Chew on this The United Kingdom *will slash billions in aid spending to fund a larger military*. [Devex <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POkUJbvhdB-rcJAedzEdXIbTS49vf-cnbqwlhn17dBagTzE9TFr5kdXVZkUAPqvGzNMDG4ORb_YwltPPtyJx1wzzCu0QbIo0yWH94GNoNzKlPeSQZegxtUe0eqrn4fb_yk2H5QMjFZdLUY_ze0y_zJIVnRQQ-fjD6aesF3C-4dr2tQX6BQyNzuAaMm1EGoHJ5cbHKnm5WO3s6rzJ4cAfBIqB81QxshZfeQqBVVzqLtg2Ogybd1tmO2V_Zlm1sOyCVlQ==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY4cB7RToJYYtJkNg98Sd-bxyd274tcIKP4cobrJSkez_lKcHfdwHRjZK5EngYBzVNexJZnzw=> ] Nearly 12,000 seed samples from 19 genebanks — including climate-resilient crops from war-affected Sudan — *are being deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week* to safeguard biodiversity against conflict, disasters, and climate change. [CropTrust <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY4cB7RTLdIK4_gmBepKd040ma8oap3UqLOQxGijBDd5Sltz0SOzI9-toflMNZcKRKlpkDdZg=> ] *Food insecurity in Somalia is set to worsen from April to June* this year, with 4.4 million people, or 23% of the population, expected to face crisis-level hunger due to poor rainfall, high food prices, conflict, and flooding. [IPC <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY4cB7RZr_266w4LQjC6d_-pEX1CT-tPGUk5aRBdqC4sCtH1Lnihc7eU6UaPx78hDip7Jo2mE=> ] *Médecins Sans Frontières suspended operations in Sudan’s Zamzam camp* due to escalating violence, forcing the closure of its field hospital, which was critical in addressing malnutrition in an area where famine had previously been declared. [MSF <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY4cB7RZLAGkQ-1yLBOefRqyLasN2sKj_UxY4Afqt79v6M9YA0gvWQikKFBMgM75-lMPi3yqE=> ] *Burundi has expelled two WFP officials*, after saying that a staff message advising food and supply stockpiling was alarmist, amid escalating conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. [SOS Media Burundi <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGY4cB7RSLzbFC1XD_WKMQb52XF7YsVcAnGFYdEIJ12WspvXWmpE_xvZ8YbVLjVGLsWDPaJyww=> ]