Decades of gains overshadowed as Asia-Pacific falls behind on sustainable development targets
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026, released by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on...
World News in Brief: Guterres calls for fair swtich to clean energy, Ramadan in...
He warned that the world’s addiction to fossil fuels remains “one of the greatest threats to global stability and prosperity,” and criticised efforts by...
Fears of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank: UN rights report
The report covers the period from 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025 and is based on monitoring conducted by OHCHR and information from governmental sources, other UN entities and non-governmental organizations. “Intensified...
Floods, drought and insecurity drive acute hunger for 7.5 million in Pakistan
At the top end, in the period from last December to March 2026 around 1.25 million people will be in ‘emergency’ levels of acute food insecurity, characterised by large food gaps...
Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Passing of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
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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...
Jackson Family Statement on the Passing Of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
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CHICAGO, IL – With profound sadness, the family of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., an iconic figure in the fight for...
Migrants and refugees in Libya subjected to ‘systematic’ abuse: UN report
Covering the period from January 2024 to December 2025, the report documents what it calls an “exploitative model preying on migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees...
Artists face steep income decline due to AI, UNESCO finds
The latest edition of Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity, UNESCO’s flagship monitoring report covering more than 120 countries, warns that generative AI is projected to...
Sudan: Rights chief alarmed after at least 57 killed in drone attacks in two...
Volker Türk was alarmed by the reports, which said that at least 15 children were among the victims. “These latest killings are yet another reminder of the devastating...
UN Libya envoy warns Security Council political deadlock threatens state unity
Briefing the Council in New York, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General said that despite active UN engagement, the Libyan House of Representatives (the...
Ramadan in Gaza: Deprivation, high prices and the hardships of displacement
Mr. Al-Assi lives with his family in a tent made of cloth and plastic sheeting next to the rubble of their home in the...
World News in Brief: Madagascar cyclone response, Gaza medical evacuations, remembering civil rights icon...
According to government reports, more than 800 people have been injured and nine remain missing.The cyclone has caused widespread damage: more than 470,000 people...
Humanitarian access to Gaza still insufficient for relief and rebuilding: UN development chief
Mr. De Croo, who chose Gaza for his first overseas visit since being appointed to the top job in November 2025, called for an...
Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries
The 2026 Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) aims to deliver lifesaving assistance this year to 5.9 million people across seven neighbouring countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan and Uganda. The plan will continue to...
Rev. Jackson Lifted All of Us Higher
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By Ben Jealous —
One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people...
World News in Brief: Madagascar hunger crisis, Colombia aid appeal, Cuba fuel shortages
Between 31 January and 10 February, tropical cyclones Fytia and Gezani struck the island nation, causing widespread destruction.WFP assessments indicate that 1.57 million people...
Four years of war in Ukraine: Childhood has ‘moved underground’, displacement continues – UN...
Speaking to reporters from a basement in Kherson, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Ukraine Munir Mammadzade said that the frontline city remains “under...
UN forum calls for overhaul of agrifood systems
These numbers point to an even deeper crisis: in 2024, an estimated 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, and chronic hunger...
Guterres deplores Israel’s move to resume land registration in the West Bank
The development follows an Israeli cabinet decision from May 2025 and applies to Area C of the West Bank, which encompasses some 60 per...
Black Work in an Age of Fragile Employment
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Labor economists like me mark our calendars for the first Friday of each month, when the Bureau...
“All Boots on the Bridge” — Selma’s Bloody Sunday with Faya Rose Toure
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In this Special Black History Month Edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with Faya Rose Toure,...
As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return
“More people are killed and injured each year. Millions have only a few hours of electricity per day. Hundreds of thousands are suffering without...
UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain
Since 1945, more than 80 former colonies comprising some 750 million people have gained independence. However, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remain on the UN list,...
Sudan: Thousands cling to a fragile hope in makeshift tents
Some families have survived in those harsh conditions for months.Among them, 17-year-old Doha and her brothers and sisters reached Tawila after a three-day long...
