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Systemic gender oppression in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against humanity

The de facto authorities in Afghanistan, the Taliban, swept back into power in August 2021 and swiftly began curtailing women’s rights, including imposing stricter...

MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...

UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds

Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, told ministers and ambassadors that ongoing talks must lead to a permanent end to hostilities, the...

Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder insisted that the Israeli proposal to create a handful of aid hubs exclusively in the south of...

Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion

But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero.Zero women in national or local decision-making bodies.Zero girls projected to be...

He Embraced Socialism and Class Struggle toward end of life

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Leading Pan-African and advocate for African unity By Milton Allimadi — Malcolm X—who would be very proud of Ibrahim Traore, the Pan-African president...

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...

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...

Black Lives Matter Grassroots Statement on the Election of Donald Trump

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As we face the reality of another term for blatant racist and adjudicated rapist, Donald Trump, it is crucial to remember...

Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid

But for an increasing number of Palestinians, including those who cannot hear the orders or whose mobility is impaired, following these orders may be...

When Presidents Can’t Take a Joke, Democracy Suffers

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  A Midwestern schoolteacher once told her class that a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. “Look...

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...

UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made the appeal in a statement posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.He noted that 15 months after the war...

In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  “As we address the aftermath of the wildfires, let us resolve not just to build back better but...

UN investigative team hands over key ISIL crime data to Iraq

Thus far, some 28 terabytes (TB) of data have been transferred, representing a majority of the 40TB held by the UN Investigative Team to...

Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF

UNICEF’s representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last month, armed groups destroyed 47 schools in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, adding to the...

Contribute to the HSP Haiti Crisis Fund

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Yes, I want to help the Haiti Support Project in its efforts to assist Haiti to resolve the current crisis and...

Report Back from IBW’s Town Hall Meeting on Presidential Election 2024, Part II

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). November 25, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels reports back from IBW’s town hall meeting on the 2024...

It’s time to ‘Gird our Loins’ Here comes Trump 2.0 — By Don Rojas

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Don Rojas — One week after America and the world was stunned by the outcome of the national elections on November 5th, 2024, we find ourselves...

UN warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as Israel announces humanitarian pauses

But as starvation tightens its grip and “children are dying before our eyes,” UN officials and aid workers warn that the measures fall far...

Rising Waters Will Not Drown the American Spirit

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  On the Fourth of July, Donald Trump signed his “megabill.” The law boosts the dying fossil fuel industry...

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,...

In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

The figure represents a two-thirds increase in displacement over the past five years, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at the epicentre of overlapping...

Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking

In a new report, Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid, who’s the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on violence against children, said that traffickers are quick...