Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
Briefing journalists in Geneva on Friday, Eva Hinds, the UN child agency’s Chief of Communications, described a humanitarian response that is fragile, painstaking and...
Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, health care and access compromised
Renewed fighting last week led by the terrorist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed factions has engulfed parts of Aleppo, Idlib and...
Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators
Many of the victims were Alawite, a minority community in Syria, which the former ruling Assad family belonged to. Some community members are believed...
UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
During his opening statement to the all-day panel dedicated to women and human rights, Mr. Türk said there had been “extraordinary progress” thanks to...
Gaza: UN rights office deplores deadly strikes on Palestinians gathering firewood
OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed dismay that “the Israeli military is destroying Gaza City, forcing Palestinians to flee and then killing them...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns
At least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since the 27 November 2024 ceasefire, according to an initial review by...
The importance of Jesse Jackson’s legacy in US-Africa relations
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By Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, Semafor —
The passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson this month comes at an inflection point. Much of the modern...
Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
Clashes broke out earlier in the week across several districts of the Libyan capital, reportedly triggered by the killing of a prominent militia leader.The...
Nonviolent Tactics and the Fascist Threat — By Ted Glick
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By Ted Glick –
“Anger against injustice and oppression is not just legitimate; it is necessary to successfully build a movement for...
UN Envoy hails Colombia’s peace process as global model, calls for more funding
Following the signing of Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement, more than 13,000 former FARC combatants laid down their arms within a year, surrendering nearly 9,000...
New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, maintained that Israeli forces hit the school in Al Bureij, Middle Gaza, at around 6pm on Tuesday...
When the Heat and Storms Come, Lies Will Not Save Us
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By Ben Jealous —
When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for....
What’s Going On? Open Forum with The Professor
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, opens the phone lines for an open forum on current issues and public concerns. Topics...
‘We must be there for them now’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of...
"Today marks one of the rare times we are able to highlight positive developments, albeit amid catastrophic humanitarian needs in Gaza," Mr. Fletcher began.
He...
Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices
Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told reporters at a briefing in New York that the current crisis was the most severe challenge to...
Amidst uncertainty, a helpline in Pakistan becomes a lifeline for Afghans
She sits among a multilingual team of 40 colleagues, speakers of Pashto, Dari, Persian, Arabic, Urdu and English, in a room filled with monitors...
Live: Human Rights Day around the world
Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now, and we will bring you...
World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought...
The agency plans to procure over 1,200 metric tons of fortified biscuits, which will provide 200,000 primary school-aged girls and boys with sustenance for...
The Unmanifest Destiny of US Imperial Plunder
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
On Saturday, January 3, the American government launched an unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal attack on the sovereign...
‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi
In a joint appeal, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged all countries to step up to...
Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
The alert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) follows a new dire assessment from UN-partnered food insecurity experts has...
Not Your Ordinary Shutdown – Lives at Risk
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The federal government shut down on October 1, and the impasse between Congressional Democrats and Republicans suggest...
Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
“Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry…fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties,” said Juliette Touma, Director of...
Only 3 per cent of UN emergency food aid getting to desperate Gazans
At the end of December, a joint UN convoy of nine trucks successfully reached people in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, who had been cut...
