Global Scans · Humans · Weekly Summary

• [New] Humanitarian organizations are facing numerous challenges including security risks and access constraints especially for aid missions to northern Gaza. ReliefWeb
• [New] USAID teams have been working day and night to address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where nearly the entire population is living under the threat of Famine. U.S. Agency for International Development
• [New] Just a couple months ago, 2024 State of Science Insights Survey found that 81% of people around the world said they think climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity. The Washington Post
• [New] A total of 280,142 metric tons of humanitarian aid are expected to be distributed over the next three months, of which 251,384 metric tons through the Egypt corridor and 28,758 metric tons through the Jordan corridor. ReliefWeb
• [New] Sanctions could be imposed on Israel to if it does not allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Yahoo News
• [New] Israel has pushed back on last month's UN-backed food security classification that warned of looming famine in northern Gaza, arguing that there is more food and water in Gaza than humanitarian workers have claimed. The Times of Israel
• [New] The military is moving ahead with plans to build a pier off the Gaza coast to increase the delivery of humanitarian aid, and initial operations will probably be ready to start by the third week of this month. AP News
• [New] The United States has resorted to airdropping food into Gaza and plans to build a floating pier at sea to deliver aid, a proposal criticized by 26 nongovernmental organizations, including Human Rights Watch, as risky, expensive, and ineffective. Human Rights Watch
• [New] The Vatican has released a new document on human dignity in which it says surrogacy, gender theory and abortion are among the grave threats to the human condition. MPR News
• [New] Sex change operations and surrogacy are grave threats to human dignity, the Vatican has declared in a new document that sets out its position on a number of social issues. Sky News
• [New] Sex change operations, gender theory and surrogate motherhood pose grave threats to human dignity. National Catholic Reporter
• [New] Israel has been warned by several allies, including the United States and Germany, against launching an offensive in Rafah due to a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. DW.COM
• [New] The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has grown increasingly dire, with people facing extreme hunger and the World Health Organization declaring that parts of the Palestinian enclave could spiral into full-blown famine by May. The Washington Post
• [New] The port of Ashodod, about 30 km from Gaza, will be used to increase humanitarian supplies into Gaza, and the Erez crossing will be reopened into northern Gaza, where there are concerns that famine is imminent. BBC News
• [New] The humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza has become so difficult that officials within the US government's Agency for International Development warned in an internal assessment that famine is likely already happening in parts of Gaza and deaths are likely to accelerate due to hunger. HuffPost UK
• [New] What began as a regional crime threat in Southeast Asia is now a rampant human trafficking and illicit trade crisis with global implications. UN News
• [New] Because much of the Catskill/Delaware watershed region consists of undisturbed forest, it is far less likely than industrial regions to harbor hazardous wastes and toxic compounds that might pose a human or environmental health risk. The National Academies Press
• [New] The UK expects to see immediate action by Israel to end restrictions on humanitarian aid, de-conflict with the UN and aid agencies, protect civilians and repair vital infrastructure like hospitals and water networks. The Telegraph
• The US and its allies view a ceasefire as essential to allowing more humanitarian aid to get into Gaza amid fears of famine among the Palestinians there. Gulf Times
• The shift away from an extractive, resource-driven global economy toward one that values human rights and livelihoods could redefine global economics and offer reasons for optimism. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Biden indicates to Netanyahu during the call that Washington's policy regarding the war in Gaza will fundamentally change if Israel does not implement a series of concrete steps to address the humanitarian crisis and protect aid workers. The Times of Israel
• The UK expects to see immediate action by Israel to end restrictions on humanitarian aid, deconflict with the UN and aid agencies, protect civilians and repair vital infrastructure like hospitals and water networks. Kent Online
• Human population growth in District Swat, Pakistan has seriously threatened the nearby forest ecosystems, and a future increase in human population will further accelerate anthropogenic activities like unsustanible tourism, fuel and timber wood collection and urbanization. bioRxiv

Last updated: 14 April 2024