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Minnesota: Winona Area Resident Raises Money for Humanitarian Crises in Nicaragua

Dora Alicia Solorzano-Pelly says family and people she met during mission trips to Nicaragua who have written to her pleading for help. | Image courtesy: winonadailynews.com
Combating ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse allegations remains ‘key’ UN priority, as 54 new allegations emerge
U.S. Air Force Provides Rapid Response Following Hurricane Maria
U.S. Virgin Islands: The humanitarian mission provided the islands with an FAA mobile air traffic control tower with an instrument landing system and FAA air traffic controllers. Additionally, the mission delivered 13,000 pounds of food and water.

“This mission is providing humanitarian support to areas in the Virgin Islands affected by multiple hurricanes,” said U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Darnell, 14th AS loadmaster. “Missions like this one are what I signed up for. Its an incredible feeling to bring relief to people in need.”
Madagascar fights the issues of drought, famine and chronic malnutrition

UNICEF: If the plan were put into action, chronic malnutrition would end up affecting just 15 percent of Madagascar’s toddlers instead of nearly half of them, the agency says. | Image courtesy: (csmonitor.com/Melanie Stetson Freeman)
United States Provides More Humanitarian Aid for the Iraq Crisis

Image courtesy: (blueMix/Pixabay)
Syria: With help, family rebuilds home amid the ruins of Homs
Escaping the Street Life: Young Women Being Forced Into a Industry They Hate
UN migration agency launches $60 million appeal for drought-hit East Africa
Syria: UNICEF warns 40,000 children in the line of fire in Raqqa
Central African Republic: Thousands displaced as conflict erupts in Alindao
Middle Eastern Refugee Crisis: Darkness will never overcome the light

East Africa: Urgent support required in flood-hit Burundi
Dominica: $31 Million USD Still Needed for Humanitarian Aid Efforts

Humanitarian Aid - Aftermath Hurricane Maria in Dominica | Image courtesy: DFID UK
Hurricane Maria: This is the fifth time on record that Dominica has taken a direct hit from a hurricane, but never has it faced a storm of such ferocity and strength. The hurricane brought life in Dominica to a standstill.

The storm caused widespread damage and destruction in Dominica, one of the poorest countries in the Eastern Caribbean. On 25 September, the UN estimated that the entire population suffered direct damage to housing and livelihoods.
Nepal: UN Activates Humanitarian Relief Teams in Response to Severe Flooding
According to a humanitarian update issued by the office, as of 11:00 AM local time, 14 August, at least 66 people – including children – have been killed, 35 are missing, and many have been displaced following large-scale flooding and landslides in the wake of the worst rains to strike Nepal in 15 years.

The disaster comes at a time when the landlocked Asian nation was struggling to recover from the 2015 earthquakes. Some five of the 27 affected districts are also earthquake-affected, while four of them were hit by floods a year prior, the update mentioned.
Uganda’s Jewish community starving because of food shortage

This year, the food shortage situation for Uganda’s Jewish community, called the Abayudaya, has worsened. | Image courtesy: (Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/JTA)
Africa: Food distribution, seeds bring smiles to children in South Sudan

| Image: ICRC / Mari Aftret Mortvedt
Guatemala: Sponsoring Elders Give Wisdom and Perspective
Over the past weeks we’ve heard phenomenal stories of Unbound sponsored elders and their wisdom, joy and love. We learned about Cristina in Guatemala, who returned to school at age 59, and Julia in Bolivia, who embodies love in how she cares for her husband.
Diversity a richness, not a threat: UN Secretary-General
Mali: Three UN peacekeepers killed in attack in Kidal
Syria: Airstrikes or minefields – Raqqa’s residents face a deadly choice
India: Kids helping kids | Make a world of difference