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Désinformation et discours de haine : l’UNESCO dévoile un plan d’action...
« La libération de la parole par le numérique a représenté d’immenses progrès. Mais les médias sociaux ont aussi accéléré et amplifié la diffusion...
Marche de colère des fonctionnaires des collectivités territoriales
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A quelques jours de la fête du travail, la tension revient dans le secteur des collectivités locales. En effet, la...
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Burkina Faso military accused of genocide
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It took a year but Tafelsig’s streetlights are back on
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On Wednesday, the City of Cape Town took service-related queries from nearly 1,000...
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Putin, Trump and Netanyahu unveil the terrifying perils of strongman rule
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By Thom Hartmann —
The most amazing thing about Donald Trump’s current criminal trial is that it is happening at all. He...
Free Palestine Non-Violently — Vantage Point Vignette by Dr. Ron Daniels
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Vantage Point VignettesComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
A determined new multiracial, multireligious generation of college and university students, including a...
The stunning rebirth of the American labor movement
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The pendulum is swinging toward countervailing power.
By Robert Reich —
On Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the...
The leader of Papua New Guinea criticizes Biden’s ‘Cannibals’ comment.
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Twice last week, President Biden suggested without evidence that his uncle had been eaten by cannibals there after his plane went...
Stupid is as Stupid Does. C’mon people! — By Jim Clingman
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By Jim Clingman —
In March of 2018, after 25 years of doing so, I submitted my final Blackonomics column to the...
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Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space
The Security Council rejected the draft resolution, introduced by Japan and the United States, by a vote of 13 in favour to one against,...
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Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM
According to IOM, in the past two months alone, nearly 375,000 Afghans left Pakistan, primarily utilizing the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, near...
World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods,...
“Until they are released, we will not be able to conduct many of our activities in support of the communities in need across the...
World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, supporting Venezuelan migrants and...
OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since 2017 – which took place in Kaduna state in the north on...
Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’
The world’s largest gathering dedicated to refugee issues, the Forum is co-hosted by UNHCR and Switzerland and convened by Colombia, France, Japan, Jordan and...
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced
Speaking at the closing of the Global Refugee Forum, the Secretary-General said that protection and help for these most vulnerable of people, was “an...
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN...
The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital...
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Representante humanitária da ONU para Gaza apela por reconstrução rápida
A coordenadora sênior de reconstrução e ajuda humanitária das Nações Unidas para Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, ressaltou a importância urgente de uma resposta global para...
Hambre en Gaza, América Latina, vacunas… Las noticias del miércoles
La crisis alimentaria en Gaza es la más grave en los últimos 20 añosLa ofensiva de Israel en Gaza ha provocado en seis meses...
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WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
Following close on the heels of the study of climate change in Europe, published by WMO on Monday, the State of the Climate in Asia 2023...
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News in Brief 14 December 2023 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate PalestiniansHeavy rains created new misery in Gaza as...
Flu Vaccines are Important for Children
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Your child’s health care provider will know which vaccines are right for your child.
For more information on the different types of...