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• Department of the Army updates Total Army COVID-19 vaccination statistics US Army 19 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. Army updated COVID-19 vaccination rates and exemption requests for the Total Army as of August 18, 2022.
• Kearsarge ARG-22nd MEU Completes Interoperability Training with Finnish Armed Forces US Navy 19 Aug 2022 -- The USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) wrapped up a highly successful bilateral training opportunity with members of the Finnish Armed Forces, Aug. 18, 2022.
• U.S. Naval Special Warfare Establishes Assessment Command US Navy 19 Aug 2022 -- U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command established Naval Special Warfare Assessment Command (NSWAC) under the Naval Special Warfare Center during an Aug. 18 ceremony onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.
• A package deal crucial to the mission CENTCOM 19 Aug 2022 -- Asking what an aircraft would do without an airfield, is like asking what USCENTCOM would do without Airpower. They may manage, but realistically it'd be an emergency landing waiting to happen.
• JADC2 Tactical Capabilities Go International During Bold Quest 22 DoD 19 Aug 2022 -- New Director of the Joint Staff J6, Lieutenant General Mary O'Brien, USAF, capped the closing demonstrations of a month long Joint Staff sponsored event, Bold Quest 22 (BQ22).
• CSS-11 Welcomes Peruvian Submarine to San Diego US Navy 19 Aug 2022 -- Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (CSS-11) and the Peruvian Submarine BAP Pisagua (SS-33), a German-built Type 209 submarine (SSK), partnered up to enhance and conduct training at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) as part of the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI) program, on Aug. 19, coinciding with their submarine force's 111th birthday.
• SECNAV Delivers Remarks at the Naval Postgraduate School US Navy 19 Aug 2022
• Replacement Of Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Confirmed RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov has confirmed media reports that he has taken over as commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet after a series of setbacks.
• Chief Designer: BMP-2, BMP-3 are Best IFVs Operated in Russia and Abroad Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- The Russian Ministry of Defense is holding the 8th International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" between August 14 and August 21 at the Patriot Expo, Kubinka Air Base and Alabino military training grounds. Sputnik sat down with a designer of infantry fighting vehicles to discuss the technical specifications of Russia's legendary BMPs.
• 'Silicon Lifeline': Report Reveals Western Technology Guiding Russia's Weapons in Ukraine VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Microelectronics produced in the United States and allied countries are crucial components of Russian weapons systems used in the Ukraine invasion, according to a report by Britain's Royal United Services Institute.
• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - August 19, 2022 DOD
• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 19 Aug 2022
• $775 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 19 Aug 2022 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $775 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's nineteenth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• $775 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2022 -- As we approach the six-month mark of Russia's unprovoked and brutal full-scale war against Ukraine, President Putin's forces continue their assault, inflicting grievous harm on civilians and causing massive destruction of civilian infrastructure.
• Additional Defensive Weapons to be Shipped to Ukraine, Official Says DoD News 19 Aug 2022 -- A major presidential drawdown authority security assistance package is about to be unveiled, said a senior Defense Department official who briefed the Pentagon media today.
• US announces additional $775mn arms package for Ukraine Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- The Pentagon has announced a new $775 million package of defense equipment and ammunition for Ukraine, including Himars missiles, artillery, and mine-clearing systems.
• Washington Announces $775 Million In New Military Aid For Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- The United States says it will give Ukraine a new $775 million aid package to help its forces regain territory and mount a counteroffensive against Russian invaders.
• US Moves to Bolster Mobility of Ukrainian Forces VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- The Ukrainian military's push to "hollow out" invading Russian forces and retake territory will soon get a boost in the form of a new $775 million security aid package from the United States.
• China Announces New Military Drills Off South Coast on August 23 Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- China's maritime safety authority in Guangdong province said Friday that a fresh military exercise will be held on August 23 between Macao and Hong Kong, off the southern coast.
• US, Australia lead joint drills to flex muscles, upend regional stability amid tensions in Taiwan Straits Global Times 19 Aug 2022 -- Exercise Pitch Black, a military drill participated in by the US, Australia and other 15 countries, reportedly started on Friday with the US' purpose being to pull more countries into an anti-China united frontline and show the "unity" of the West to pressure China over the Taiwan question. However, analysts noted that it is impossible for the US to form an alliance through one military exercise as participants have no shared goal and frequent US-led military drills will destabilize the regional environment.
• Taiwan tests live missiles as Chinese warship nears the island Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- A Taiwanese state-run weapons developer conducted a series of live-fire missile tests on Thursday and Friday as a Chinese warship sailed near the island's east coast, local media reported.
• Amid China Tensions, Taiwanese Seek First Aid, Military Training VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- On a weekday afternoon in August, dozens of Taipei residents sit on the floor in a church basement, learning to pack wounds and apply bandages as part of a first aid course that has become more urgent as China intensifies its threats against Taiwan.
