Cuba Forum 2026: U.S. Provoked Crisis in Cuba
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HAFFD Questions Haiti’s $780,000 Roger Stone Lobbying Contract
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HAFFD calls on the Fils-Aimé government to explain a $780,000 lobbying contract with a convicted felon and champion of mass deportation,...
South African Youth Activism, 1976–2026
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By R. Drew Smith — Publication information
Abstract
With the 1976 Soweto uprising serving as a point of departure for the current analysis,...
Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement
Against this backdrop, senior UN officials on Wednesday renewed calls for a durable solution that would enable Rohingya refugees to return home safely and...
Reflections and Opinions on 9/11 — Open Forum
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” hosts an Open Forum offering reflections and opinions on...
Resolving the U.S.-Provoked Crisis in Cuba with James Early
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In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with James Early, consultant on cultural democracy and...
Security Council LIVE: UN peacekeeping under pressure
UN peacekeepers have increasingly been sent into places where there is no peace to keep – under resourced, outgunned and exposed to violence they...
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant...
Nearly 84 per cent of Gaza’s population – more than 1.76 million people – live in overcrowded displacement sites or damaged shelters, leaving families...
US likely committed war crimes against Iranian civilians: Independent experts
In the same report, released Monday, investigators found that the Iranian Government committed crimes against humanity by murdering, imprisoning and torturing those who participated in...
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s transition in the spotlight
While Syria is making progress in its political transition, the Security Council is meeting to hear briefings and discuss the situation on the ground,...
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer...
Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the continuing presence of terrorist groups as well as rights violations against women and...
Report warns of reprisals against those who engage with the UN on human rights
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report...
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP
Key points7.8 million South Sudanese face high levels of acute food insecurity.El Niño is already threatening farming output.Sudan’s war is driving more refugees and...
Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade
These transfers, known as remittances, grew by 94 per cent between 2016 and 2025, far outpacing the 28 per cent increase in the number...
Six UN staff killed in Gaza school strike; Lebanon violations mount
At least 220 agency staff have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas-Israel war began in October 2023.UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders said the...
Civilians bear the brunt, with deadly US strikes in Iran and thousands displaced in...
“These strikes are yet another devastating reminder of the human cost of the conflict between the United States and Israel and Iran,” said Sara...
IAEA chief underscores commitment to nuclear safety and verification
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said that this shared spirit is clearly demonstrated in the efforts of cancer experts who provide...
Countries must increase AI regulation to avoid ‘existential risks’: Türk
“The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives,” he wrote...
Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen
Key pointsAt least 46,000 people displaced since renewed fighting began last week in southwest Yemen — the figure is “rising by the hour”, IOM...
Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned that renewed violence, political tensions, shrinking civic space, entrenched corruption and persistent impunity continue...
Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away:...
“Today, the plight of many in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse,” stressed the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. “Yet, it seems the...
Guterres urges leaders to invest in peace as conflicts deepen
António Guterres was speaking during the annual ceremony at the Japanese Peace Bell on the grounds of UN Headquarters in New York. “Each year, the...
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
On 26 August, a glacier on the border between Nepal and the Tibet autonomous region of China collapsed, triggering floods that have now claimed...
Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
Water systems have been damaged across affected districts, while toilets and other sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed, raising the risk of waterborne...
