April 19th, 2022
Dear Colleague,
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia continues, deepening a humanitarian crisis that is costing thousands of lives. Russian forces are inflicting extreme violence and atrocities against innocent civilians and are engaging in the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure.
Clearly, negotiating an end to this conflict is the most desired course but history has not shown this to be a path that President Putin favors. Thus, in the interest of protecting the lives of the Ukrainian people, it is of the utmost urgency that the international community provides Ukraine with the military hardware the country needs to protect itself. In addition, countries must stop purchasing Russian oil and gas, the revenues from which amount to nearly $1 billion a day and enables President Putin to pay for this invasion.
Ukraine is not the only crisis taking place. Ethiopia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Yemen and other regions of the world are mired in their own humanitarian disasters. We strongly support efforts that enable civilians to receive the humanitarian aid they need. Below are links to organizations that are not only aiding Ukraine, but are also providing assistance in humanitarian crises around the world.
CUGH 2022 concluded on April 1st. Nearly 5,000 people from 135 countries attended the conference and the satellite sessions. It was a resounding success. On behalf of all of us at CUGH, I’d like to thank everyone who organized, spoke at, sponsored, or attended CUGH2022. We hope you will take what you learned at the meeting, and the contacts you made, to improve the health of people and the planet. Below are links to the satellite sessions and the leader interviews. These are open access so please share them widely.
Best wishes,
