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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
By any measure or meaning of defining and understanding the tenor and texture of our times, we...
Bipartisan bill demands Trump administration come up with strategy to help Haiti
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By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald —
One of Haiti’s staunchest advocates in Congress wants to force the Trump administration to come up...
UN chief reports progress in Cyprus talks, urges swift implementation of trust measures
Mr. Guterres was speaking to reporters after hosting Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at the UN Headquarters in...
UN sounds alarm over Syria as sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes escalate
The Druze-majority Sweida governorate, long relatively insulated from earlier phases of Syria’s 14‑year conflict, has now become a flashpoint.Briefing an emergency meeting of the...
Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church
Three people were killed and at least 10 others were injured in the bombing of the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, according to...
Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
Accompanied by their parents and mentors from the midwestern state of Wisconsin, the group wore handmade ribbon skirts and vests featuring seven coloured bands,...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Emergency meeting on rising tensions in Syria
The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon for an emergency session on Syria after deadly violence in the south and a wave of Israeli...
World News in Brief: violence spurs displacement in Syria, Israeli forces cross the Blue...
As of Thursday, nearly 2,000 families have been displaced from violence-affected areas in Sweida governate and are currently sheltering in a dozen collective sites....
Pakistan reels under monsoon deluge as death toll climbs
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, reported at least 63 casualties and 290 injuries in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide toll since the...
UN rights chief condemns the killing of scores of civilians in Sudan
Since 10 July, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has verified that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 60 civilians in North...
Ukraine: UN and partners launch Winter Response Plan amid escalating hostilities
Amidst escalating hostilities and continued strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukraine is once again bracing for another harsh winter. As the cold season brings heightened...
From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones
Of the 234 million school-age children affected by conflict globally, 85 million children are completely out of school. The figures are “unprecedented,” Helena Murseli,...
Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt
Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said there was no “vocabulary” left to adequately describe conditions on the ground.“Food is running out. Those...
Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus
News reports estimate that the sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, south of the capital, has killed more than 200.Israel explained...
From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life
But now, parts of the land have been restored. Crops are beginning to flourish and bees are buzzing around once again.The people responsible for...
World News in Brief: Haiti funding cuts bite, civilian suffering intensifies in Myanmar, Belarus...
Ongoing violence is compounding the country’s food crisis, disrupting local food production in critical areas such as the commune of Kenscoff and the Artibonite...
Unprecedented Afghan returns are ‘a test of our collective humanity’
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, made the appeal during a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran on Tuesday...
Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza
In the past three months, a third of Gaza’s population (714,000 people) have been forced to move once again, separating families and dismantling local...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: ‘Aid must go where needs are greatest’ in Gaza, urges UN...
The UN Security Council is meeting on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where fresh Israeli evacuation orders have uprooted tens of thousands amid...
Sudan: UNICEF condemns weekend attacks that killed 35 children
At least 24 boys, 11 girls and two pregnant women reportedly were among the victims of the violence, which occurred over the weekend in...
Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands
Those impacted by the orders have been told to relocate to the “already overcrowded” coastal strip at Al Mawasi, according to the UN Office for...
First Person: How many more children must die before the world acts?
Juliette Touma, the director of communications for the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has visited Gaza several times during and before the war...
Scores killed in Sudan’s Kordofan region as fighting intensifies
Amid ongoing communication disruptions in the area, confirming the exact civilian death toll remains difficult, but reports indicate that at least 300 people –...
UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria
On Sunday, violence erupted between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in Sweida, two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the...
