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The Big Ugly Boondogle Cripples Our Future — by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The big ugly boondoggle, which our President calls The Big Beautiful Bill, is a disgusting transfer of...

‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion...

“The money simply is not reaching the women and girls who need it most,” UN Women said in a news release issued on Monday....

UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds

The Secretary-General’s annual report, released on Thursday ahead of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly’s yearly high-level session, offers a sobering yet...

Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals

William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince on 17...

Gaza: UN relief chief demands ‘answers and justice’ following killings of first responders

The clearly identified humanitarian workers from the Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Civil Defence and the UN had been despatched to collect injured people...

The First Amendment and Black Journalists

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Don Lemon knew he was going to be arrested. On January 18, he flew from Minneapolis to Chicago...

World News in Brief: $53.2 billion needed for Palestinian recovery, UN condemns UNRWA schools...

“Palestinians will need joint action to address the immense recovery and reconstruction challenges ahead. A sustainable recovery process must restore hope, dignity, and livelihoods...

Israeli attack puts last functioning hospital in Gaza City out of service

“Al Ahli Hospital is out of service,” WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris told UN News, after the airstrike early on Sunday morning. “The pharmacy was destroyed,...

Daring to Oppose War and Practice Peace

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this critical moment of warmongering and warmaking and the awesome waste of lives and of needed...

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,...

Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny

"Stronger legislation can help deter potential and repeat offenders and expand the range of investigative tools and resources for law enforcement to stop crimes...

Fraud, Waste and Abuse

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The dystopian man who lives in the House that Enslaved People Built campaigned that he would reduce...

Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes...

“We are encouraged that the parties have reaffirmed their commitments to implementing the ceasefire in Gaza and commend the steadfast efforts of the mediators,”...

Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s Groundbreaking Discovery: The Intersection of Science and Faith

In a pioneering achievement that merges science and faith, Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel, founder of Science180, has mathematically demonstrated the creation timeline of Earth, Moon,...

Rev. Jackson Lifted All of Us Higher

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people...

Fighting Climate Meltdown and the Death Cult — by Ted Glick

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – “This is a fight for life. And like all fights, you need a tremendous amount of bravery to...

NAACP unveils fresh data targeting 14.5 million Black voters following historic presidential debate

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). NAACP President & CEO: “Make no mistake, our lives depend on our votes.” During a September 13, 2024 press briefing, the NAACP unveiled...

Afghanistan: Lifesaving services cut as Taliban bars women aid workers

“All of us at the United Nations are suffering from a reinforcement of the ban on females working with us…We are simply unable to...

Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

It is the first time since 2017 that a famine has been declared anywhere on Earth.In the 20 months since the war between rival militaries...

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...

Gaza: Strikes on houses and tents responsible for over half of deaths this week

629 Palestinians were reportedly killed over the past week, according to OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.  At least 358 were killed because of attacks...

Global campaign reveals human rights ‘are the basis of our existence’

UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers.  “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense...

Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’

“It is a climate of fear in the country at the moment. We are urging the government to ensure that all steps are taken...

Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR

For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria is to return to, and how far their rights will...