Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections
Speaking at a high-level open debate in the Security Council on protection of civilians in armed conflict on Thursday, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom...
History of Police Oppression of Africans in America (with Ronald Hampton)
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Dr. Ron Daniels welcomes Ronald Hampton, Chairman of the IBW Police Justice and Accountability...
UN refugee agency urges support to end displacement for millions of Syrians
That’s the message from Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, speaking on Tuesday after concluding a five-day visit to...
UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty
The agreement on the legally binding treaty marked the culmination of a five-year effort by UN Member States, with inputs from civil society, information...
Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels
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Originally recorded on January 1, 2025 — An Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the...
Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos
Speaking to journalists in Deir al Balah on Saturday, Jonathan Whittall, who heads the UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) in Gaza and the West...
Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage
In November, following several failed attempts, politicians of all stripes approved a bill to overhaul legislation that has been in effect since 1887, reflecting...
Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza
“It's impossible to meet the needs of more than a million people who have been suddenly uprooted, displaced and dispossessed without additional resources coming...
Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns
In an exclusive interview with UN News, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, reflected on the alarming rise in grave violations...
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Israeli operations continue to have dire consequences
The UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) reports that Israeli authorities have started demolishing more than 16 buildings in Nur Shams refugee camp,...
Keeping ‘hope alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
Armed groups control large swaths of Port-au-Prince, forcing more than 1.4 million people from their homes and cutting access to food, health, water and...
UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
From embarking on a digital revolution to fill the gaping gender divide to ensuring a seat at decision making tables, the new plan builds...
Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan
The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former ally the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is in its third year and last week...
Dr. Ron Daniels on 1972 Gary Black Convention
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Continuing the Struggle For An Inclusive Good
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
On Monday of this week, the Department of Africana Studies and the College of Liberal Arts at...
Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission
The Russian military’s actions amount to two crimes against humanity, the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine’s report states – firstly of “murder and of...
Gaza: ‘Sickening normalisation’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys
According to local media reports, 30 Palestinians were killed in the central Gaza area overnight on Friday due to airstrikes, said Louise Wateridge, Senior...
Contribute to the HSP Haiti Crisis Fund
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Yes, I want to help the Haiti Support Project in its efforts to assist Haiti to resolve the current crisis and...
Pope Francis was a humble man of the people and an advocate for Black...
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
His Holiness Pope Francis made his transition on the morning of after Easter Sunday, after he delivered...
US deportations raise serious human rights concerns
His Office, OHCHR, has received information that over 100 Venezuelan deportees are being detained at a notorious prison in El Salvador. OHCHR said 142,000 people...
Lazzarini: Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace
“More than 100 trucks have been looted, primarily UNRWA and the WFP, basically, 80-90 per cent of the convoy on that day,” said...
UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine
Volker Türk issued a statement expressing shock at the attack, which occurred on Friday evening as families gathered near a playground, a restaurant and...
Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan
The mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia, established by the 47-member Council in October 2022, was extended last...
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...
