Why the Smithsonian’s story of slavery matters for America’s future
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In a recent Newsweek opinion column, Kevin Powell draws on personal experience and cultural history to argue that America must tell...
Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more children could face poverty due to climate change
Even worse, the number could triple if countries do not meet their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to ensure that climate...
Remember Black Women on Labor Day
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The French philosopher Albert reportedly said, “Without work all life is rotten but when work is soulless,...
Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege
Around 260,000 civilians – including 130,000 children – remain trapped in the area’s main camp for internally displaced people, enduring desperate conditions without aid...
UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises...
“Today the world looks on in horror as the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues to deteriorate to levels not seen in recent...
Pakistan floods leave villages cut off as monsoon devastation continues
Aid agencies are continuing to work tirelessly to reach the hardest-hit areas.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said nearly 800 people have died since...
Iraq unveils historic migration plan to boost development and stability
Unveiled on Wednesday, it creates new opportunities for work, education and family reunification, while strengthening migration governance and placing migration at the heart of...
UN peacekeeping mandate in Lebanon faces scrutiny ahead of Security Council vote
As members of the UN Security Council negotiate the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ahead of a 31 August deadline,...
Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO
In an online alert, the UN agency said that disease and hunger will only increase, unless all Israeli impediments to aid delivery at scale...
World News in Brief: More deaths in Ukraine, lengthy detentions in Egypt, AI governance,...
Since Friday, 11 civilians have been killed and more than 90 wounded, according to the authorities. Schools and energy infrastructure also were damaged.The Donetsk...
One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation
The report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and children’s agency (UNICEF) issued as World Water Week gets underway, highlights persistent gaps in access, with...
Thailand grants work rights to long-term refugees from Myanmar, UN welcomes resolution
Some 81,000 forcibly displaced people are hosted in temporary shelters along the Thai-Myanmar border where they have been living in the camps for decades.Nearly...
Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office
OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said condemnation of the two strikes by Israeli forces on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis now needs to be...
Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
At least 20 people were killed, including four health workers and five journalists, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus said in a tweet.Fifty other people...
Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight
Currently underway in Stockholm from 24 to 28 August, the 35th World Water Week meeting highlights the crucial link between water and global warming,...
UN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of Rohingya
More than 700,000 of them fled to neighbouring Bangladesh after armed attacks by a militant group against Myanmar security forces sparked a brutal military...
DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma
Gunfire tore through the dark. Night after night, the 44-year-old physician from Guinea clung to the hope that the besieged city would hold somehow....
Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage
“I was going to buy falafel,” says Mohammed Hassan. “On the way home, I looked up and saw a rocket heading towards me. I...
Yemen: How acts of compassion light the way for healing
Her journey into humanitarian work began after years of serving in hospitals in Aden, where she witnessed firsthand the struggles vulnerable communities face in...
Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says
Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health workers were killed last year, the agency reported.Humanitarian aid workers...
A New Nasty Noxious Sheriff’s in Town
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
The living and live-streamed tragedy titled “Trump in Ignorance, Anger and Revenge” continues to play itself out...
The White Supremacist-in-Chief — By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson —
White supremacy, not the Constitution, is now the law of the land, courtesy of Donald Trump. It...
World News in Brief: Gaza humanitarian update, more killings in Sudan, ending impunity in...
Multiple strikes overnight into Friday were reported in the Jabalya Al Balad and An Nazla neighbourhoods, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
DR Congo: Rising insecurity in the east impedes diplomatic progress, Security Council hears
Despite diplomatic progress in recent months, with the United States brokering a peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda, and Qatar facilitating a Declaration...
