Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis
Monday’s directive is the fourth such evacuation order for the area since July and covers about three square kilometres. OCHA stressed once again that repeated...
Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp
On Tuesday, UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, expressed her grave concern over humanitarian aid organizations reports that Zamzam camp came under fire and...
UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025
The package includes $1.143 billion from donor governments along with a commitment of $355 million from UNHCR’s private sector National partners. This provides the...
Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, health care and access compromised
Renewed fighting last week led by the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed factions has engulfed parts of Aleppo, Idlib and...
The ‘slow onset, silent killer:’ Droughts explained
Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was speaking at the opening of COP16 a major global conference...
Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future
“This year’s International Day...reminds us that we need the leadership of persons with disabilities more than ever,” Mr. Guterres said in his message, emphasising...
Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms
The legitimate protests were dispersed using disproportionate and, in some cases, unnecessary force by the police in the capital, Tbilisi, according to the statement...
Haiti’s children: Crisis demands urgent action
That was the stark message heard during a special session on Monday convened by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where UN officials and...
UN chief calls for ceasefire amid sharp escalation in northwest Syria
Renewed fighting last week led by the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and other armed factions, has engulfed parts of Aleppo, Idlib and Hama,...
Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before world court
1.What are the hearings about?The hearings broadly concern the obligations of States with respect to climate change and the legal consequences of these obligations....
Myanmar: UN experts call for ‘course correction’ as civilian deaths reach 6,000
“There are now 6,000 reminders that the international community is failing the people of Myanmar,” the Human Rights Council-appointed experts stated in a news...
The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief
Speaking at a ministerial conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza, convened in Cairo by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed...
Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation
Abdulrahman Alfadley, the Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture was speaking as the 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to...
Live updates: UN tackles desertification, drought and land regeneration
People around the world are facing devastating consequences as the land that supports livelihoods, helps to regulate climate and protect biodiversity becomes increasingly degraded...
Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to resume next year
Despite intense discussions, delegates recognised the need for more time to address divergent views and refine the treaty’s framework.The session, which began on November...
UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in northwest Syria
The alarm comes amid a sharp escalation in fighting in the Aleppo Governorate, spreading to parts of Idleb and Hama governorates and leaving the...
What’s desertification? Experts hopeful devastating trend can be reversed
On 2 December, countries from around the world will meet in Riyadh under the auspices of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, (UNCCD) to...
UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global...
Commemorated on Saturday, the Day of Remembrance pays tribute to those killed or injured by chemical weapons and urges nations to ensure such horrors...
Rising Crime, Perception or Reality?
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December 2, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest New York State Senator James...
Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire
The 13th and possibly last mission under Brazil’s Operation Cedar Roots carried 150 passengers, including elderly persons and children, back to safety. For many,...
Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms
This year saw 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes – classified as Category 3 or higher – marking the ninth consecutive...
UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter...
Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said massive missile and drone attacks on the power network this week have heightened serious concerns about the plight of civilians...
Meditations on Meanings of Resistance and Resilience
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Part II.
By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Nana Gwen Brooks was an internationally recognized and respected poet, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize recipient...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November
As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned...
