Syria transition gains ground with Kurdish deal, but violence and humanitarian strain persist
Briefing ambassadors for the first time as Deputy Special Envoy, Claudio Cordone pointed to the 30 January ceasefire and integration agreement between the Syrian...
‘Like a scene out of a horror movie’: UN report warns of war crimes...
“Persistent impunity fuels continued cycles of violence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling for credible investigations and accountability for perpetrators. Sudan's...
Madagascar: ‘Overwhelming’ destruction, surging needs after back-to-back cyclones – WFP
Speaking to reporters from Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, WFP Country Director Tania Goossens said some 400,000 people are facing acute humanitarian needs after the island...
Political violence against MPs rising worldwide
Head of the IPU, Martin Chungong, told a UN conference in New York on Wednesday that “if the phenomenon goes uncontrolled, there will be...
World News in Brief: Türk slams relentless Russian attacks, Gaza update, Cyclone Gezani hits...
His reaction followed overnight attacks on energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Dnipro and the key port city of Odesa.Nearly 8,800 multistorey buildings in Kyiv, Kharkiv...
UN envoy urges renewed political push as Yemen tensions rise
Hans Grundberg also warned that rising regional tensions risk dragging Yemen back into broader confrontation. “I ask this Council to remain united in supporting a...
Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns
In an exclusive interview with UN News, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, reflected on the alarming rise in grave violations...
From war zones to outer space, radio remains essential
Every 13 February marks World Radio Day, a celebration timed to the moment UN Radio first crackled to life 80 ago.UN News teams have...
Ukraine: UN aid convoy reaches frontlines in Dnipro
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters that access to the town had been “extremely difficult due to the continued fighting.” Of the 10,000 people...
Civilians and aid operations under fire as Sudan airstrikes intensify
Two children were reportedly killed and 13 others injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, where all the victims were students...
World News in Brief: School shooting in Canada, cholera outbreak in DR Congo, evacuations...
António Guterres was “saddened to learn of the tragic shooting in Tumble Ridge, British Columbia,” his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said at the daily news...
Mathematical Proof of God’s Existence at the Intersection of Science and Faith – Science180
The Scientifically Verifiable Cosmological Theory that Challenges the Big Bang Theory at the Crossroads of Reason and Religion THEY Want You to IgnoreThe Historic,...
State of Emergency Without Urgency in Black America
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Vantage PointArticles & Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
Every year Black people look forward to the release of the National Urban League’s...
UN social policy commission closes with calls to turn pledges into action
Meeting at UN Headquarters, in New York, from 2 to 10 February, the Commission for Social Development marked its first session since the Second...
Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps
Across the world, a significant gender gap persists at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines due to lack of research funding, gender stereotypes, and discriminatory...
UN warns civilians remain at risk as airstrikes continue across Gaza
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing in New York that the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, had received additional...
Virtual Forum: “International Crisis in Cuba”
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Violence surges in South Sudan leaving civilians at risk and peacekeepers stretched thin
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council on Tuesday, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said instability had risen sharply in recent weeks, driven by political...
General Assembly President urges Europeans to ‘stand up’ for the UN
In a key address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Annalena Baerbock repeated her call to uphold multilateralism amid “trying times” globally. She noted that just 40 days into 2026, the world has...
History of Police Oppression of Africans in America (with Ronald Hampton), Part II
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Ronald Hampton, Chairman of the IBW Police Justice and Accountability Task Force, , joins Dr. Ron Daniels for a Vantage Point...
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
As heavy fighting continues between former allies the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and their allies, the UN Children’s Fund...
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
“The situation remains highly volatile and we fear it will further deteriorate, worsening the region’s already precarious human rights and humanitarian situation,” Mr. Türk...
Trump’s affordability crisis is catching up to Republicans as Black and Brown voters shift
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By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel —
Donald Trump won 48% of Latino voters in 2024 – the best Republican showing in...
