Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says Türk
As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day 2024, Mr. Türk reflected on “a time when human rights are not only violated, but...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 9 December
The historic shift of power in Syria at the weekend has added yet another layer of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with hostilities...
Report exposes systematic torture in Syrian detention facilities
Titled ‘The Syrian Government Detention System as a Tool of Violent Repression,’ the report from the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) draws...
Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO
“All night, there was heavy bombing around the Kamal Adwan Hospital”, said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, the UN health’s agency Representative for the Occupied Palestinian...
Syria crisis: more than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation
Aid has continued to flow from Türkiye across three border crossings into the embattled northwest and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that...
Deputy UN chief demands action to protect vulnerable migrants
“Migration is not just a statistic; it is the lived experience of women, men and children, each with unique identities and vulnerabilities – pursuing...
DEI is Dying: What is Our Response?
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Black Dollars Matter—Let’s Get Ready to Rumble Vantage Point Vignette Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels White supremacist-tinged White folks...
Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch
Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is an opportunity to highlight where needs are greatest - and how much funding is...
305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid official
“The world is on fire…We are dealing with a polycrisis right now globally and it is the most vulnerable people in the world who...
Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts
Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, was speaking during a debate on investing in the transformative power of intergenerational leadership on the...
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...
Myanmar: UN experts call for ‘course correction’ as civilian deaths reach 6,000
“There are now 6,000 reminders that the international community is failing the people of Myanmar,” the Human Rights Council-appointed experts stated in a news...
Rising Crime, Perception or Reality?
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December 2, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest New York State Senator James...
Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence:...
UN data reveals that reports of conflict-related sexual violence increased shockingly by 50 per cent last year compared to 2023, and women and girls...
Meditations on Meanings of Resistance and Resilience
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Part II.
By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Nana Gwen Brooks was an internationally recognized and respected poet, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize recipient...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November
As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned...
Lest We Forget the Betrayal of Native People
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
Originally Penned on November 28, 2024
On this day, which has come to be...
A Day for Shirley Chisholm
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
November 30 is Shirley Chisholm Day in New York, and it’s about time New York the nation,...
Arrest warrant sought for Myanmar Commander-in-Chief for Rohingya crimes
The move, announced on Wednesday, follows a comprehensive investigation by the ICC into the 2016 and 2017 waves of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine province...
Majority of Britons support permanent British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade
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By Karen K. Ho, ARTNews —
A recent poll found the majority of Britons, 53 percent, support a permanent exhibit at the British...
Modi meets CARICOM leaders
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By Bert Wilkinson, Caribbean Life —
This is only the second time that an Indian Prime Minister had visited Guyana since Indira...
Black Lives Matter Grassroots Statement on the Election of Donald Trump
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As we face the reality of another term for blatant racist and adjudicated rapist, Donald Trump, it is crucial to remember...
‘The UN is not leaving Haiti,’ spokesperson afffirms
In a briefing on Tuesday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq highlighted the deepening insecurity, noting that essential personnel from various UN agencies and the...
Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call
The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting...
