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    DR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels move in

    In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies...

    UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

    A note to media correspondents was released by the UN on Sunday, a day after the release of three Israeli hostages from Gaza, in...

    Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary

    The development comes as a recent survey of Syrian refugees in the region reveals that some 75 per cent of respondents have no plans...

    Political solution to end war in Yemen is achievable, UN envoy says

    Hans Grundberg briefed on latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, and Government forces, backed by a...

    DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns

    “The frontline is getting closer to Kavumu Airport,” warned Bruno Lemarquis on Wednesday.Following the fall of regional capital Goma, in North Kivu, at the...

    Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needs

    Amid reports that a return to full-scale war at the weekend may have been averted with the announcement by Hamas that it would comply...

    How You Like Trump Now?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Yes, elections have consequences. A major lesson to be learned from the stunning...

    US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns

    In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in...

    13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF

    In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the agency called for “the immediate cessation...

    Security Council: Syrian leaders urged to prioritise inclusive transition

    Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Geir Pedersen acknowledged commitments made by interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa but stressed that Syrians across the country expect...

    Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen

    “Heartbroken and outraged by the tragic loss of WFP team member, Ahmed, who lost his life while arbitrarily detained in Yemen,” Executive Director Cindy...

    Mary Ellen Pleasant, the Haitian-descended entrepreneur and abolitionist who built a fortune in 19th-century...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Overview: Originally published on Feb. 3, 2019 in The Haitian Times, this article explores the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a...

    When They Tell You About Their Own, Believe Them

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III — (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like...

    Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Reparations Are Due! exhibit and the National Resource Center for State...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By FirstRepair — Join us for an afternoon of creativity, history, and activism as FirstRepair presents Reparations Are Due!, an exhibit by...

    The Government Against the People — By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — I can’t remember when I met Dr. Olivia Hooker, a Tulsa Massacre survivor, the first African American...

    IOM, Partners Appeal for USD 81 Million to Assist Over One Million Migrants in...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 11 February 2025, Nairobi –The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 45 humanitarian and development partners are appealing for USD 81...

    The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis — By Ben Jealous

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  The climate crisis is costing all of us a lot of money in our everyday lives. Higher utility...

    Strategy and Tactics for the Burgeoning Resistance — By Ted Glick

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – The wide mix of acts of resistance over the past week have made it clear that there is...

    Passing the Torch at the Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, CUNY

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). February 10, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point: Dr. Brenda Greene Passes the Torch at Medgar Evers College, CUNY The Professor, Dr. Ron...

    UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees

    “Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply distressing,”...

    ‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad...

    It has been two months since Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria, was forced to flee the country, as rebel forces – now...

    Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya

    Nineteen bodies were discovered in Jakharrah, around 400 km south of the coastal city of Benghazi, while at least 30 more were found in...

    IOM Deeply Alarmed by Mass Graves Found in Libya, Urges Action

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Tripoli, 10 February 2025 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed shock and concern at the discovery of two...

    Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid access

    “The health system is ruined. Malnutrition is rising. The risk of famine persists,” said Dr Hanan Balkhy, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s Regional...