International Association of Emergency Managers Practical AI for the EM Webinar, Apr 23 https://ow.ly/jxXn50YLxJA Cassandra Garibay Dr. Samantha Montano Natural Hazards Center

How to Apply for COPS Office Notice of Funding Opportunity Webinar, Apr 23 https://ow.ly/jlWa50YLs1E

ALNAP Launch of the Synthesis of Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations Webinar, Apr 27 https://ow.ly/GZyf50YKKlR

Pacific Northwest DEWS April Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar, Apr 27 https://ow.ly/kFfk50YHMsq

The Spy in the Hanoi Hilton Webcast, Apr 27 https://ow.ly/jNuc50YHxWp

Waiting on the World to Change https://ow.ly/87Lr50XJnxQ

Trump’s FEMA chief assailed the agency with untruths Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton amplified false charges that FEMA spent disaster aid on migrants and blocked help to North Carolina.

Trump expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA after his firing last year https://ow.ly/LJcq50YMjZM International Association of Emergency Managers Natural Hazards Center

Trump’s FEMA chief assailed the agency with untruths https://ow.ly/VVXK50YMjZK Dr. Samantha Montano

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies Global Food and Water Security Program Newsletter https://ow.ly/IXcp50YMjZs

Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran Trump posts a long critique of several right-wing media figures who have backed him in the past but have been outspoken in their objection to the Iran war.

Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran https://ow.ly/Av6O50YLyuV 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 Indivisible ❌👑

U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems The technology would enhance Iran's ability to detect and track incoming threats, like low-flying drones and cruise missiles.

U.S. intelligence detects signs China is weighing giving Iran advance radar systems https://ow.ly/P9x950YNebR Crisis Group CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies

Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.

Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares https://ow.ly/MOHs50YMjXj Indivisible ❌👑

WFP Releases HungerMap Live; a Modernized Intelligence Platform that Turns Data on Global Hunger into Early Action | World Food Programme NEW YORK – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today released its next-generation platform, HungerMap Live, a powerful digital monitoring and intelligence capability that integrates a wide range of food security data and analysis with predictive modelling to help fight hunger in more than 50 countries.

World Food Programme Releases HungerMap Live; a Modernized Intelligence Platform that Turns Data on Global Hunger into Early Action https://ow.ly/slMk50YMjW3 ALNAP Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Humanitarian Policy Group Center for Global Development IFRC

Secure World Foundation: 2026 Global Counterspace Capabilities Report The 2026 report reveals growing global counterspace capabilities and urges public awareness of the risks of space conflict.

Secure World Foundation 2026 Global Counterspace Capabilities Report https://ow.ly/cf8H50YLyuL

NC evangelist Franklin Graham defends Trump’s Jesus, pope social media posts https://ow.ly/INjb50YMjVf Interfaith Alliance Southern Poverty Law Center

Trump to release reading of scripture days after angering many Christians https://ow.ly/AFnU50YMjVg Indivisible ❌👑 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑

In Nigeria’s Maiduguri, a doctor has a simple cure for adapting to extreme heat Extreme temperatures are an overlooked global problem that cause many new challenges for humanitarians. There are ways to fight back.

In Nigeria’s Maiduguri, a doctor has a simple cure for adapting to extreme heat https://ow.ly/vXY750YLyuq Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) #NoNaturalDisasters Kevin Blanchard (he/him) Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe Catalina Jaime Future Earth

The Front Line has Moved: Primary Care in a Changing Climate Webinar, Apr 24 https://ow.ly/rpmG50YLxST

Earth Day 2026 Webinar, Apr 22 https://ow.ly/y49Q50YLs2J

Communicating Ocean Acidification in a Changing World Webinar, Apr 22 https://ow.ly/AneR50YLs2y

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies Space Strategic Dialogue: Space and the Future of Warfare with Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command Webcast, Apr 21 https://ow.ly/hFlH50YLs17

Citizens for Global Solutions Annual Meeting, May 15-17: Washington DC https://ow.ly/ynvo50YLrU5

From rupture to re-ordering: Middle powers and Europe’s choices Webinar, Apr 21 https://ow.ly/vPpx50YLrSr EU Institute for Security Studies Global Justice Center Crisis Group

Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific For Pacific Island countries, the Middle East crisis is not a distant geopolitical event. It is already showing up in higher fuel prices, electricity uncertainty and fears that communities sitting at the far end of global supply chains could be pushed into deeper economic insecurity.

Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head says https://ow.ly/ApGZ50YMlS0 The Steady State Crisis Group

Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific https://ow.ly/ls1u50YMlRZ EU Institute for Security Studies Global Governance Institute (GGI)

US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.

Northern Marianas brace for weeks without power after super typhoon Sinlaku https://ow.ly/IN2b50YMlHl National Emergency Management Association

US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship https://ow.ly/B4iY50YMlHn Natural Hazards Center

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Vaccine Skepticism Has Risen in the U.S.—And in Many Other Countries | Council on Foreign Relations Four charts illustrate the global decline in public trust in vaccines and the threat it poses to decades of progress in immunization coverage.

From @cfr.org: Vaccine skepticism is rising globally, fueled by fragmented media.

“When you have political leaders… saying things that are clearly not true and not based on data, [misinformation] spreads at the speed of light” —@drsethberkley.bsky.social

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If you are U.S. Citizen, please register to vote. You can find out how at: https://ow.ly/Uvr250XLfhU

Emergency Telecommunications Cluster Annual Report 2025 https://ow.ly/10p050YHNKN

Shreveport shooting: Gunman who killed 8 children in Louisiana domestic shooting identified | CNN Eight children were shot and killed and three others were wounded across three homes in south Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday in what authorities are calling a domestic disturbance.

Police have identified the gunman who killed eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the deadliest US mass shooting in over two years.

The April 17th edition of the Global Crisis Management Report is now available at: https://ow.ly/8jK050YM5Qy We will resume publication on May 8th.

Some Marines graduate without their parents' presence amid ICE fears https://ow.ly/TYwl50YHNJn Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition Migration Policy Institute Refugee Council USA U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)