CourtneyWM
@courtneywm.bsky.social
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
April 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The suffering is almost too much to fully comprehend. An estimated 100 million people annually receive support through UN channels; the U.S. funded 47 percent of the global humanitarian appeal last year.
----
news.un.org/en/story/202...
----
news.un.org/en/story/202...
US aid cuts will make world ‘less healthy, less safe and less prosperous’: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable peopl...
news.un.org
March 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The suffering is almost too much to fully comprehend. An estimated 100 million people annually receive support through UN channels; the U.S. funded 47 percent of the global humanitarian appeal last year.
----
news.un.org/en/story/202...
----
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Reposted by CourtneyWM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
Reposted by CourtneyWM
Trump administration's cuts make Colorado less protected against wildfires and increase costs further. My thoughts on this important issue
February 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trump administration's cuts make Colorado less protected against wildfires and increase costs further. My thoughts on this important issue
Reposted by CourtneyWM
The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding Air Force One Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
The Trump administration blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
apnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding Air Force One Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.
Reposted by CourtneyWM
#USA: “Every day that passes is an emergency for millions of people for whom PEPFAR is a lifeline.”
3 weeks after the US government froze PEPFAR funding, uncertainty remains over whether this lifeline for millions of people living with HIV has been cut.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/uncertainty-...
3 weeks after the US government froze PEPFAR funding, uncertainty remains over whether this lifeline for millions of people living with HIV has been cut.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/uncertainty-...
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The decision by the United States government to temporarily freeze funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) alongside all other foreign aid for at least a 90-day period has h...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
February 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#USA: “Every day that passes is an emergency for millions of people for whom PEPFAR is a lifeline.”
3 weeks after the US government froze PEPFAR funding, uncertainty remains over whether this lifeline for millions of people living with HIV has been cut.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/uncertainty-...
3 weeks after the US government froze PEPFAR funding, uncertainty remains over whether this lifeline for millions of people living with HIV has been cut.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/uncertainty-...
Now park rangers are being let go. My daughter has been following the junior ranger path and collecting badges since she was 3 years old. In addition to rangers, countless former students and colleagues have lost their jobs in humanitarian aid, human rights and development sectors. Devastating.
February 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Now park rangers are being let go. My daughter has been following the junior ranger path and collecting badges since she was 3 years old. In addition to rangers, countless former students and colleagues have lost their jobs in humanitarian aid, human rights and development sectors. Devastating.
Votes have consequences for - life saving foreign/humanitarian aid, global health including prevention efforts, asylum to keep people safe and strengthen the U.S. economy, initiatives to mitigate the effects of climate change, and human rights and democratic programming globally.
January 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Votes have consequences for - life saving foreign/humanitarian aid, global health including prevention efforts, asylum to keep people safe and strengthen the U.S. economy, initiatives to mitigate the effects of climate change, and human rights and democratic programming globally.
"...frankly, it's a cruel decision that has life or death consequences for millions of people around the world." Absolutely, just completely devastating.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order
Following Trump's Monday freeze on foreign aid, a subsequent memo calls for for a stop-work order for current grants and contracts.
www.npr.org
January 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"...frankly, it's a cruel decision that has life or death consequences for millions of people around the world." Absolutely, just completely devastating.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
How I am spending the next few days with my daughter... Colorado New Style. S. is competing in solo and team. youtube.com/@thesummitch...
The Summit Championship
#EstamosEnCompetencia #TheSummitChampionship
The Summit Championship is Giving Away Over $20,000 in cash and prizes
youtube.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
How I am spending the next few days with my daughter... Colorado New Style. S. is competing in solo and team. youtube.com/@thesummitch...
“Water’s Soul” by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa depicts a woman who appears to be “shushing” the NYC skyline.
January 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“Water’s Soul” by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa depicts a woman who appears to be “shushing” the NYC skyline.