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...
Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster
Key pointsHundreds remain missing after devastating floods in Nepal and China $2 million funding released by UN emergency relief chief World Health Organization (WHO) sends medicines,...
First Call: Cuba Forum in Washington, D.C.
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Resolving the U.S. Provoked Crisis in Cuba — Normalizing Relations with Our Neighbor
A crucial national forum in conjunction with the 55th...
Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow
As maritime tensions ripple across parts of the Middle East, security officials from Ethiopia, Yemen, Djibouti and Somalia gathered in Nairobi this week to...
Land models sprout as degradation threatens billions of livelihoods
The UN desertification conference, running from 17 to 28 August in Mongolia, is has awarded three land rejuvenation programmes, which together aim to restore a...
Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal
UN agencies and humanitarian partners are already providing support to local authorities, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.“The Secretary-General is saddened by the severe flooding...
More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Key pointsThe new plan calls for coordinated investment to ensure countries have a skilled, motivated and adequately supported workforce capable of meeting Africa’s rapidly...
Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank
Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Security Council is meeting...
Achieving the Excellence Worthy of the Name Leader
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
It is in the month of Insurgent August that Nana Marcus Garvey came into being and started...
American men have been in crisis for generations. A remedy from 1879 offers hope.
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Working-class men of every color have been in crisis for generations. The way out is to come together, for the sake...
Haiti ramps up the fight against gangs in the capital, but violence spreads elsewhere
At least 47 people were killed and 22 wounded in the raid, according to news reports, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on...
