A look at @deptofdefense support to the Haiti airport security and Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission preparation efforts. The U.S. will continue to provide robust and multi-faceted support to Haiti as it moves toward a more secure and prosperous future. U.S. Embassy Haiti

The rarity of tourist killings in Mexico - and the speed with which they are investigated - says something about the state of crime and violence in the country.

For The Guardian, thanks Victoria Dittmar, Cecilia Farfán-Méndez, Ph.D., Falko Ernst.

theguardian.com/world/article/…

El derecho humanitario internacional no es negociable. Aplica a todos los actores armados, en todas circunstancias, y el secuestro es una clara violación de ello. Me sumo al comunicado de los países acompañantes de la mesa con el ELN y a su llamado a retomar las negociaciones.

Important reminders from the UN about Rafah:

1⃣ All fuel enters Gaza through Rafah crossing.
2⃣ Disruption to fuel supply will halt the UN's already fragile aid operations.
3⃣ Yesterday, no fuel came through

press.un.org/en/2024/db2405…

Important thread by Crisis Group’s Falko Ernst on the inneficacy of target killings to fight organised crime, and the way in which security overlaps with other agendas in the #US - #Mexico relations

What fantastic news - a remarkably beautiful, compassionate book that touches deeply into the soul. If you haven’t read it, please do.

Massive congratulations Nathan Thrall

Timely recognition The Pulitzer Prizes 🙏🏽

With best wishes from your friends, former colleagues Crisis Group

Hoy cumple años Rocio San Miguel.
Fundó y preside la ONG Control Ciudadano.
Ha sido una insigne defensora de los derechos humanos así como de una solución pacífica, negociada y electoral a la crisis venezolana.
Desde el pasado 9 de febrero se encuentra detenida.
Abogamos porque…

Escribí sobre la persecución contra Gustavo Gorriti para Nieman Reports de Nieman Foundation. Gustavo Gorriti: another investigator investigated, another harassment campaign in Latin America nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/05/g…

#Opinión

“En el sur de Bolívar ha quedado claro que los compromisos de los grupos armados en las mesas de negociación sobre garantizar la protección de civiles no pasan a la realidad”: Elizabeth Dickinson.

lasillavacia.com/red-de-experto…

Hunger in Haiti has reached unprecedented levels. Almost half of the population are now facing acute food insecurity.

The United Nations’s humanitarian response plan for the country is only 15.2% funded.

The global community must not forget the people of Haiti. unocha.org/haiti

This week, El Salvador's congress passed a constitutional change that would ultimately enable President Nayib Bukele to stay in office for a third term. Ivan Briscoe (Ivan Briscoe) joined the WarCast to discuss the implications of the reform. ow.ly/GOs230sC3gf

Me gusta cuando se mezclan mis “familias” de El hilo y Crisis Group Latinoamérica ❤️

🇪🇨 Check out a fascinating conversation with Glaeldys González about the crisis in #Ecuador

invisibles.info/en/ecuador-cri…

Yesterday, madres buscadoras found a clandestine crematorium in #Iztapalapa , Mexico City. They found the ID cards of multiple women alongside children's notebooks. 🇲🇽

Some of us have been out of school for a while and may have forgotten our American history.

Protesting injustice and expressing our opinions is part of our American tradition and what makes this, in fact, a free country. That’s what the Constitution is all about.

more important than ever for you lot to learn the correct Colombia/Columbia spellings