Gary, Indiana, Recovers After Weeks-Long Power Outage
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Gary Mayor Eddie Melton discusses the storm’s impact, the prolonged blackout and calls to strengthen the city’s electrical infrastructure.
Democracy Now! reports...
Nepal floods: Mounting death toll and concern for women and girls
The death toll currently stands at 987 while 4,247 people remain missing, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office OCHA, said on...
Ron Daniels on the 1972 Gary Convention and March on Washington
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Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, joined Democracy Now! to reflect on the historic...
Dr. Ron Daniels’ “Dream” Speech for the March on Washington
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” asks, “What If I Spoke at This Year’s March...
Nepal flooding deaths surpass 900 as needs climb
Key pointsRecent flash flooding is now Nepal’s deadliest natural disaster since the April 2015 earthquake65,000 people require emergency water, sanitation and hygieneMore than 10,000...
‘Slavery is not a thing of the past’: UN supports call for reparations
The committee is calling on States to implement comprehensive restorative justice, combining compensation, restitution, rehabilitation and structural reforms.The passage of time cannot serve as...
‘Every step towards disarmament matters,’ nuclear testing survivors warn
Artist and anti-nuclear activist Karipbek Kuyukov walked through the halls of UN Headquarters in New York on Monday alongside diplomats, scientists and survivors, carrying...
‘The lake is our life’: Protecting a shared lifeline in Uganda
But, behind these daily activities lies an increasingly visible threat: plastic waste and other debris entering Lake Albert.Leaders of the local fishing community are...
As the Himalayas melt, deadly floods become the new normal
For the 40-year-old climate researcher, who grew up in the hills of eastern Nepal and now studies mountain hazards at the United Nations University...
Rising seas, rising stakes: What increasing sea-levels mean to humanity
Land is being inundated, homes are flooding, livelihoods are being lost, driving significant hardships on people in search of a more secure future.It is...
Four children killed as separate attacks in Gaza destroy aid supplies
Key pointsUN agencies concerned about deadly attacks in civilian areasIsraeli strikes destroyed over $770,000 in nutrition supplies and damaged critical water infrastructure serving thousands,...
Security Council LIVE: Deadly gang attacks spike in Haiti
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security...
WHO reports more than 3,200 attacks on Ukraine’s healthcare system since full-scale invasion
Key pointsAttacks on humanitarian warehouses in Ukraine have destroyed medical supplies meant for hundreds of thousands of peopleDespite the dangers, WHO and UN partners...
Risks of child recruitment by armed groups rise in post-quake Colombia
The quake damaged more than 3,800 educational facilities and has affected the education of more than one million students. Nearly 178,000 attend schools that...
National Urban League and the March on Washington
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with Marc Morial, President and CEO of the...
‘Immense impact’ of Nepal flood disaster highlighted as casualties mount
The catastrophic flooding occurred at the border between Nepal and the Tibet autonomous region of China.It is thought to have been caused by the...
How Success Makes Leaders of Color Targets
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By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. —
Unless you have lived through it, it is easy to dismiss as racial paranoia the...
Resisting Trump’s Trampling on Lives, Laws and Futures
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
We and the world will always owe Haiti something special for its unique and singular contribution of...
Aid reaches hundreds of thousands in Gaza amid severe food insecurity
In Gaza, about one in five families say that they are eating only one meal a day, and 50 per cent of them reported that they completely ran out...
UN chief condemns “indifference” as Ebola cases mount in DR Congo
Key pointsMore than 5,600 cases and 2,700 deaths in six affected provinces in DRC since the outbreak began in mid-MayThe World Health Organization (WHO)...
After Israeli seizure of Kalandia training centre, UNRWA warns of impact on youth
Israeli authorities forcibly entered the Kalandia Vocational Training Centre on Tuesday, 24 August, and took control of the facility, according to the UN agency...
Lebanon: UN warns of growing civilian risks as military activity continues
Following reports of Hezbollah drone attacks and retaliatory Israeli strikes on Wednesday and Thursday, UNIFIL is urging restraint and renewed political engagement to avoid...
Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace
As the world faces the highest number of conflicts since 1945 and a rising death toll from war alongside peace operations increasingly deployed to...
Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to...
