Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time
According to news reports citing Myanmar’s military leader, around 1,700 are confirmed dead from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, with some 3,400 injured and hundreds...
UN chief strongly condemns killing of Kenyan peacekeeper in Central African Republic
A statement from the UN Spokesperson’s Office on behalf of António Guterres said the peacekeeper had been killed on Friday by so-far unknown assailants...
Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO,...
The United Nations agency has received only $1.57 billion of the $21.1 billion required to sustain its operations this year, with donations slashed by...
Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians
According to local health authorities in Gaza, 830 people were killed between 18-23 March, including 174 women and 322 children. A further 1,787 were...
A powerful tribute to Louise Langdon Little by Kim Poole
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Kim Poole, Founder and Director of the Teaching Artist Institute (Baltimore, MD), delivers a moving tribute to Louise Langdon Little—the mother...
Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war
UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen, who’s on the ground there, said that hundreds of children had been killed and injured – some with severe burns, shrapnel...
Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time
However, the country remains in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions facing famine, disease and insecurity.IOM data shows...
DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
The situation represents one of the world’s worst food crises, according to the UN-partnered Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) platform.“The humanitarian situation in the...
UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis
The arrest of First Vice President and main opposition leader Riek Machar, alongside mounting military clashes and reported attacks on civilian populations, signals a...
First Recorded Drop in Sudan Displacement, Yet Humanitarian Crisis Persists
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Port Sudan/ Geneva, 27 March 2025 - The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan has declined by 2.4 per...
What Will It Take? What Will It Yield?
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More than a century later woman can vote, hold office and have equal rights in theory, but that has not changed...
UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
In a statement, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres, said the UN chief’s good offices remain available to support all efforts towards a...
Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks
And as supplies of food, medicine and other supplies run low, aid teams are increasingly concerned about growing anxiety in bread lines outside the enclave’s remaining...
Revolution? — By Ted Glick
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By Ted Glick –
I wonder how many people reading these words know the significance of April 19th to US Americans, and others,...
Preserving Our Natural Wonders is a Patriotic Cause Worth Fighting For
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By Ben Jealous —
Dorothy Gibbs chanted “save our parks” from her wheelchair while holding a sign that read “97 years old,...
Trump Loves Poorly Educated People
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won...
Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
This represents a staggering 59 per cent increase from the 1,584 deaths recorded in 2023, highlighting the worsening dangers faced by people on the...
Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis
The UN agency has swiftly mobilized additional resources to address but the sharp rise in refugee numbers has put immense pressure on all assistance...
Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war
“We need to move fast,” said UNICEF representative in the country Peter Hawkins. “I was in Hudaydah over the past three days...I went through...
‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi
In a joint appeal, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged all countries to step up to...
UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions
Addressing a high-level open debate in the Security Council, he called for urgent reforms to make peacekeeping more adaptable to today’s increasingly complex security...
‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination
"Ignorance allows for racism, but racism requires ignorance. It requires that we don't know the facts," says Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor of African and...
IOM Chief Unveils New Partnership with LALIGA FOUNDATION to Strengthen Migrant Integration in Peru
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Lima, 24 de marzo de 2025 – La Directora General de la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM), Amy Pope, concluyó...
IOM Chief’s Visit to Guatemala Highlights Urgent Needs for People Returning Home
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Guatemala City, 14 March 2025 - Amid a sharp increase in southbound migration, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy...