• China's Expanding Submarine Fleet Makes Experts Worry About Taiwan's Readiness VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Even to laypeople, the odds of a China-versus-Taiwan underwater faceoff seem unbalanced.
• United States Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft arrive in Australia Australia DOD 19 Aug 2022 -- F-22 Raptor aircraft from the United States Air Force (USAF) will be visiting the Northern Territory this month as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) program.
• Exercise Pitch Black takes off Australia DOD 19 Aug 2022 -- The skies over the Top End have filled with aircraft from across the world for the return of Exercise Pitch Black.
• Charging ahead quietly and cleanly Australia DOD 19 Aug 2022 -- Rumbling diesel Bushmaster engines could one day be a thing of the past, replaced by the quiet hum of electronics, following the unveiling of a battery-powered prototype at the Chief of Army Symposium on August 10.
• Firing away on regional presence deployment Australia DOD 19 Aug 2022 -- Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, displayed its sophisticated naval combat capabilities while participating in Exercise Pacific Dragon 2022 in the seas off Hawaii.
• Air mission project reaches new milestone Australia DOD 19 Aug 2022 -- The $500 million project for the Future Air Mission Training System (Air 5428 Phase 3) has reached a new milestone and progressed to the next phase of the procurement process.
• Jungle warfare training the gold standard Australia DOD 19 Aug 2022 -- The current rotation of Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB) welcomed the opportunity to train with the Royal Thai Army (RTA) on Exercise Chapel Gold 2022, the first time the exercise has run since 2019 due to COVID-19.
• IAF PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE PITCH BLACK 2022 AT DARWIN, AUSTRALIA India PIB 19 Aug 2022 -- An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia for participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2022 scheduled to be held from 19 Aug 22 to 08 Sep 22 in Darwin. This is a biennial, multi-national exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It will focus on Large Force Employment warfare. The last edition was conducted in 2018. The 2020 edition of the exercise was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's exercise will see the participation of over 100 aircraft and 2500 military personnel from various air forces.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park US Dept. of State 19 Aug 2022

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Aug. 19, 2022
• Former Senior U.S. Navy Employee Convicted for Bribery Conspiracy and Lying to Investigators US Dept. of Justice 19 Aug 2022 -- A federal jury in the District of Columbia convicted the former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command Office in Busan, South Korea, today for his role in a bribery conspiracy and for lying to federal investigators.

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 19 August 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Aug 2022
• Kabul Seeks to Import Oil Products From Russia Offering Minerals in Exchange Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- Afghanistan would like to exchange oil products from Russia for domestically extracted minerals, acting Afghan Minister of Industry and Trade Nooruddin Azizi told Sputnik on Friday.
• Taliban in Talks with Russia to Import 1 Million Metric Tons of Oil VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Afghanistan's Taliban say they are in talks with Russia to import 1 million metric tons of petroleum products, possibly in exchange for raisins, raw material for medicines and minerals.
• Myanmar junta steps up attacks in what may be prelude to an election Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- A broader military offensive launched by Myanmar's ruling military junta earlier this month in Sagaing, Magway and other regions showing resistance to the regime looks like an effort to clear the way for new elections next year to give its rule some appearance of legitimacy, analysts say.
• Myanmar's junta sends hundreds of troops to Kayah State, preparing major offensive Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- Myanmar's junta has sent more than 400 soldiers to Demoso township in Kayah (Karenni) State this month, with opposition Progressive Karenni People's Force (PKPF) and civil society officials saying they expect a major offensive in the near future.
• Two Pakistani Police Killed In Blast In Former Militant Stronghold RFE/RL Gandhara 19 Aug 2022 -- Two Pakistani policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in a former militant stronghold in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, authorities said on August 19.
• Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on Israeli actions against a number of CSOs in Ramallah European External Action Service (EEAS) 19 Aug 2022 -- The EU shares international concerns about the raids and measures taken by Israeli forces on 18 August against a number of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations in Ramallah, in Area A of the occupied West Bank.
• Joint Statement by the Spokespersons of the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Aug 2022 -- Statement by the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden on the Israeli raids of six Palestinian civil society organisations on 18 August 2022:
• UN urges Israel to allow humanitarian workers to remain in Palestine People's Daily 19 Aug 2022 -- Israel should allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the United Nations said Thursday.
• Nasrallah says there will be no calm in region if US mediator rejects Lebanon's demands Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says if the American mediator does not accept the demands put forward by Lebanon with regard to waters disputed with Israel, there will be no calm in the region.
• Israel yields to Lebanon's maritime demands as Hezbollah-set deadline approaches: Report Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- Israel has reportedly yielded to Lebanon's full maritime demands over the disputed waters and gas fields, asking the Arab country for extra time to finalize a deal.
