It’s Not Just the Fascism
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This column is particularly for those people who live in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona...
IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024
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Haitians of Springfield, Ohio – just another footnote in this country’s long history of...
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Littane Ilfrard traces the deep and complex history of immigration to highlight why today’s Haitian immigrants in the U.S. deserve better.
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Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča, whose portfolio straddles both Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, voiced concern over attacks on energy infrastructure as winter approaches.Drones, death and...
The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
Setting the stage for the discussions, Robin Geiss, Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), highlighted the blistering pace of scientific developments...
‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon
“Late last night, hundreds of people were reportedly displaced in Beirut and across the country following Israeli displacement orders identifying a social finance network...
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
In a speech delivered during the inauguration of the renovated Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the building’s historic and symbolic importance...
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake
Considered the world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity, the summit is taking place in Cali, the third largest city of the South American...
UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza
Life has become “impossible” for civilians trapped in the north amid repeated orders to move and severely limited access to essential humanitarian supplies, leaving...
A ‘people’s COP’ to heal the planet: UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia
The UN chief’s call came in a video message to the opening ceremony of the gathering, which officially begins on Monday 21 October in...
Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon
A press statement issued by the Mission, formally known as the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, said Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) “deliberately demolished” the...
Radical Solidarity in Life, Love and Struggle
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Although clearly the Million Man March was the central event on October 16, 1995, it is important...
Double Down on Black Voters
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Vantage Point VignetteDr. Ron Daniels, President, IBW-ACTION
I recently penned a piece entitled, Democracy in Danger: Black Led Rainbow Wave to the...
Chicago Inspector General asks state regulators to ban some CPD officers from law enforcement
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As the I-Team reported, at least a dozen CPD officers have been linked to the Proud Boys, Oath...
Confronting Colorism and Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community
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By Lina Cardona, ABFE’s Membership Operations Manager —
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on the...
First Person: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’
Mohamed Abu Jalda who is currently living in a camp for displaced people after fleeing his home, practices on the beach in the Al-Mawasi...
Indigenous Communities Continue to Lead in Some of Our Most Crucial Environmental Fights
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By Ben Jealous —
Contamination from lead, arsenic, and the other toxins in Tar Creek in northeastern Oklahoma stole the potential of many children...
UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined that the situation in Haiti continues to constitute...
World News in Brief: UNAMA concern over migrant deaths, ‘war tactics’ in the West...
The alleged attack occurred on 14 to 15 October in the Kala Gan border area of Iran’s Sistan Province near the Iran-Pakistan border. The organisation...
Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
“Although he does not comment on events of this nature, the Secretary-General is interested that this now leads to an immediate ceasefire, the immediate...
Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says
“Rarely have we seen – and this is what bothers me - extensive patterns of unlawful, discriminatory and disproportionate restriction by States and private...
Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel
It details the obligations for Israel, third-party States and the UN to bring to an end the unlawful occupation, according to the UN Independent...
Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’
“Despite demands to move from positions close to the Blue Line, a unanimous decision was taken by all UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries and...
