WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking on Wednesday to health leaders and senior officials attending the WHO regional committee meeting underway in Cairo, Egypt. “Over the...
Three Months, No Charges
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By Ben Jealous —
Months after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine,...
Yemen: Houthi siege, cholera outbreak and aid cuts put civilians in the crosshairs
Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of...
World News in Brief: West African migrant crossings, Argentina takes UK to maritime tribunal,...
Fewer people from West Africa are reaching Europe by sea, but the journey has not become safer, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.
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‘Need for UN has never been greater,’ UN chief says, proposing slimmer $3.3 billion...
Amid climate disruption, an AI revolution, war and growing hunger, “the need for the United Nations has never been greater,” Secretary-General António Guterres said...
800 million young people face a future without jobs
Approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act, the...
A Ballot Is Just the Beginning
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Voting is not the most you can do. It’s the least you can do. It is the...
While Black Families Pay More for Power, Some Attorneys General Fight to Save High-Cost...
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African-Americans and other communities of color struggle hardest to pay electrical power bills while some attorneys general spend their time fighting...
Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv
Russian attacks in recent days on on Ukraine’s two largest cities have again killed and injured civilians, damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, the UN...
Disasters cost $228 billion in housing losses every year
$228 billion is a staggering amount of money to find, but that’s exactly what communities around the world are faced with every year, to...
Global action to end violence against children is lagging behind risks: UN expert
The UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children has called for stronger global action to protect boys and girls caught up in a growing...
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards...
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue...
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said fresh evidence shows malnutrition getting worse in several hotspots. Aid is not...
Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears
Miroslav Jenča told the Security Council on Monday that the 2016 accord must be implemented in full, with proper funding, better coordination between institutions...
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
At least five people are missing and 95 have been rescued, according to the authorities. Hundreds are affected. It is believed the disaster was caused...
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
Protection at riskUNHCR was created after the Second World War with the pledge that people fleeing persecution should be protected and not sent back...
Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says
The finding comes in the 2026 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford...
‘These attacks must cease immediately’: Guterres condemns deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
In a short statement issued late on Saturday, he said attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law. “These attacks must cease immediately,”...
UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation
In a statement issued on Friday night in New York by his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN chief urged all parties to cease hostilities...
Giving a dam: Cultivating peace in Côte d’Ivoire
As grazing land and water points dried up, Mr. Ouattara and other herders have had to push their cattle farther from the village, often...
Djibouti shipwreck: Death toll rises to 139 as 84 remain missing
The toll rose from 109 after the bodies of 30 more people were recovered. Search and rescue efforts are continuing.The boat was carrying 305...
Sustaining livelihoods amid crisis in Gaza
Following the devastation of the past three years, productive capacity in Gaza has been severely damaged, markets disrupted and the cost of basic goods...
In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater
Now, forces far beyond the iconic river mouth are rewriting the terms of that equilibrium. As sea levels rise, saltwater is reaching farther inland. Climate...
Don Rojas to receive honorary Doctor of Letters from The University of the West...
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IBW congratulates veteran journalist, Black media pioneer and longtime communications leader on this distinguished honor.
The University of the West Indies will...
