Continuing the Struggle For An Inclusive Good
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
On Monday of this week, the Department of Africana Studies and the College of Liberal Arts at...
Can industrial growth and climate action go hand in hand?
In Namibia’s Daures region, a bold experiment aims to prove economies can create jobs without fossil fuels. When completed, Daures Green Hydrogen Village will sustainably...
Gaza: Two children killed every day during fragile ceasefire, says UNICEF
“Yesterday morning, a baby girl was reportedly killed in Khan Younis by an airstrike, while the day before, seven children were killed in Gaza...
Jordan calls on UN Assembly to take ‘collective action’ over Middle East crisis; Syria...
“We have a long way to go to deliver global opportunity and hope, but we can’t simply give up because the task is hard....
South Sudan: amid security challenges, aid workers delivering ‘against the odds’
In the video shown at the high-level event on South Sudan, Mayen is holding a book that he says was given to him by...
Peacekeeping expectations ‘far outstrip resources’: UN chief
Mr. Guterres outlined the impetus for his launch of the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative in March this year, citing the tragically high numbers...
Congressional Black Caucus Statement on D.C. Crime Bills
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding two anti-D.C. home...
US President Trump rejects globalism in speech to UN General Assembly’s annual debate
“America is governed by Americans,” he said on the opening day of the Assembly’s annual General Debate. “We reject the ideology of globalism, and...
Increasing hostilities in Libya taking heavy toll on civilians, warns UN relief official
Ongoing clashes between different militias in the Libyan capital have trapped many civilians and displaced numerous families, according to the UN Office for the...
Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation
“We are now extremely concerned, that several factors may be coming together over the next weeks to months to create a potential perfect storm,”...
UN’s Guterres on climate change: ‘We need to do more and we need to...
“Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment,” the Secretary-General said at the Informal Leaders Dialogue...
Debt-fuelled ‘economic sugar-rush’ in US spells danger, despite world growth: UN trade report
According to this year’s Trade and Development report from UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, global debt has risen sharply to $250...
Black Veterans Are Deported After Serving America
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By David A. Love, JD, Black Commentator —
When we think of those people who are deported from the U.S., we often...
‘We all need to see the bigger picture;’ cooperation is the key to making...
“Being connected and dependent of each other more than ever, we simply cannot afford to be self-centered and ignorant. We all need to see...
At UN Security Council, world leaders debate Iran, North Korea sanctions and non-proliferation
Mr. Trump chaired the summit-level meeting of the 15-member Council, initiated by the US, to discuss ways that the body overseeing global peace and...
Time has come to rid the world of nuclear weapons, UN officials stress
“The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves," Secretary-General António Guterres said at a...
Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly
“Democracy might have its flaws, but it is by far the best system that enables key values of the United Nations, necessary for sustained...
Civilian deaths in Ukraine surge past last year’s toll as winter deepens crisis, Security...
“Ukrainian civilians have continued to bear the brunt of the Russian Federation’s escalating aerial campaign,” said Kayoto Gotoh, Europe Director with the UN Department...
Afghan girls and women made focus of International Education Day: UNESCO
The agency announced on Thursday that it was dedicating the International Day of Education on 24 January, to the country’s women and girls.
“No country...
Fight against ‘vicious’ tuberculosis epidemic drastically underfunded: UN deputy chief
The High-Level Meeting has been described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an unprecedented step forward by governments and all partners engaged in...
Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres
Up to 811 million people faced hunger in 2020 – as many as 161 million more than in 2019 - Mr. Guterres said, at the Pre-Summit of...
World News in Brief: Violence against Haitian women, WHO alert over support for survivors...
“Sexual violence made up just over half of the cases, (about 3,700) and with nearly two thirds of these involving gang rape (about 2,500),...
Security Council’s veto power is ‘poster child’ of global gridlock, says Baerbock
The UN was founded to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,” Ms. Baerbock said, but the world body is struggling to meet...
‘The world is watching’: Guterres and Lula urge unity as COP30 talks near deadline
Amid reports of deadlocks on fossil fuels, climate finance and other key issues, both leaders urged negotiators to act decisively on phasing out fossil...
