State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert Being Considered As Haley Replacement At U.N. October 17, 2018 News Summary POLITICO: State Department spokeswoman Nauert in the mix for U.N. ambassador “…Among the candidates President Donald Trump is considering [to replace outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley], according to three people close to the president: former Fox News host Heather Nauert, who currently serves as the State Department’s…
Indonesia’s Messages On Foreign Assistance Following Quake-Tsunami Spur Rethink On Aid Delivery October 17, 2018 News Summary IRIN: Why Indonesia’s rules on foreign tsunami relief are rattling the aid sector “Indonesian government restrictions on foreign aid workers in disaster-hit Sulawesi are forcing some humanitarian groups to rethink their response plans — and spurring a larger debate about how the aid sector prepares for crises around the world.…
Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Cardinal Says Promised U.S. Aid Not Delivered; At Vatican, USAID’s Green Announces Additional Assistance For Iraqi Religious Minorities October 17, 2018 News Summary Associated Press: Chaldean cardinal says promised U.S. aid for Iraq hasn’t come “The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church complained on Tuesday that promised U.S. aid for religious minorities in Iraq hasn’t materialized, issuing an unusual public rebuke of the United States on the same day Washington announced a new…
Reuters Publishes Articles Examining Zika In Brazil, Angola, Lack Of Diagnostic Test October 17, 2018 News Summary Reuters: Mothers of babies afflicted by Zika fight poverty, despair “Nearly three years after a Zika outbreak in Brazil caused thousands of cases of microcephaly and other devastating birth defects in newborns, Reuters returned to check on the mothers and their children…” (Marcelino/Steenhuysen, 10/17). Reuters: Zika in Africa: Rare birth…
WHO Committee Meeting To Decide Whether DRC Ebola Outbreak Constitutes Public Health Emergency October 17, 2018 News Summary NPR: A New Surge Of Ebola Cases Suspected In Congo “There are reports of a new surge of Ebola infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today an Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization is meeting to advise on whether the outbreak should be declared a Public Health Emergency…
President Trump’s Expanded Mexico City Policy Threatens Reproductive Rights October 16, 2018 News Summary Devex: Opinion: Trump’s first blow against reproductive rights was in the developing world Brian Dixon, senior vice president of Population Connection Action Fund “…Trump kicked off his presidency by enacting the global gag rule, [also referred to as the expanded Mexico City policy] … He then moved to [withhold funding…
Opinion Pieces Discuss Global Lack Of Pandemic Preparedness, Make Recommendations October 16, 2018 News Summary Devex: Opinion: No, we are still not ready for a global pandemic Gabrielle Fitzgerald, CEO of Panorama “…Whether a new disease or old, I believe we are still woefully unprepared for a global pandemic. … Last year, I co-authored a report that synthesized the recommendations from seven major post-crisis reports…
Investing In Health Systems, Infrastructure Vital To Sustainability Of Global Health Gains October 16, 2018 News Summary The Telegraph: Why the developing world needs infrastructure as much as aid Thomas J. Bollyky, director of the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations “Miracles have happened in global health over the last fifteen years. … But the sustainability of this era of miracles in global health…
Opinion Pieces Address Political Support, Transformation Of Food Systems To Prevent All Forms Of Malnutrition October 16, 2018 News Summary Inter Press Service: Zero Hunger: Our Actions Today Are Our Future Tomorrow José Graziano da Silva, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. “…This year, World Food Day … aims to remind the international community of its fundamental political commitment to humanity — the eradication of…