IOM Deputy Chief: Escalating Displacement Crisis in DRC Demands Urgent Collective Solutions
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Geneva/ Kinshasa, 1 May 2025 – During a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Organization for Migration...
Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing
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By Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation —
In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were...
IOM and 115 Aid Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Pull Yemen Back From...
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Geneva/ Sana'a, 20 May 2025 – After more than a decade of severe crisis and conflict, people in Yemen are facing...
Deep concerns for Palestinians amid intense Israeli raids in occupied West Bank
Around 100 hectares of Palestinian land have been reportedly confiscated to make way for the new route.This would mark another step towards the progressive...
Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have raised the alarm over worsening hunger, malnutrition, and...
At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire
António Guterres told leaders meeting in the Iraqi capital that “the region and the world face trials and tests on all fronts,” starting with...
January 20, 2025 – Joy and Pain
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
For Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday commemoration to be recognized on the same day that Dr. King’s...
Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’
UNRWA, the largest UN aid agency in Gaza, reported “no improvements” at Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for lifesaving food, fuel and medicine.“One...
Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies
“Every older person has the right to age with dignity security and access to opportunities that enrich their lives,” said one of the key...
Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in
“There is a very positive, jubilant mood in Gaza this morning and there was overnight,” said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office,...
Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic
However, the grim statistic is just the surface of a larger crisis, independent human rights experts warned on Friday, as the military junta intensifies...
Deputy UN chief demands action to protect vulnerable migrants
“Migration is not just a statistic; it is the lived experience of women, men and children, each with unique identities and vulnerabilities – pursuing...
US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen
Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, who commended Oman for its efforts to achieve the agreement which came...
Government of Nigeria, IOM, Kingdom of Netherlands Bolster Support for Sustainable Community Development through...
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Benin City, 22 August 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) with support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands through...
DEI is Dying: What is Our Response?
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Black Dollars Matter—Let’s Get Ready to Rumble Vantage Point Vignette Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels White supremacist-tinged White folks...
Australia and IOM Unveil New Initiative to Boost Support for Migrant Workers from Pacific
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope and Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for...
Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition
Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have died “painful, preventable deaths”...
Malcolm X Day Edition — Report Back from Honoring Louise Langdon Little in Grenada
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May 19, 2025 Malcolm X Day Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Schmeeka Simpson...
Haiti’s destiny ‘bright’ despite terrifying escalation of violence
Haiti is faced with a multifaceted crisis including rising gang violence, political instability, the displacement of over 700,000 people as well as widespread hunger.UNICEF has...
Report Back From the MLK People’s Convention with Chairman Larry Hamm
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May 5, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guest Larry Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization...
Gaza horrors continue as the weakest succumb to injuries and disease
“I met a little boy who was wounded by a tank shell at one of these sites on the final day of me leaving...
A Mother-Son Message of Resistance to the World
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Part 1.
As we move from February, the month of the martyrdom of Nana Haji Malcolm X and...
West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli strikes
Mr. Guterres’s intervention late Wednesday comes amid one of the biggest Israeli Security Forces (ISF) operations in the West Bank in years – the...
IOM and Partners Launch Project to Strengthen Environmental Health Awareness in Lebanon
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Beirut, Lebanon – December 2024 – In cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon, the International Organization for Migration...
