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Adoption de la déclaration de la 4ème Conférence ministérielle de l’initiative...
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La 4ème Conférence ministérielle annuelle de l'initiative "AAA" (Adaptation de l'agriculture africaine) a été clôturée, lundi à Meknès, par l'adoption...
En RDC, Julienne Lusenge veut créer « un monde harmonieux où...
Julienne Lusenge a été reconnue pour sa contribution aux droits humains des femmes dans son pays depuis plus de 40 ans. De la prévention...
GLOBAL DIASPORA NEWS
PRASA reaches milestone with production of 200 trains
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The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has achieved a significant train production milestone with the 200 modern...
Migration is a fact of life and a ‘force for good’
In a message marking International Migrants Day, the UN chief emphasized that migration promotes the exchange of knowledge and contributes to economic growth, but...
African Diaspora Leaders
Haitian groups seek billions in reparations from France
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By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony, Reuters —
France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt...
UN human rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations
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By Emma Farge, Reuters —
The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people...
AIPAC is an Enemy of Humanity — By Julianne Malveaux
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Let me begin with the obligatory statements. What happened on October 7, 2023, was horrible. Hamas launched an...
A Forum/Rally in Support of Haiti
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May 5, 2024 — Haiti on Fire: Mobilizing to Address the Crisis in the First Black Republic. A Forum/Rally in Support...
He led Brazil’s Black sailors in mutiny to resist abuse. A hundred years later...
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João Cândido and other navy sailors radicalised in England held Rio de Janeiro hostage in a revolt over corporal punishment.
By Tiago...
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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system
Agreement in Brussels on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum reportedly followed three years of intense negotiations, and it should start taking effect...
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World News in Brief: Strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya...
“I was having coffee at home this morning in Kyiv, my neighbours were getting ready for work, children preparing to go to school, when...
Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes
IOM underscored the need for regular migration pathways at a one-day summit in Rome hosted by Italy to boost development in Africa and curb migration flows.The conference...
World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in...
Stability in the West Bank is vital to the prospects of peace in Gaza, UN Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland said over the weekend, warning...
Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo
Fresh fighting since last week in the region has displaced an estimated 135,000 people from the town of Sake – on the northern banks...
Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia
“I was not aware that vegetables were that important or how to grow them,” said the 25-year-old farmer from Idas in West Kalimantan on...
Guterres appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East
“Failure to make progress towards a two-State solution will only increase volatility and risk for hundreds of millions of people across the region, who...
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Sob ameaça crescente, países da Ásia-Pacífico debatem preparação para desastres
A Comissão Econômica e Social da ONU para a Ásia-Pacífico, Escap, realiza esta semana um encontro para discutir a capacidade dos países de se...
Comienza el Foro Mundial sobre Refugiados con un llamado a proteger...
Este miércoles dio comienzo en Ginebra el Foro Mundial sobre los Refugiados, un encuentro que tiene el objetivo de brindar apoyo para alcanzar los objetivos del Pacto...
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Sustainability, Climate & Environment
Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of...
The unanimous declaration of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in 2012 aimed to hone on the importance of improving “access to reliable,...
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Healing page by page in earthquake-affected Türkiye
Ahead of World Book and Copyright Day, marked annually on 23 April, Miko Alazas of IOM caught up with a bibliophile in Adiyaman, Türkiye,...
News in Brief 21 December 2023 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHOThere are...