Middle East crisis: Live updates for Monday 20 January 2025
Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet today to hear from the...
Its Ongoing Struggle for Life and Liberation
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Part 1.
In celebrating this the 221st anniversary of the world transformative liberation struggle and Revolution of the...
What Would Martin Do? By Dr. Julianne Malveaux
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What would Dr. King do this birthday?
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
What would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. do to celebrate his...
Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries
“We stand ready to support this implementation and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue to suffer,”...
‘Lebanon is on the cusp of a more hopeful future’, says UN chief Guterres
“A window has opened paving the way for a new era of institutional stability, a State fully able to protect its citizens, and a...
Dignity for migrants should be our guiding light, insists ‘Cabrini’ film star
“Being from southern Italy, the migration issue is very close to my heart. Southern Italians have always emigrated throughout history, especially during the Second...
Is Culture the Key Crisis in Black Life?
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January 13, 2025, MLK Day Edition of Vantage Point
On this episode of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, also known as The...
Will those responsible for atrocities in Syria finally face justice?
For years, UN human rights bodies have been documenting, monitoring and publishing reports on abuses, and bringing Syria’s dire human rights record to the...
Security Council briefed on challenges to peacekeeping in Lebanon, Syria
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was joined by Major General Patrick Gauchat, Head of the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) who is temporarily...
UNRWA chief: Ceasefire is the start, not the solution
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Lazzarini emphasised that the agreement is only the first step in addressing the region’s...
World News in Brief: Antisemitism action plan, DR Congo violence escalates, new migration movie,...
The plan was announced by the High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a platform for intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation.Miguel Ángel...
In Lebanon, Guterres highlights challenges and support for peacekeepers
His itinerary included a trip to Naqoura in the south – where the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is headquartered – and he...
Relentless crisis in Haiti: One in eight children internally displaced
The latest data reveals that over 500,000 children have been forced from their homes – a shocking 48 per cent increase since September.In total,...
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah state in the southeast,...
Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO
“The target is to get between 500 and 600 trucks in per day over the coming weeks,” said Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in...
New year sees uptick and expansion of fighting on Ukraine’s frontlines
“Most disturbingly, in 2024 we witnessed an alarming rise in the toll of civilian casualties,” Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors.She said the total number of...
‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
Around 90 per cent of the population across the Gaza Strip have been displaced from their homes, forced to move to avoid Israeli military operations. Many have...
World News in Brief: Security Council Libya resolution, cyclone recovery in Mozambique, Marburg virus...
The resolution authored by the United Kingdom was passed by 14 votes with none against – permanent Council member Russia abstained.It introduces new provisions...
UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief
In a joint appeal from Kyiv, the UN’s emergency relief chief Tom Fletcher and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said that millions of civilians...
Economic recovery is losing steam, warns UN labour agency
The newly released World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025, sheds light on the deceleration of the global economy. This is impacting labour markets...
IOM Welcomes Ceasefire in Gaza, Urges Immediate Humanitarian Access
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Geneva, 15, January 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and urges all parties...
A decade of conflict: ‘Almost 40 million Yemenis have waited far too long’
Special Envoy Hans Grundberg highlighted the alarming trend of escalation provoked by Yemen’s Houthi forces who began attacking international shipping in the Red Sea...
Guterres hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘critical first step’
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters, António Guterres commended mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States for their dedicated efforts in brokering the agreement.“Their...
UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus
Speaking from Damascus after meeting the leader of the caretaker authorities, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Mr. Türk said that he had been “assured…of the importance of...
