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...
Guterres tells AU Summit: ‘This is 2026 – not 1946’ in push for reform
In a world marked by division and mistrust, he said, the African Union (AU) stands as a “flagship for multilateralism,” as he addressed the...
World Entrepreneurs and Investment Forum puts women at the heart of economic transformation
That was the central message of the Manama Declaration, issued at the close of the World Entrepreneurs and Investment Forum (WEIF) held this week...
In the hands of innovators from the Global South, AI can transform lives
Fodder cutters are fearsome machines with huge circular blades spinning at high speed, powered by small generators. Operated by rural workers in several developing...
Science180 Reveals Mathematical Proof of God’s Existence that Atheists, Freethinkers, Rationalists, and Believers Will...
Where have you ever read that the Earth was formed 2.82 days, the Moon 3.32 days, and the Sun 3.69 days after the beginning...
World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Sudan, health systems in South Sudan near...
Over the past week, North Kordofan state recorded more than a dozen attacks in and around the towns of El Obeid, Bara, Rahad and Um Rawaba. In South Kordofan,...
Gaza: Lifesaving aid operations continue despite restrictions
The United Nations said that its teams attempted to coordinate eight humanitarian missions on Friday and five were fully facilitated. The remaining three – which included a mission to reach a water treatment plant in...
Scientific Discovery Proved Biblical Creation Timeline and Challenged Evolution and the Big Bang Theory...
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel of Science180.com unveils a 12-year study on the mathematical evidence of God’s existenceDr. Nathanael-Israel Israel has proven mathematically that the Earth...
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...
