Opinion | Now we know what Pompeo’s ‘swagger’ at the State Department was really about washingtonpost.com/opinions/globa…

“Current projections show up to five million people in the region may be acutely food insecure this year. In other words, millions of families simply will not be able to feed themselves.” “That’s a humanitarian crisis.” @USAmbUN @CBSNews /UN usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-amb…

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Oxygen level is also low. Any help will be appreciated. 🙏🙏

#China's response to unused #COVID vaccines in the #US .@Chinamission2un 🔽 twitter.com/MFA_China/stat…

Urgent help required in #Lucknow. Mrs Preeti Srivastava, age 66 yrs. Covid positive, lungs affected score 22/25, needs to be hospitalized urgently. Contact person: Vishal/Akash 9997183597 and 9838119944. @AdminLKO @umashankarsingh @PandeyJaideep

PM says volcano last erupted in 1979, & continued for 7 months. In 1902 eruptions lasted longer. In some areas ash is 10-15" deep. Ashes must be disposed of by experts. Roads are destroyed by lava, homes damaged; people sheltering in schools: "We are in a dire situation, frankly"

#UN appeals for $29.2m for St Vincent & Grenadines following eruption of La Soufrière Volcano which has caused the evacuation of 1/5 of ppl "This is the midnight hour of our need and we expecting the intl community to come to our aid," PM Ralph Gonsalves says at launch ofappeal.

#Sudan repeals 1958 #Israel boycott law twitter.com/ofirgendelman/…

Most alarming for Iran, Iranian officials and analysts said, was the revelation that Israel had an effective network of collaborators inside Iran and that Iran’s intelligence services had failed to find the moles. @NYTBen @farnazfassihi @ronenbergman nytimes.com/2021/04/20/wor…

This could happen. It would be bad. Why? Because science tells us that to have a good chance of staving off really really bad climate impacts, the world needs to halve emissions by 2030. This is absolutely counter to all the net zero talk from capitals and company board rooms twitter.com/fbirol/status/…

#US amb #UN at J St: As the president likes to say, we can’t be afraid to tell the truth to our closest friends. That means speaking out against provocative, unilateral actions that increase tensions & take us further from the path of peace #Palestine usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-amb…

Terrific essay, Max. Having worked in #Afghanistsn, I share your concerns while recognizing the impulse to throw ones hands up. A middle ground can protect allies while containing threats - al Qaeda,, human rights abuse, regional stability — within & beyond the country. twitter.com/maxboot/status…

Chemical weapons watchdog weighs measures against #Syria - @anotherdeutsch @Reuters Quotes me for @hrw: “While this may be largely symbolic, it’s an important step towards holding the Syrian leadership accountable for their war crimes." reuters.com/world/middle-e…