Posted on July 10, 2018
Stamford, Conn. – July 10, 2018 – Americares is delivering $2 million in critical medicine and medical supplies to help children and families in war-torn Syria. Two shipments containing 29 tons of life-saving items, including antibiotics, intravenous fluids, safe birthing kits and chronic disease medications are in transit.
The medicines will be distributed to medical facilities in rural western Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Idlib, by Human Appeal and the Syrian American Medical Society, which supports over 100 medical facilities in Syria, including underground trauma hospitals. Read More “Americares Delivers $2 Million in Aid for Syria”
Posted on June 25, 2018
On June 18, 2018, PepsiCo Foundation announced a $4.2 million grant to WaterAid, a leading international water and sanitation non-governmental organization, to provide clean water access to communities in southern India facing extreme water shortages, specifically in Palakkad (Kerala), Nelamangala (Karnakata), and Sri City (Andhra Pradesh).
“Strong public-private partnerships drive scalable and lasting impact, and we are proud to work with PepsiCo to bring clean water to hundreds of thousands of people in need,” said Sarina Prabasi, U.S. CEO of WaterAid. “To improve access to clean water, it’s essential that corporations step up and invest in collaborative action, just as Read More “WaterAid Receives $4.2 Million Grant from PepsiCo Foundation”
Posted on June 19, 2018
Today, at a press conference held at the State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley announced the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council. The withdrawal marks the latest announcement in a concerning trend of US divestment from United Nations institutions and multilateral agreements including the 2017 defunding of the UN Population Fund and the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation.
Read more here: https://www.outrightinternational.org/content/outright-reacts-united-states-withdrawal-un-human-rights-council Read More “Outright Reacts to the United States Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council”