Survival International statement on Yanomami health emergency: a genocide foretold

Survival International statement on Yanomami health emergency: a genocide foretold

Survival International statement on Yanomami health emergency: a genocide foretold

Desperately malnourished Yanomami children, Surucucus region. © URIHI – Associação Yanomami

Organization calls for six-point plan to address crisis

“The unprecedented and catastrophic health crisis engulfing the Yanomami people in northern Brazil is a genocide that’s been years in the making” said the head of Survival Brasil Sarah Shenker today.

“Former President Bolsonaro deliberately opened the gates to the territory and encouraged thousands of gold miners to flood in. He dismantled the Indigenous health service; cheered on the miners invading Indigenous territories; and ignored the desperate pleas for action from Indigenous organizations, Survival and many others when the scale of the crisis became clear.

“The miners – the diseases they’ve brought in, the mercury they’ve poisoned the rivers and people with, the forests they’ve destroyed and the violence they’ve unleashed – are the clear and obvious cause of this disaster.

“The results are well documented: 570

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The Best Survival Food of 2023

The Best Survival Food of 2023

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Updated Mar 17, 2023 3:44 PM

There is a dizzying array of options when it comes to the best survival food and it is easy to quickly become overwhelmed. Not all that long ago, shopping for these products was mostly limited to those planning extended hiking and camping trips. However, events of the last couple of years have convinced many people of the need to have a good stockpile of necessities on hand, just in case.

No matter where we are or what crisis befalls us, we all need food. Calories are the fuel that runs our bodies. While conventional wisdom dictates that we can survive several weeks without eating, as a practical matter few people would relish testing their limits by doing so. Fortunately, as the popularity of survival food

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The Best Survival Kits of 2023

The Best Survival Kits of 2023

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Updated Feb 13, 2023 9:44 PM

A survival kit isn’t a one-size fits all solution to an emergency, but the best ones offer a variety of tools and supplies that can help you through a rough patch. Having the right one can help you and your family make it through a tough situation. Whether you are in the backcountry when your vehicle breaks down or stuck in the city when a natural disaster occurs, you’ll be glad you had the right assortment of goods to make it through.

There is a dizzying array of survival kits in stores and online, including offerings from name brands like Uncharted Supply and SOL. It can be difficult to decide which kits will be best. Fortunately, we did some of the work for you.

How

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Essential Items for Your Car’s Winter Survival Kit-Autoweek

Essential Items for Your Car’s Winter Survival Kit-Autoweek

A massive snowstorm buried the East Coast during the holidays in 2021, stranding hundreds of motorists along the I-95 corridor in freezing temperatures. Many were stuck for 24 hours or more, without food or water. If you were driving through Virginia that day, would you have been among them? If you’re unsure, the answer is probably “yes.”

We all need to have a car survival kit. That’s a given. But your kit needs to be flexible. It needs to grow and change depending on where your vehicle will be at any given moment. And if you’re traveling? You need to review it before you hit the road. Many of those stranded motorists in Virginia were families from the Northeast who had driven down to Florida for the holidays.

That’s why we’ve put together this list of stuff you may want to consider stashing in your vehicle if you’re driving in

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Valley Food Storage’s New Emergency Preparedness ‘Bug Out Bag’ Ticks the Five C’s of Survival

Valley Food Storage’s New Emergency Preparedness ‘Bug Out Bag’ Ticks the Five C’s of Survival

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Valley Food Storage announced today the release of the company’s new Bug Out Bag, packed with the emergency preparedness items you need to protect your family at home or on the go. Valley Food Storage offers storage-ready packaged food items that are made from clean and simple ingredients, and free from additives and fillers. The Valley Food Storage Bug Out Bag is packaged in the U.S. and can be stored in the kit’s conveniently sized VFS Dry Bag in your home, car, or office for use in response to unexpected emergencies.

Valley Food Storage’s new 15-piece emergency food, water, and shelter survival kit is on sale for 25% off for a limited time. As natural disasters and other emergencies impact

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