World News in Brief: IOM warning for Sudan returnees, Nipah virus alert for India,...
They did so despite extensive damage to housing, basic services, vital infrastructure, and an uncertain future.
The highest number of returns were recorded in Khartoum...
Choose peace over chaos, Guterres urges as he sets out final-year priorities
2026 “is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos,” he told journalists in New York.Mr. Guterres – who trained...
Potential turning point for Gaza as peace plan enters second phase: UN envoy
Ramiz Alakbarov warned that risks of violence escalating again remain high, while the situation in the occupied West Bank continues to deteriorate.The Deputy Special...
World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in...
The office established through a resolution in September, will provide support to the new Gang Suppression Force and the UN political mission in the...
‘We children saw things that no one should ever have to see’ Holocaust survivor...
Speaking in the General Assembly Hall alongside one of her great grandchildren, Mrs Lazan described her family’s journey from a ‘comfortable’ life in Hoya,...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount
The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on the Gaza peace plan...
Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry at 95, Part III
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This Special Edition of Vantage Point, hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels, continues the conversation with Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Senior Pastor...
Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission
Resolution 2813 (2026), submitted by the United Kingdom, received 13 votes in favour and none against. Two countries – China and Russia – abstained. It calls for the...
UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit
Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described the situation as still “dire” for hundreds of thousands of families across the Strip...
Rising in Righteous Resistance to Murderous Madness
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
There is, indeed, in this historic moment, a specter, an evil spirit and pernicious presence haunting, hunting...
Remembering the Holocaust: ‘You are here because you choose hope over hate’
In his 10th Holocaust Remembrance Day address, Secretary-General António Guterres told survivors and their families gathered in the General Assembly Hall that honouring the...
Independent experts alarmed by child rights violations in US immigration procedures
Thousands of children remain in custody without access to legal counsel; a situation the experts warn is forcing minors to navigate complex immigration proceedings alone and undermining their...
Remembering the Revolution: Lessons for Today
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In a state where towns revisit old stories and cities reel from new ones, America’s 250th asks what it really means...
World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Duterte trial update, final hostage...
In Lampedusa, Italy, three deaths have been confirmed following a search and rescue operation involving a boat that departed from Sfax, Tunisia. Survivors from...
Gaza ceasefire improves aid access, but children still face deadly conditions
That’s the assessment of two senior officials from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), speaking on Monday to journalists in New York following a...
Congressional Black Caucus Statement Urging Senate to Reject ICE Funding
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the...
Why Black America Must Pay Attention to Global Power
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Black America is often told that foreign policy is distant—something for diplomats, generals, and elites in places...
Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
Now eight months pregnant and sheltering in a makeshift camp, the mother of three said her biggest fear isn’t the biting cold – it’s...
UN chief warns ‘law of the jungle’ is replacing rule of law
António Guterres was addressing a high-level open debate of the UN Security Council convened by Somalia, which holds the Council presidency for January.The discussion...
South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei
UNMISS expressed grave concern following reports that a senior military leader is urging troops to inflict discriminate violence against civilians, with more than 180,000 people fleeing their...
A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem ‘set on fire’
It comes after Israeli authorities “stormed and demolished” buildings in the compound last week, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said.“Allowing this unprecedented destruction is the...
From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – one of the key agencies that drafted the statement,...
US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal
The statement, released on Saturday, also includes a rebuttal of the US administration’s reasoning for the measures. In response to government statements that the...
From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart...
In Kenya, agriculture employs up to 75 per cent of the population, but farmers’ livelihoods are being threatened by a changing climate and the...
