-to-brink-of-collapse-as-regional-leaders-seek-solutions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZvhmwfbNao

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/15/sudan-urgent-action-needed-hunger-crisis

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147502

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147571

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mosque-plastic-bottle-ban-1.5152210

https://aboutislam.net/muslim-issues/europe/uk-mosques-to-ditch-plastic-cutlery-ahead-of-ramadan/

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/green-ramadan-islam-sustainability

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-presidential-vote-starts-final-day-with-accusations-kyiv-sabotage-2024-03-17/

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/wartime-ukraines-election-dilemma

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/14/do-i-vote-hell-no-russia-heads-to-predictable-presidential-election

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/mistrust-threatens-kenya-led-peace-talks-on-south-sudan-4558222

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297856

https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/they-have-lists-of-everyone-s-names-myanmar-conscription-law-unleashes-wave-of-fear

https://apnews.com/article/bengaluru-water-crisis-climate-change-india-17554235dba0741a266f2251b91aec8f

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/probe-begins-after-7-killed-27-injured-fried-chicken-shop-explosion-china-2024-03-14/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/un-makes-appeal-calling-for-more-than-850-mn-for-rohingya-refugees

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369630/india-population-in-bangalore/#:~:text=Bangalore's%20population%20in%20financial%20year,year%20was%20over%2066%20million

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/rest-of-africa/unicef-warns-of-catastrophic-loss-of-lives-in-sudan-4557304

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