• Explosions, Gunfire Reported at Hotel in Somali Capital VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Assailants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Friday, setting off explosions and firing guns.
• Al-Shabaab seizes control of Mogadishu hotel during attack: Report Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- The al-Shabaab Takfiri militant group has reportedly seized control of a popular hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu during a gun and bombing attack.
• Senior Armenian, Azerbaijani Officials Meet In Brussels RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Senior representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held a discussion in Brussels, the first meeting between senior officials from the two countries since the latest escalation of violence in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• Nigerian President Marks Humanitarian Day in War-Impacted Borno State VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has formally opened resettlement houses for people internally displaced by the 13-year conflict with Islamist militants in the country's northeast.

News Reports

• DOJ in Quandary as It Mulls Disclosing Trump Search Document VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- A federal judge has given the U.S. Justice Department one week to redact an affidavit used to justify the recent search of former President Donald Trump's Florida residence before the rest of the document could be made public.
• ISIS 'Beatle' Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British, and Japanese Citizens US Dept. of Justice 19 Aug 2022 -- The highest-ranking fighter for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, to have ever faced a jury trial in the United States was sentenced today to life imprisonment for his participation in a brutal hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens, as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals, in Syria.
• Statement by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco on the Sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh US Dept. of Justice 19 Aug 2022 -- "Today, the men and women of the Department of Justice and our criminal justice system delivered justice. Today, we remember the four Americans for whom it was delivered: James Foley, Kayla Mueller, Steven Sotloff, and Peter Kassig. Each was in Syria serving others when they were taken hostage and murdered by ISIS—James and Steven were there to report on the brutality of ISIS and Kayla and Peter to help those suffering under its rule."
• CISA and Election Security Partners Hold Tabletop the Vote Exercise in Preparation for 2022 Midterm Elections CISA 19 Aug 2022 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), hosted the nation's largest annual election security exercise this week.
• WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola UN News 19 Aug 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its first guidelines on the viral disease, published on Friday.
• WHO Approves Lifesaving Ebola Drugs VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- The World Health Organization says clinical evidence shows two monoclonal antibody treatments are effective at saving the lives of many people stricken with the deadly Ebola virus.
• WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments, calls for improved access WHO 19 Aug 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics, with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal antibodies. WHO calls on the global community to increase access to these lifesaving medicines.

• Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 19 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron, at the French side's initiative.
• Meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 19 Aug 2022 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Sochi.
• Moscow Court Postpones Hearing On Shutting Down Jewish Agency RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- A district court in Moscow has postponed for one month its hearing of a Justice Ministry request to close down the Russian offices of a prominent Jewish nongovernmental organization.
• EU Countries Ponder Visa Ban For Russians Over Ukraine War RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Vadim Kobzev figured it would be easy for him to obtain a humanitarian visa to enter Germany.
• Nord Stream 1 Pipeline To Close Three Days For Maintenance, Gazprom Says RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- The Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which supplies natural gas from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea, will be closed from August 31 to September 2, as its only remaining gas compressor requires maintenance, Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced.
• Europe in energy crisis as Russia sanctions boomerang Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- European countries are feeling the heat from the sanctions they have imposed on Russian energy imports over Moscow's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
• Russia Imposes 'Coercive' Measures Against TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, Pinterest RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor, says it has decided to "apply coercive measures" against several foreign IT companies, including TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, and Pinterest, for violating Russian law.
• Indonesia's Jokowi: Russian, Chinese presidents will attend G20 summit in Bali Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are both expected to attend the G20 summit in Bali in November, an adviser to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Friday, after the Indonesian president who is hosting this year's annual gathering of group leaders confirmed the news.
• Putin, Xi Will Attend G20 Summit In November, Indonesia Says RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to attend the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali on November 15-16, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on August 19.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on August 19, 2022 PRC MofA 19 Aug 2022
• China strongly opposes U.S. chips bill: commerce ministry People's Daily 19 Aug 2022 -- The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict relevant companies' normal economic, trade and investment activities in China, which is discriminatory and will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade, China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
• 29 anti-China disruptors in Hong Kong plead guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power People's Daily 19 Aug 2022 -- Twenty-nine defendants, including anti-China disruptors Benny Tai, Joshua Wong, and Alvin Yeung, on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to subvert state power in a national security law case heard at a Hong Kong court.
• Hong Kong Exodus May Threaten City's Global Financial Status VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- A record exodus of Hong Kongers over the past 12 months is raising concerns that the island's status as a global financial hub may be at risk.
• Shanghai court jails tycoon Xiao Jianhua for 13 years for financial crimes Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- A court in Shanghai on Friday handed down a 13-year jail term to Xiao Jianhua, a Canadian national kidnapped from a Hong Kong hotel in 2017, after finding him guilty of billions' worth of financial offenses.
