More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions
Leading calls for the international community to “move from words to action” to help the country’s most vulnerable returnees urgently, the UN refugee agency,...
IOM Appeals for USD 73 Million as It Expands Its Presence Inside Syria
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Geneva, 9 January 2025 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is expanding its appeal for Syria to USD 73.2 million...
The Passing of Peter Yarrow & Reflections on the 1963 March on Washington
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In this heartfelt recording of Reflections with The Professor from Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels honors the legacy of Peter Yarrow,...
‘A Syrian-led future’: Security Council highlights priorities ahead
In his briefing, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen underscored the delicate nature of the transitional phase, describing it as a moment of...
DPR Korea’s nuclear quest thwarts disarmament efforts, Security Council hears
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for peacebuilding and political affairs, briefed ambassadors two days after the DPRK, commonly known as North Korea, fired off what...
Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks
In a scheduled update mandated by the Council in Geneva, Nada Al-Nashif said that these attacks had led to the deaths of 574 civilians...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council set to meet on Syria
While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the...
Uganda’s military head says he wants to behead opposition leader
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s military chief, makes alarming threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine, claiming his father’s protection is the only thing...
Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah
Personnel from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) conducted the assessment earlier this...
World News in Brief: Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, human rights...
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell said that the Office was aware of reports and videos allegedly showing the killing of Alawite men...
Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support
Announced at the Grand Serail in Beirut by Deputy Prime Minister Saade el-Shami and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Imran Riza, the appeal extends emergency efforts through...
In its final days, the Biden administration delivers big time for America’s coastal communities
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By Ben Jealous —
It may be the dead of winter, but when we think about our beaches none of us want...
Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO
WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva that the H5N1 virus causing the disease is “not circulating in humans but jumping into...
Jimmy Carter – Faith in Action
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
As our beloved 37th President’s body makes its way from Plains, Georgia to Atlanta to the US Capitol to...
First Person: Gaza, where starving people are trapped in a land reduced to rubble
Since the fierce bombardment of Gaza by Israel began in October 2023, in response to a deadly Hamas attack on the country, over 45,000...
The Ugly Irony of Jan 6th: Certifying the Election of an Insurrectionist
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World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates
In an update covering July to September last year, the UN Mission in South Sudan – or UNMISS – expressed concern about the steep...
‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council
Addressing the Security Council on Monday, Edem Wosornu, Director of the Advocacy and Operations Division at the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) described the...
Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy
The WFP issued a statement on Monday condemning the attack and insisting that its vehicles had been “clearly marked”. “At least 16 bullets” struck the...
Culture as the Key Crisis in Black Life with Dr. Maulana Karenga
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January 6, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest Dr. Maulana Karenga, Creator of...
‘Hospitals have become battlegrounds’: Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse
In a Security Council meeting on Friday, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the West Bank and Gaza, painted a grim picture...
UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
This includes movements further north reported in Sector East, while a redeployment by the Lebanese Armed Forces was conducted this week in Shama, in...
Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools
When 11-year-old Venezuelan refugee Astrid Saavedra walked into her fourth-grade classroom in Trinidad and Tobago for her first day of school in September, she...
Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince on 17...
