‘We are at a point of no return’: grave violations against children surge for...
This number represents a 25 per cent increase from 2023, marking the third consecutive year that violations have increased. 22,495 violations were committed against...
Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says
That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing journalists in New York on Thursday.Citing the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, Mr. Dujarric said humanitarian...
Amid Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, Chad shows ‘act of solidarity’
That’s according to UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who had discussions with over 40 leaders of Sudanese civil society in Northern State’s capital,...
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...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 25 March: Strait of Hormuz, Human Rights Council meets
It’s day 26 of war in the Middle East. Ongoing strikes in Israel and Iran have included intensifying Israeli attacks against Hezbollah targets in...
For too long, ‘unbound horrors’ have unfolded in Sudan
Since civil war erupted in April 2023 between the generals of the national army and their former allies-turned rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...
An Open Letter to His Excellency, Romuald Wadagni, the President of the Republic of...
SCIENCE & FAITH | OPEN LETTER
A SON OF BENIN REPUBLIC WRITES HOME
An Open Letter to His...
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa hours from landfall in Jamaica
Briefing reporters hours before Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, a representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
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...
Devastation at every turn greets UN aid mission to south Lebanon
“I came here two weeks ago and we’ve come back today again with a convoy… but what is different today is the whole street...
Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN
The first country ever to free itself from slavery through a successful uprising, Haiti gained independence from France in 1804. But the price for...
Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
It is the first time since 2017 that a famine has been declared anywhere on Earth.In the 20 months since the war between rival militaries...
Syria: Return of millions brings hope but challenges remain
That still represents less than a quarter of the 4.7 million Syrian refugees who in August this year were still living in Türkiye, Lebanon,...
Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
“The Security Council resolution is very clear about not calling anything a border or anything else, it is about a territory that needs to...
Over 180 migrants dead or missing in latest tragedy off Yemen, UN agency reports
Some 260 people were abroad the vessel that had departed from Bossaso, in northeast Somalia, in the early hours of Sunday, bound for Yemen,...
World News in Brief: Madagascar cyclone response, Gaza medical evacuations, remembering civil rights icon...
According to government reports, more than 800 people have been injured and nine remain missing.The cyclone has caused widespread damage: more than 470,000 people...
Gaza flotilla: Aid delivery ‘not a crime’, UN rights office tells Israel
In a statement issued in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said activists Saif Abukeshek and Thiago de Avila were detained in international waters and...
Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened
The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13 counties in the state facing emergency...
New Scientific Research Proves Genesis Creation Timeline Can Be Mapped in Days, Not Billions...
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Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel of Science180.com unveils a 12-year study on the mathematical evidence of God’s existence
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel has proven mathematically...
World News in Brief: Uganda’s refugee funding crisis, academic freedom tested in Serbia, rural...
Uganda has a progressive refugee policy which enables refugees to work and access public services. This coupled with its geographic proximity to crises has...
World News in Brief: First UN mission to Syria’s Sweida, fresh displacement in Haiti,...
The team went to Sweida City, as well as two districts – Shahba and Salkhad – where they met with local community representatives and...
Sudan: Needs rise as people continue to flee fighting in Kordofan
Since Sunday, more than 1,000 people were newly displaced from Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan state, as well as the towns of Dilling and El Koaik. They are reportedly...
Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official
In a stark assessment of the current situation of the health crisis, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif warned that more...
DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens
“Goma airport is a lifeline,” said Bruno Lemarquis. “Without it, the evacuation of the seriously injured, the delivery of medical supplies and the reception...
