The Pentagon Budget Normalizes War
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The never-questioned trillion-dollar budget that Congress tosses at the Pentagon every year normalizes war. Where is our peace budget?
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by flood-triggered deaths in DR Congo
The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the...
Ukraine: Winter's downward spiral documented by UN agencies
Nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, rural households are increasingly forced to scale down or abandon agricultural activities, according to a new survey released...
Violence and harassment at work – an employers’ guide
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You searched for value – USCRI
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Biden to unveil council on African diaspora in United States
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By Jeff Mason and Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters —
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the establishment of an advisory council...
U.S. Pledging $55 Billion to Africa
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The United States will commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years as President Joe Biden prepares to host...
Wilmington City Council has named a task force to consider reparations
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The group will make recommendations on compensation for institutional discrimination against African Americans by mid-2023.
By Mark Eichmann, WHYY —
Citing systemic racial...
UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
The 2023 Humanitarian Action Overview is UNFPA’s largest appeal ever and includes $289 million in Afghanistan, $70 million in Ukraine, $62 million in Somalia,...
How 2 Southern cities face their past
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Shortly after going to work for the Tulsa Historical Society in 2001, Michelle Place recalls historian Richard...
Black Americans still face challenges chasing homeownership
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Black homeownership is often caught up in the institutional failures of the past and the continued transgressions today.
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In Africa, China is building influence, brick by brick
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New headquarters for West African regional bloc is Beijing’s latest multimillion dollar ‘gift’ in decades of diplomatic outreach. The structures are...
Gender parity, the only path to gender equality: Guterres
Secretary-General António Guterres was speaking at a meeting of the UN Group of Friends on Gender Parity Marking the Fifth Anniversary of his Gender Parity...
Geneva Peace Week event explores the topic of breaking the siloes between humanitarian, development,...
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Karen Bass takes over a Los Angeles divided by crisis
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The longtime House member becomes mayor as the city faces a siege of homelessness and violent crime that prior leaders have...
Nature-based Solutions can generate 20 million new jobs, but ‘just transition’ policies are needed
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© Ministry of Habitat, Urbanism and Environment, Djibouti GENEVA (ILO News) – Twenty million jobs could be created by...
A Look at What California Has Done So Far About Reparations
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2020 to create a statewide panel to study reparations for Black Californians.
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Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools Co-Founder appointed to the US National Board for Education...
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On October 27, 2022, President Biden appointed BSICS Co-Founder and Board Chair, Dr. Carol D. Lee (Mama Safisha) to the U.S....
Amid intractable challenges, solutions are ‘within sight’: UN rights chief
Speaking in Geneva, after returning from a four-day tour of war-ravaged Ukraine this week, Volker Türk confirmed that he had been forced to take shelter in...
Philippines: Rights expert urges greater action to combat child sexual exploitation
Mama Fatima Singhateh, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, concluded an 11-day visit to the country on Friday, where she...
MAGA Is Eating Itself After GOP’s Midterm Disaster
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We are starting to see evidence that those on the far right are jockeying for position in a potential post-Trump world.
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MAGA Is Eating Itself After GOP’s Midterm Disaster
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We are starting to see evidence that those on the far right are jockeying for position in a potential post-Trump world.
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Understanding child labour statistics
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Unfortunately, huge challenges still remain in Sub-Saharan Africa, where one in four children are involved in child labourReasons for the challenges...
Iran: UN rights experts condemn protestor’s execution, raise alarm over detained artists
Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran found him guilty of moharebeh or “waging war against God”.
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