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    Dell pledges broadest portfolio of AI products

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    News in Brief 7 May 2024 |

    This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.UN chief calls on Israel to reopen Gaza border crossings in ceasefire appeal Amid ongoing uncertainty...

    Women in cross-border trade violated

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    Oppo to introduce IoT, AI ecosystem to SA

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    Security Council calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Sudan

    In resolution 2724 (2024), adopted with 14 votes in favour and one abstention (Russia), the Council also called on all parties to the conflict...

    News in Brief 19 December 2023 |

    This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. ‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEFGaza is by far the most dangerous...

    Gaza: Aid delivery via floating dock welcomed, but land routes ‘more important’

    OCHA warned that the maritime corridor cannot replace critical land routes, which are the quickest and most effective way of delivering humanitarian aid in...

    Lebanon’s Precarious Sectarian Balance Tipping Amid Hezbollah-Israeli War

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation...

    US Congress Launches Probe Into University of California Berkeley for Allegedly Ignoring Antisemitism

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The US House Committee on Education and the Workforce has launched an investigation into alleged antisemitism at the University of California,...

    News in Brief 9 January 2024 |

    This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Aid relief is arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’: WHOWith no let-up in...

    WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB

    Relatively modest new investment could result in significant health and economic benefits, with up to $39 worth of benefits for each dollar invested, the...

    Families of Hostages Receive ‘Sign of Life’ from Loved Ones

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – In a glimmer of hope amidst the ongoing crisis, families of Gaza hostages have received signs of life...

    Civil Rights Groups Launch Legal Aid Initiative for Parents of Victimized Jewish Students

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Three leading civil rights nonprofits announced on Thursday a partnership for providing free legal assistance to parents of children attending California...

    PODCAST: Humanitarian Leadership Stories – Development |

    In the final episode of Humanitarian Leadership Stories, a mini-series produced in collaboration with the UN Humanitarian Office, OCHA, we find out why there’s...

    World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in...

    This in effect abolishes the monitoring of UN sanctions against the country, more commonly known as North Korea, blocking the extension of the panel...

    IDF Intensifies Operation in Western Khan Yunis Targeting Terrorist Infrastructure

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – Shin Bet Internal Security Agency (ISA) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a join statement on Sunday, announcing...

    Man Arrested in Paris After Iran Consulate Incident

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris, but on...

    Who’s willing to change their behavior for climate change?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). December 28, 2021 — Would you alter the way you do things to help reduce the severity of climate change? If...

    Nigeria destroys tonnes of illegal drugs

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    News in Brief 4 December 2023 |

    This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked amid escalating war in southReports of hundreds of...

    Sudan: Parts of besieged Darfur city ‘on the brink of famine’ |

    After more than a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries across Sudan, the last Government-held stronghold in Darfur of El Fasher is in...

    Guterres urges Israel, Hamas ‘to show political courage’ and secure ceasefire

    In the far south of the Gaza Strip, bordering Egypt, the town of Rafah has been hosting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians driven from...

    Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’

    World Migration Report 2024 reveals a significant shift in global migration patterns, including a record number of people displaced due to conflict, violence, natural...

    Second Synagogue in Tunisia Attacked Since October 7

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A mob set fire to the courtyard of a Tunisian synagogue in the city of Sfax on Sunday, the second such...