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...
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...
