A União das Misericórdias Portuguesas (UMP) encerrou hoje o 15º Congresso Nacional das Misericórdias, que decorreu no Fórum Braga, dedicado ao tema “A atualidade de uma evolução segura”. O último dia dos trabalhos ficou marcado pela reflexão sobre o património cultural das Misericórdias, entendido como um elemento essencial de identidade e de continuidade, e pela […]

Veronica Akabondo had worked from dawn to dusk for months on her farm in southern Zambia and was confident she would have a plentiful maize harvest. But one morning she woke up and found it all gone. The culprit? A herd of hungry elephants.

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A few months ago, at a center for malnourished children in the remote Darfur region of Sudan, an orphaned baby who had arrived days earlier on the brink of death gripped Tom Fletcher’s finger with surprising strength. The United Nations’ humanitarian chief says those seconds eased his frustration at international inaction and the “anger” he feels over cuts to aid at a time when needs and conflicts are rising around the world.

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