• Chinese mortgage boycotts over unfinished buildings spread to hundreds of locations Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- The number of Chinese homebuyers boycotting their mortgage repayments in protest of unfinished buildings has spread to more than 300 locations across the country, according to a GitHub page documenting the action.
• Joint meeting mechanism involving 26 departments on optimizing China's birth policy established, after 17 departments issue guideline amid declining birth rate Global Times 19 Aug 2022 -- After 17 national departments jointly issued a guideline this week to boost population growth, China's State Council, in another major move, on Friday approved plans to establish a joint meeting mechanism that involves 26 departments, aiming to further strengthen coordination in optimizing birth policy amid a declining birth rate.
• China mounts full-fledged efforts to minimize impact of heat waves; economy to 'grow within reasonable range' despite dual pressure Global Times 19 Aug 2022 -- As a persistent heat wave continues to affect major hydropower production and electronics manufacturing bases in Southwest China, Chinese officials and power companies have mounted a full-fledged, nationally coordinated effort to ensure power supply as well as stabilize economic activities that are already under pressure from COVID-19 outbreaks.
• Japanese Foreign Minister Says Summit With China Possible VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Japan's foreign minister told the Nikkei news service Friday that he was working with China to arrange a summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.
• North Korea spurns Seoul's disarmament-for-aid offer, asks Yoon to 'shut up' Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- North Korea has bluntly spurned Seoul's offer of economic support in exchange for denuclearization, calling South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol "simple" and "childish".
• North Korea Rejects Seoul's Offer of Economic Aid in Exchange for Denuclearization Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- Earlier, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said that South Korea was ready to facilitate the development of the North's economy, energy, trade and agriculture sectors and employ international investment initiatives if Pyongyang starts a denuclearization process.
• North Korea's elderly, struggling to survive, sell what they can for food Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- Elderly people in North Korea, unable to live on their meager state pensions, are resorting to selling their beer ration tickets to earn enough money for food, another example of the dire state of the country's economy.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 19 Aug 2022 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), released the following press statement "Don't have an absurd dream" on August 18:
• Spox: Will US correct wrong policy towards Iran? IRNA 19 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani in a tweet on Friday referred to the 1953 coup in Iran, wondering if the American government will correct its wrong and failed policy towards Iran and respect the Iranian nations' legitimate rights.
• Iran to stand against West bullying in JCPOA implementation: Speaker IRNA 19 Aug 2022 -- In case the West wants to avoid implementing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic will not allow them to pursue excessive demands, Iran's parliament speaker warned.
• Iran parliament speaker urges West to adhere to JCPOA, stop bullying Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has urged the Western countries to stick to their commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement, warning them of any attempt to re-violate the deal through "bullying policies".
• Turkey-Israel Ties to Gain Momentum After Restoring Full Diplomatic Relations, Erdogan Says Sputnik 19 Aug 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that the relations between his country and Israel will gain new momentum after a recent restoration of full diplomatic relations, Erdogan's office said on Friday following a phone talk between the Turkish president and his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog.
• Colombia-Venezuela border to reopen 'soon' after coordination, says minister Press TV 19 Aug 2022 -- Colombia says the full reopening of the border with Venezuela will take place sooner rather than later but it depends on legal conditions and the overall restoration of bilateral ties between the two estranged neighbors.
• Hun Manet, son of Cambodian leader, denies involvement in controversial land deal Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- The eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has denied involvement in a plan to develop a forest near Phnom Tamao Zoo, after an environmentalist accused him of being associated with the real estate company behind the project.
• Nine dams in Laos release water, forcing many to head for higher ground Radio Free Asia 19 Aug 2022 -- Villagers in northern Laos are once more scrambling for dry land after water releases from nine upstream dams to relieve pressure after a week of heavy rain caused flooding in some areas.
• Kyrgyz President Fires Health Minister Arrested On Corruption Charges RFE/RL 19 Aug 2022 -- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has dismissed Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, who was arrested for alleged graft and other wrongdoing related to vaccines and purported remedies for COVID-19.
• Nigeria Activists Concerned as Secular Court Upholds Islamic Court Trial for Blasphemy VOA 19 Aug 2022 -- Supporters of free speech in Nigeria are expressing concern after a federal court ruled this week that a singer appealing his death sentence for blasphemy must have his case retried in a Shariah court.
• WFP scales up support for millions who 'cannot wait' for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought UN News 19 Aug 2022 -- As the threat of famine looms in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it is scaling up operations to support millions going hungry who "cannot wait" for assistance.
• Horn of Africa 'Cannot wait': WFP scales up assistance as historic drought raises famine threat WFP 19 Aug 2022 -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar after back-to-back droughts and the threat of famine looms. Since the start of the year, nine million more people have slipped into severe food insecurity across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, leaving 22 million people struggling to find enough food to eat.