Guterres highlights ‘maximum impact’ reform agenda
Addressing the General Assembly, António Guterres briefed Member States on the structural reforms and programme realignments that are needed across the UN System to...
Humanitarian funding cuts pushing millions into hunger: WFP
Programmes in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan are already facing major disruptions, which will only...
Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides
In a statement on Wednesday, Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said that two days after world leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh to endorse the...
Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
The framework, developed after years of negotiations and approved in draft form in April, would for the first time establish a mandatory global fuel...
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency
The surge was driven by continued human emissions, more wildfire activity and weakened absorption by land and ocean “sinks” – a development that threatens...
Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
Conflict, climate change and inequality are all playing a role, but there are other reasons for what is known rather dryly as “food insecurity.”Ahead...
Israel restricts Gaza aid, saying Hamas must do more to return deceased hostages
The Israeli military body which coordinates with the UN and other international organizations, COGAT, said in a statement that starting Wednesday, it will allow...
Humanitarians call for greater support amid immense needs
The $45.3 billion needed for life-saving activities throughout 2025 was just 21 per cent funded as of September, with nearly $9.6 billion received, the...
UN envoy warns Libya’s transition at risk amid stalled political roadmap
Hanna Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said that while some progress has been made toward implementing a UN-backed political roadmap, divisions between...
Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack.“Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging...
The ‘clean revolution is unstoppable’ but will it arrive too late?
In recent years, one of the bright spots amid gloomy predictions about the climate has come from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) –...
Gaza: $70 billion needed to rebuild shattered enclave, says UN
At just 41 kilometres long (25.4 miles) and two to five kilometres wide (1.2 to 3.1 miles), few places in the Gaza Strip had...
What’s Going On? Open Forum with The Professor
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, opens the phone lines for an open forum on current issues and public concerns. Topics...
What’s Going On, Part II – Chaos, Confusion, and Confrontation with Trump
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, is joined by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, talk show host, author, and founder of the Los...
Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
Ms. Mohammed was speaking at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, co-hosted by China and UN Women, which aims to reignite the spirit of...
UN releases $11 million for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’
The allocation, announced on Monday by Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, will support the immediate scale-up of aid operations across the Gaza Strip, including...
World News in Brief: Record hunger in Haiti, repeated attacks in Sudan’s El Fasher...
The alert follows the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis which reveals that a record number of people in...
The Million Man March and Day of Absence — Reflections on the Legacy and...
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor, is joined by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and chairman, Department of Africana Studies, CSU Long...
The ‘food heroes’ cultivating global change
Ahead of World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, their stories reflect a global movement toward healthier, more equitable agrifood systems.Read more about...
‘We resist by simply existing on the land’: Ramallah mayor on life under occupation
For Mr. Kassis, housing is not a privilege — it is survival. “We resist,” he says “by simply existing on the land. Occupation is...
DR Congo: UN envoy points to ‘real hope’ for ceasefire and peace in the...
Although progress has been made through peace initiatives, such as the Washington Agreement signed on 27 June between the DRC and Rwanda, and the...
A Deal Between Two Gangsters
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
It appears that the bloody, genocidal collective punishment and war against Palestinian human...
Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability...
UNCTAD 16 from 20 to 24 October will seek practical ways to restore predictability in trade, ease debt pressures and direct investment to the...
Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, says UN Secretary-General...
Most of the exorbitant costs of disaster are preventable with proper funding and planning —one of the main messages for this year’s International Day...
