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...
The Debt Is High. Who Will Pay?
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The national debt has passed $40 trillion—that is $40,000,000,000,000, a number with more zeroes than most of...
How Baby Universe Was Born – Midwest Book Review
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Children’s Bookwatch: August 2026James A. Cox, Editor-in-ChiefDiane Donovan, EditorMidwest Book Review278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575
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One million children in Afghanistan face deadly malnutrition
Malnutrition, driven by the lack of access to adequate food, compromises immune systems and makes children far more vulnerable to common infections.The UN children’s...
As wars spread, the global food system unravels
Carl Skau, the acting head of the World Food Program, met the family during a visit to Somalia last week. Speaking at a United Nations...
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty
Volker Türk was speaking as a new report was released by an independent UN fact-finding mission which found that human rights in the country...
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief
Speaking at the high-level opening of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Ms. Mohammed called on governments to move beyond...
Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future
A newly updated climate awareness initiative in Japan is drawing attention to what life could look like in 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions continue...
Grenadians mobilize nationwide fundraising campaign in support of Cuba
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Churches, trade unions and community groups across Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique have joined a citizen-led effort supporting humanitarian assistance for...
UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons
Key pointsUN, ICRC call for binding rules on autonomous weaponsAI-driven weapons risk reducing human control over lethal forceStates urged to act ahead of November...
Congressional Black Caucus condemns SCOTUS ruling on mail-in ballots
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, August 24, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black...
Can restoring land create jobs? These young entrepreneurs are proving it
In Senegal, Daniel Halman is working with a simple idea: if a farmer can produce more on less land, part of that land can...
100 days of Ebola and the race to stop the spread
Key pointsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) reports an average of nearly 90 confirmed cases were recorded daily in during the first three months, a...
Gaza: Children still at risk despite drop in acute hunger
Key pointsFamine was reported in August 2025 following two years of the Hamas-Israel war that saw Israel severely restrict entry of food into the...
Two UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush
The patrol by the peacekeeping mission in the country, UNMISS, was attacked on the way to Pajut, a remote area in the eastern region. Following...
Security Council LIVE: Civilian suffering grows in Russia-Ukraine war
Spiralling drone and missile attacks on civilians in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war were in the spotlight on Monday as the Security Council hears the...
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General
Speaking to reporters in New York on Monday, Mr. Guterres warned that the global food supply has become “collateral damage” in conflicts involving the...
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan
The Security Council is currently hearing top UN officials brief on the latest updates about war-torn Sudan as escalating conflict, drone strikes against civilians,...
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children
The three Sudanese states receiving support are West Darfur, South Kordofan and Gedaref, where the aim is to restore “safe, quality and inclusive education”,...
AI for Good: How the UN uses AI to advance human rights
Across agencies, the UN is implementing AI tools to help promote peace, security and human rights while spearheading the global conversation around AI governance.By...
