Amid Sudan’s unimaginable crisis, its people endure with hope
Fighting erupted between rival militaries in April 2023 following a breakdown in the transition to civilian rule, following the overthrow of longtime former President...
When Presidents Can’t Take a Joke, Democracy Suffers
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By Ben Jealous —
A Midwestern schoolteacher once told her class that a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. “Look...
Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet
Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted last week after armed attacks in the...
Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns
Data from gender-based violence service providers in Sudan reveals the scale of the horror: more than 220 reported cases of child rape since the...
The Syria prison survivor who’s seeking justice for those still missing
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what...
Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also reveals a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV).Sources...
‘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...
Winter aid delivery continues in Gaza
This has resulted in casualties and disruptions to aid operations over the past 24 hours, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at Headquarters, in New York. Still, efforts to deliver assistance to the...
Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
At the Manila City Jail in the Philippines capital, prisoners lie in neat rows as they demonstrate how they sleep every night.In male dormitory...
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...
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...
Undoing Haiti’s Deadly Gang Alliance (Crisis Group)
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The Viv Ansanm gang coalition has pushed the violence wracking Haiti to alarming levels. As a new foreign force takes shape,...
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...
World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update,...
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, claimed responsibility for the attack in Burkina Faso on August 24. The attacks in Pakistan, which took...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza crisis as starvation threat grows
The Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot presiding. The UN...
Dr. Ron Daniels on 1972 Gary Black Convention
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Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking
Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were displaced by crime-related violence in 2024 – more than double...
Vantage Point: Open Forum – Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
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February 3, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point: The Cost of Living Index | Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
The Professor,...
Political solution to end war in Yemen is achievable, UN envoy says
Hans Grundberg briefed on latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, and Government forces, backed by a...
Fighting Fascism, Then and Now — By Ted Glick
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By Ted Glick –
“Veterans and military family members are being fired by the thousands from federal jobs. Our health care is...
The Bio of a True Revolutionary: Don Rojas
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Don Rojas is the Director of Communications and International Relations for the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), and...
‘What Would Dr. King Say and Do About Trump?’
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As we reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy, political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson poses a poignant question in...
Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify
Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar outlined how the UN agency has been supporting Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, including following the wave of electronic device explosions this...
Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Calls for Peace and Humanitarian Support in Nigeria — Opposes...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-1) today released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s recent threat...
