Disturbing piece from MyanmarNow featuring a local food distribution worker with the UN World Food Program in Loikaw, Karenni, #Myanmar, who said he & around 60 others weren't informed or given the chance to evacuate w/ UN staff when fighting escalated myanmar-now.org/en/news/local-…

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Concerns about the fragmentation of Myanmar have historically been raised by Myanmar’s generals as a justification for their rule. My latest piece for The Diplomat. thediplomat.com/2023/12/is-mya…

A permanent ceasefire is urgently needed to end the killing of civilians, to facilitate the safe release of hostages, and to prevent escalation into a broader regional conflict. I am the only candidate for US Senate in California who stands firm on this.

A wedding ceremony turned nightmare as #Myanmar military drops bombs killing 24 & injuring about 30 others in Sagaing region. Radio Free Asia 👉🏽 bit.ly/4aN6Yjn Yet, businesses like PTT continue to bankroll the murderous junta! Sign the petition 👉🏽 bit.ly/3UX9u0t

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people understand the connection between thoughts, feelings, and reactions and teaches helpful coping strategies health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-c…

🔴 Desperation is driving people in #Sudan to eat grass and wild leaves. Malnutrition among children has reached alarming levels. 🔴 WFP is urgently expanding its emergency food and nutrition assistance and working around the clock to get food supplies moving across the country.

#Myanmar faces a worsening crisis with escalating conflict, massive displacement and deepening civilian protection risks leaving 18.6M people in #humanitarian need. The Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan remains just 12 per cent funded almost half-way through the year.

Amid surging conflict, people in #Myanmar are fleeing their homes in record numbers. A third of those now displaced are #children whose futures have been upended by fighting.

HMS professors and an alumnus speak about some of their most cutting-edge cancer research, from genomic sequencing to AI, and how close we are to personalized vaccines bit.ly/3Ojbo8V

Globally 48 million more women face food insecurity and hunger than men. Gender norms and women’s limited access to resources still get in the way. 👉 Check the latest #GenderData in the 2024 Gender Snapshot report: unwo.men/1tZv50TGQCe #GlobalGoals #COP29

BREAKING: The court just confirmed what we all know — the military belongs on the battlefield, not on our city streets. This win is not just for California, but the nation. It’s a check on a man whose authoritarian tendencies are increasing by the day. End the illegal

Our coalition of AGs has secured a $720 million settlement from eight opioid manufacturers holding them accountable for worsening the opioid epidemic. This will bring much-needed funding for addiction treatment, prevention, and recovery to our communities.

But there’s more work to do. We know that hate remains underreported in California and across the country. Reporting helps ensure our communities get the support they need. Click below for more on the data, and to learn how you can help stop hate ⬇️ (2/2) calcivilrights.ca.gov/2025/09/17/sta…

Trump’s dangerously deranged state is on display for the entire world to see as he delivers a long, incoherent, and humiliating rant before heads of state at the UN General Assembly.

We were 51 in San Francisco; today we are 193 Member States in this United Nations General Assembly. And yet, we are dividing. The fracturing of our world is holding back our collective ability to resolve major conflicts and to meet our common challenges.

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven. The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic –

“In too many countries—including, sadly, right here in the United States—democracy is under siege. The polite phrase for this is ‘democratic backsliding.’ But that’s a euphemism that doesn’t meet the moment. Let’s call it what it is: it’s a power grab. The rule of law isn’t

🌍 Starting soon – Get ready for the #WHS2025 Signature Event: Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World Join the livestream: f.mtr.cool/zgvwoevxnd  Follow global leaders and changemakers as they explore how political will, strong leadership, and international

This week, Myanmar’s military junta bombed a hospital killing over 30 people — continuing a pattern of attacking its own people. Last week, I led my colleagues in calling on Secretary Rubio to use our influence to help end the violence & ensure accountability for these