War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New York time on Wednesday on Ukraine, amid unconfirmed reports...
Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) is the first entity of its kind established by the UN General...
Why the Smithsonian’s story of slavery matters for America’s future
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In a recent Newsweek opinion column, Kevin Powell draws on personal experience and cultural history to argue that America must tell...
Children at risk as winter looms amid renewed strikes in Ukraine
Dozens of civilian casualties were reported over the weekend and into Monday, with children among the injured, according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.The hardest-hit...
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...
The Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World
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“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a...
Syria’s humanitarian needs remain high despite reduced violence, UN warns
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Rosemary DiCarlo, head of UN political affairs, and Joyce Msuya, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, said Syrians have made...
Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy
Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed...
Particular, Universal and Common Ground.
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This is a revisiting of an early and ongoing conversation about the shared meaning of Kwanzaa, its...
The scientific and technological revolution following the groundbreaking decoding on the universe-origin
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The world just witnessed the #1 discovery of all time: the decrypting of the formation of the universe and life. No...
Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, draws on existing data and provides the first detailed examination of...
Scientific Discovery Proved Biblical Creation Timeline and Challenged Evolution and the Big Bang Theory
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Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com).Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel of Science180.com unveils a 12-year study on the mathematical evidence of God’s existenceDr. Nathanael-Israel Israel...
From Science and Math to the Bible’s Conclusions: A Shocking Discovery that Will Surprise...
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Author Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel Demystifies the Intersection of Science and Faith with the Holy Grail of Scientific DiscoveryScience180, the trusted U.S.-based...
Fleeing Sudan’s war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda
Since war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, nearly 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived at the camp, some after gruelling journeys through several...
Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO
“The target is to get between 500 and 600 trucks in per day over the coming weeks,” said Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in...
Upcoming Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or Disaster?”
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Demand Diversity Roundtable Response to Administration’s Threat To DEI
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Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League
“A second Trump administration intends to abandon efforts to advance and legally defend affirmative action...
More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’
“We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said Dr Thanos Gargavanis, WHO trauma surgeon and emergency...
World News in Brief: Geopolitical tensions impact global economy, Gaza aid funding shortfall, violence...
According to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the global economy remained resilient at the start of 2026, supported by...
Creating spaces of freedom, beauty, meaning and good, regardless
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
By any measure or meaning of defining and understanding the tenor and texture of our times, we...
Uganda’s military head says he wants to behead opposition leader
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s military chief, makes alarming threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine, claiming his father’s protection is the only thing...
Trump 2.0 and the implications for the Caribbean and the Americas — By Dr....
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By Dr. Michael Witter —
Even more urgently than in previous USA presidential elections, the Caribbean needs to anticipate the kinds of...
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...
Universe-origin scientist shares 3 world-shaking, lifesaving truths about the separation of science and faith...
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While the arguments against or in favor of the separation of science and faith (or church and state) are well-known to...
