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

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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