Voluntary Return of 131 Togolese Migrants from Libya: A Joint Effort by IOM and...
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Lomé, Togo – The International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the Togolese Government, facilitated the voluntary return of 131 migrants...
Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini stressed that no place and no one in Gaza has been safe since the war began in October 2023.
“As the year...
Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions...
The measures announced on Thursday target Al-Haq group, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, in relation to...
Guterres welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda
The accord is “a significant step towards de-escalation, peace and stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region,”...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in...
Sudan: UN chief condemns reported executions as starvation risks rise
Many of the victims are believed to be from the Darfur and Kordofan regions.“The Secretary-General reminds all warring parties in Sudan of their obligations...
In Syria, top UN envoy highlights international backing for political transition
Special Envoy Geir Pedersen is on his second visit to Syria since 8 December, and told reporters in Damascus he had engaged with a...
Gaza: Hospitals rationing critical supplies, ambulances stalling
What little fuel remains is powering essential operations, but it is running out fast, and there are virtually no additional accessible stocks left, UN...
BRICS Summit: Guterres underscores bloc’s role in boosting global cooperation
He urged the bloc to help forge a more equitable global finance system, boost climate action, improve access to technology and work towards peace,...
Melanie L. Campbell statement on Voting Rights Act at 60
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“Now More Than Ever, Congress Needs To Pass The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement “
Melanie L. CampbellPresident & CEO of...
Over 90,000 People Displaced by Latest Military Escalation in Lebanon – IOM Scales Up...
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Beirut, 25 September – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its latest Mobility Tracking displacement update showing at least...
Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut
Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the Kerem Shalom, Zikim and Erez crossings had remained closed...
Advancing Safe Migration Through Sport: Qatar Hosts Dialogue on Prevention of Trafficking in Sporting...
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Doha, 15 January 2025 – The fight against human trafficking in sport must extend beyond the final whistle, IOM Deputy Director General...
Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation
Speaking from Gaza City OCHA spokesperson Olga Cherevko told journalists in Geneva that a friend of hers “saw people burning a few days ago...
IOM Chief: Urgent Global Unified Climate Strategic Solutions Needed to Help People Stay
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Geneva, 11 November – As world leaders gather at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29), the International...
UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem
“It's a grave threat to the right of those children to education,” Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs for the West Bank, told UN...
To Vote or Not to Vote and for Who? And Will It Matter?
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November 4, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
An open forum with the Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels. Audience call in at (212) 209-2877....
Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, warned that political engagement with the Taliban has yielded little...
Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns
‘The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World’, explores three megatrends young people face including climate disasters,...
All eyes on Gaza as aid teams retrieve first lifesaving relief in months
“Today will be crucial. Truckloads of lifesaving aid finally on move again,” said top UN aid relief coordinator Tom Fletcher.Hours earlier and in a...
BLM Grassroots condemns detention of Chris Smalls and other Gaza aid workers
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Black Lives Matter Grassroots Vehemently Condemns Israel’s Kidnapping of Chris Smalls and 20 Other Freedom Flotilla Humanitarians Attempting to Deliver Food...
Vantage Point: Reflections on the Million Man March
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October 28, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
An open forum with the Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor on the Soapbox. Audience...
Nigerian President Tinubu’s pardon of ‘Ogoni Nine’ draws ethnic group’s rejection
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By Ope Adetayo, Reuters —
Nigeria’s Ogoni activists on Friday rejected a posthumous pardon for nine members executed three decades ago by...
Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and...
Obeida Dabbagh’s brother Mazen, and nephew Patrick – both Syrian-French nationals – were arrested by Air Force Intelligence officials in November 2013.Held for years...
