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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...

    Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’

    The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported that ambulances and relief centres had been “targeted or hit in Lebanon, causing further casualties”, adding that...

    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...

    New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

    Human rights violations in Nicaragua have been ongoing since 2018 when university students and other civil society activists began protesting a new Social Security...

    Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’

    His view is shared by Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, who described the team as “one of the great stories of...

    ‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator

    Speaking at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty held in Paris, Imran Riza expressed grave concerns for civilians. “As hostilities persist,...

    ‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza

    Speaking to correspondents via video link on Thursday, the senior OCHA official underscored the grim reality facing over two million people trapped in Gaza,...

    World News in Brief: Türk speaks out on sexual violence, Brazil floods update, Nicaraguan...

    “We are not meeting the minimum requirement to prevent women from being silenced, and support their participation and leadership in…building peace,” Mr. Türk said.25 years...

    The trial that brought down a warlord

    Our team took the Anthem Award’s gold medal in the diversity, equity and inclusion category announced earlier this week. The documentary follows the intricate proceedings...

    Again, Remembering and Honoring Our Father: His Spirit, Mind, Speech and Specialness

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Here, as Father’s Day approaches, I am retrieving one of the many portraits of our father...

    ‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

    “From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My childhood was filled with fear...

    World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law,...

    “The risk of an oil spill, posing an extremely serious environmental hazard, remains high,” said IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, emphasising that the tanker is...

    Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands

    Those impacted by the orders have been told to relocate to the “already overcrowded” coastal strip at Al Mawasi, according to the UN Office for...

    Teaching Artist Institute and Vatican Officials Talk Reparations and Healing

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Teaching Artist Institute (TAI) Founder Kim Poole Meets with Vatican Officials to Advance Reparatory Justice, Land Repatriation, and Cultural Restitution. Rome, Italy...

    Why Trump is bad for Africa

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Julius Ogunro, Vanguard — The US presidential election is only a few days away and polls show Vice President Kamala Harris...

    Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

    “Throughout the night, I spoke to a colleague sheltering in the compound who told me, ‘We miraculously survived, the fire caught everywhere even the...

    Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis

    The crisis is being exacerbated by the expected early arrival of the lean season – the period between harvests when hunger peaks. Chronic hunger...

    Bombardment, deprivation and displacement continue in Gaza

    OCHA said dozens of people, including at least eight children, were killed in Gaza City on Wednesday after an Israeli strike hit a residential building....

    Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip

    Recently, Israel has denied fewer humanitarian movements but approved missions “still take hours to complete and teams have been compelled to wait on roads...

    From Syria, UN refugee chief calls for greater solidarity with displaced people

    The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, sounded the alarm on Friday, World Refugee Day, in a message from Syria.He said the abject...

    Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist

    “The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold of ‘most serious crimes’ required by international law for the death penalty,” the...

    First Person: Moving from fear to hope after war on drugs in the Philippines

    Thousands of people across the Southeast Asian country were reportedly killed during the so-called war on drugs which was promoted by the last Filipino...

    When They Tell You About Their Own, Believe Them

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III — (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like...

    Rights expert calls for ending discriminatory policies and practices in sport

    “States must take positive actions to eradicate discrimination based on gender, ethnic identity, legal status, age or any other factor, including indirect, intersectional and...