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Conflict Worsens Global Food Insecurity

Enterra Insights

The first thing that must be acknowledged is that when a nefarious leader, like Russia’s Vladimir Putin or Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, are hellbent on committing atrocities, little can be done to stop them. Al-Assad deliberately used starvation as a military tactic in Syria’s on-going civil war.

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FedEx commits over $1 million towards earthquake crisis impacting Turkey and Syria

Logistics Middle East

The donation will also provide support and aid, such as distributing essentials like first aid, food, water, and blankets; setting up temporary shelters; and providing psychological support and medical aid.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

More than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war raging in Syria. With a network of seven distribution centers (in Copenhagen, Jordan, Dubai, Nairobi, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ghana), UNHCR can ship core relief items from these stockpiles to assist up to 600,000 people within 72 hours, if needed.

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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

From intriguing explorations like “Disaster Logistics in Turkey and Syria” to the creative blend of AI and trucking in “AIbut make it Trucking,” and even the unexpected yet illuminating delve into “The Logistics of Lipstick,” everythingislogistics empowers businesses with practical insights.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes. The combined footprint includes more than 35 warehouses and distribution centers as well as advanced machine learning and data science capabilities.

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

In the past half-decade, armed conflicts escalated across the world: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar. Overall, food availability and productivity increase, prices drop, and hunger declines, but the benefits are not distributed evenly across the continent. Poverty was falling, lifespans increasing. Then suddenly, wham!

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