Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
The people of Myanmar continue to suffer amid “widespread violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” as the cycle of impunity...
South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Briefing journalists based at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, Anita Kiki Gbeho, Officer in Charge of the UN Mission in South Sudan...
UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety
Addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency remains focused on preventing a nuclear accident...
Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
Briefing journalists in Geneva on Friday, Eva Hinds, the UN child agency’s Chief of Communications, described a humanitarian response that is fragile, painstaking and...
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by escalation of violence in South Sudan
The tensions are concentrated in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, where many deaths and injuries have been reported in response to renewed fighting between opposition...
Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis
The strikes thrust Nigeria’s long-running sectarian bloodshed into the global spotlight – and revived claims that a “Christian genocide” is unfolding in Africa’s most...
World News in Brief: IOM warning for Sudan returnees, Nipah virus alert for India,...
They did so despite extensive damage to housing, basic services, vital infrastructure, and an uncertain future.
The highest number of returns were recorded in Khartoum...
Choose peace over chaos, Guterres urges as he sets out final-year priorities
2026 “is already shaping up to be a year of constant surprises and chaos,” he told journalists in New York.Mr. Guterres – who trained...
Potential turning point for Gaza as peace plan enters second phase: UN envoy
Ramiz Alakbarov warned that risks of violence escalating again remain high, while the situation in the occupied West Bank continues to deteriorate.The Deputy Special...
World News in Brief: UN Support Office in Haiti, Goodwill Ambassador Theo James in...
The office established through a resolution in September, will provide support to the new Gang Suppression Force and the UN political mission in the...
‘We children saw things that no one should ever have to see’ Holocaust survivor...
Speaking in the General Assembly Hall alongside one of her great grandchildren, Mrs Lazan described her family’s journey from a ‘comfortable’ life in Hoya,...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount
The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on the Gaza peace plan...
Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry at 95, Part III
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This Special Edition of Vantage Point, hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels, continues the conversation with Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Senior Pastor...
Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission
Resolution 2813 (2026), submitted by the United Kingdom, received 13 votes in favour and none against. Two countries – China and Russia – abstained. It calls for the...
UN says Gaza crisis remains dire, children hardest hit
Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described the situation as still “dire” for hundreds of thousands of families across the Strip...
Rising in Righteous Resistance to Murderous Madness
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
There is, indeed, in this historic moment, a specter, an evil spirit and pernicious presence haunting, hunting...
Remembering the Holocaust: ‘You are here because you choose hope over hate’
In his 10th Holocaust Remembrance Day address, Secretary-General António Guterres told survivors and their families gathered in the General Assembly Hall that honouring the...
Independent experts alarmed by child rights violations in US immigration procedures
Thousands of children remain in custody without access to legal counsel; a situation the experts warn is forcing minors to navigate complex immigration proceedings alone and undermining their...
Remembering the Revolution: Lessons for Today
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In a state where towns revisit old stories and cities reel from new ones, America’s 250th asks what it really means...
World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Duterte trial update, final hostage...
In Lampedusa, Italy, three deaths have been confirmed following a search and rescue operation involving a boat that departed from Sfax, Tunisia. Survivors from...
Gaza ceasefire improves aid access, but children still face deadly conditions
That’s the assessment of two senior officials from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), speaking on Monday to journalists in New York following a...
Congressional Black Caucus Statement Urging Senate to Reject ICE Funding
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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...
Why Black America Must Pay Attention to Global Power
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Black America is often told that foreign policy is distant—something for diplomats, generals, and elites in places...
Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
Now eight months pregnant and sheltering in a makeshift camp, the mother of three said her biggest fear isn’t the biting cold – it’s...
