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    Reign of Terror

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — They came to MacArthur Park on horseback and in riot gear, their faces covered and their weapons...

    Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in...

    Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report.“We can't stop water, you...

    France signals willingness to discuss reparations for colonial massacres in Niger

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian. By Eromo Egbejule,...

    Creating spaces of freedom, beauty, meaning and good, regardless

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — By any measure or meaning of defining and understanding the tenor and texture of our times, we...

    Bipartisan bill demands Trump administration come up with strategy to help Haiti

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald — One of Haiti’s staunchest advocates in Congress wants to force the Trump administration to come up...

    Ukraine: UN and partners launch Winter Response Plan amid escalating hostilities

    Amidst escalating hostilities and continued strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukraine is once again bracing for another harsh winter.  As the cold season brings heightened...

    We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says

    “The playing field is still far from level,” Mr. Türk said.  In the past few years, topflight women’s sporting competitions have achieved increased global...

    Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt

    Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said there was no “vocabulary” left to adequately describe conditions on the ground.“Food is running out. Those...

    Unprecedented Afghan returns are ‘a test of our collective humanity’

    Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, made the appeal during a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran on Tuesday...

    Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands

    Those impacted by the orders have been told to relocate to the “already overcrowded” coastal strip at Al Mawasi, according to the UN Office for...

    Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks

    “As of 13 July, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them were killed in the...

    From Protest to Blueprint for a Reparative Future Africa

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Kim PoolePerforming Artivist and Executive Director, Teaching Artist InstituteThis written statement was delivered during the African Union Fourth ECOSOCC African...

    Gaza: UNICEF mourns seven children killed queuing for water

    The incident occurred in central Gaza on Sunday, according to media reports, which said that four other people also lost their lives due to...

    No fuel, no aid, no escape: UN agencies warn of looming collapse in Gaza

    “Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza,” said the statement. “Without fuel, these lifelines will vanish for 2.1 million people.”UN humanitarian workers stressed...

    ‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti

    Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains only to be rebuffed again by...

    Malnutrition crisis deepens for Sudan’s children as war rages on

    Across the five states that make up Darfur, UNICEF data revealed a 46 per cent increase in the number of children treated for SAM...

    150,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh amid renewed Myanmar violence

    As armed clashes intensify and conditions worsen inside Myanmar, thousands continue to cross the border seeking safety in the overcrowded camps of Cox’s Bazar,...

    Trump Hosts African Leaders After Past Insults and Controversial Claims

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By April RyanBlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent President Trump will meet with African leaders at the White House on...

    UN appoints new envoy to Haiti amid calls for a more aggressive international response

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Carlos Ruiz Massieu succeeds María Isabel Salvador as special representative of the UN Secretary-General amidst Haiti’s fragile political transition, escalating gang...

    Relentlessly Resisting Genocide, Injustice and Oppression Everywhere

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As Trump and Netanyahu huddle together in their twin blood-soaked cocoons and caves of hubris and holocaust...

    Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a...

    The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – warns that a...

    Yemen deserves hope and dignity, Security Council hears

    Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council...

    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...

    Ukraine: UN refugee agency helps repair homes amid ongoing conflict

    In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, housing remains one of the country’s most urgent humanitarian and recovery challenges. The destruction...