World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in...
The storm hit 90 sites across Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates on 31 December, affecting more than 150,000 people.
Humanitarian partners reported that two infants...
Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the latest fatalities come amid escalating violence, especially across the Kordofans, which continues to put civilians at “extreme risk”...
Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza
“Tents were blown away or damaged, homes collapsed under storm conditions, and personal belongings were soaked,” according to its latest update. “In several locations, entire displacement sites were...
UN agency rolls out three-year plan to safeguard Ukraine’s bread basket
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its emergency response and early recovery plan, outlining priority measures to protect agricultural livelihoods, restore production...
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval
The backdropVenezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability and hyperinflation, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks.The recent seizure of President...
Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner.Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ms....
You Were Always Enough
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By Ben Jealous —
When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his...
When the Post Office Is Undermined, Democracy and Black Jobs Go With It
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The United States Postal Service is under attack again—and this time, the damage threatens both Black livelihoods and...
Maduro seized, norms tested: Security Council divided as Venezuela crisis deepens
Why it matters: Council members are split over whether Washington’s move upholds accountability – or undermines a foundational principle of international order. Some delegations...
Iran protests: UN warns against further bloodshed
That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York on Monday. News reports cited videos posted online Monday showing demonstrations in Tehran...
Gaza: 100 per cent of basic food needs met for first time since 2023
“The January round is the first since October 2023, in which partners had sufficient stock to meet 100 per cent of the minimum caloric...
World News in Brief: Escalating violence in Sudan, civilian danger grows in Ukraine, Ethiopia...
In North Darfur State, drone strikes on 3 January reportedly caused civilian casualties in the villages of Al-Zurq and Ghurair, including strikes on a...
UN chief deeply concerned over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela
In a statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, António Guterres said the Council was meeting “at a grave time” following the...
Security Council LIVE: ‘The power of the law must prevail,’ says UN chief
The Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas, a...
Yemen aid response buckling under funding cuts as needs keep rising
According to the December humanitarian update from aid coordination office, OCHA, Yemen’s 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is just 25 per cent funded, forcing...
‘Do not give up on children:’ Displaced by violence, a Haitian girl finds hope...
A teenage Haitian girl who was forced to flee her home in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, due to gang violence has urged adults not to...
US actions in Venezuela ‘constitute a dangerous precedent’: Guterres
US President Donald Trump made the announcement on social media, and the US Attorney General said Mr. Maduro and his wife would face “the...
Security Council: New faces, old tensions as five nations take their seats
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia have begun two-year terms as non-permanent members, replacing Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of...
Gaza aid lifelines under strain as winter worsens
Since the fragile October ceasefire began as phase one of the US-led peace plan, thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulins have...
Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel
High Commissioner Volker Türk said the series of draft proposals before Israel’s Knesset raise grave concerns over discrimination, due process violations, and breaches of...
A Message of Gratitude from Dr. Ron Daniels — Reflections and the Work Ahead
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This is not a fundraising appeal. This message was recorded to simply say thank you.
In this special message recorded during Kwanzaa,...
New year dawns amid rubble and resolve in Gaza
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain uprooted, many living in makeshift tents pitched on bare ground or squeezed into damaged buildings without reliable access...
UN chief condemns Israeli amendments targeting UNRWA operations
The amendments, adopted on 29 December, to the Law to Cease UNRWA Operations “seek to further impede UNRWA’s ability to operate and carry out its mandated...
WHO research shows COVID vaccines still crucial in preventing severe illness
Although COVID-19 no longer causes the widespread disruption seen during the global health emergency, the virus continues to hospitalize and kill people across Europe...
