Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger
The UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, reached Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Thursday, where children with...
Water is Life! The Line 5 oil pipeline threatens so much of it.
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By Ben Jealous —
For years, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and other tribes of the Great Lakes region...
USCRI Co-Leads Call for Extension and Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Burma
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The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), TPS-DED AAC, Fortify Rights, CUSP, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice are...
Combatting Human Trafficking: Effective Awareness at Yaoundé and Douala International Airports
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Yaoundé, March 18, 2024 – In an unprecedented demonstration of leadership and commitment to human rights protection, the Government of Cameroon, under...
Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war
While ceasefire talks failed to end the five-month-long conflict that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians – most of them women and children – the...
Norway and IOM Strengthen Partnership to Address Migration and Humanitarian Needs
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Oslo, 19 March – The Government of Norway today announced the allocation of 70 million Norwegian Kroner (approx. 6.6 million USD) to...
Women’s History Month Snapshot: AnnaMarie Bena
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We sat down with AnnaMarie Bena, Senior Vice President at USCRI, to discuss her career, how she ended up...
World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks...
Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week.
UN children’s agency UNICEF reported...
Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran – a group of Council-appointed independent experts - said that Ms. Amini’s...
Vantage Point: Dr. Brenda Greene
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March 11, 2024Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
On this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels...
March 21st Forum/Rally: Resolving the Critical Crisis in Haiti
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns after gang insurrection caused days of chaos
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Henry urges people to remain calm while his government is replaced by a transitional council.
By Peter Beaumont and Luke Taylor in...
Jennifer Jones Austin, Esq., Phenomenal Black Woman
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March 18, 2024Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
On this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels...
Highway Robbery in Alabama
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By Ben Jealous —
Imagine the neighborhood your family has lived in for more than 150 years being turned into a deteriorating...
Congressman Jonathan Jackson calls on the U.S. and its allies to seize the moment...
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Statement by Congressman Jonathan Jackson —
I welcome the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti. This resignation was long overdue...
March 13th the 45th anniversary of the Grenadian Revolution. We must not forget
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By David Abdulah, Movement for Social Justice —
March 13, 2024 was the 45th Anniversary of the Grenadian Revolution. It was...
IOM Supports Launch of Key Partner Amazon’s Emergency Disaster Relief Hub
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Geneva, 14 March – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is proud to support key partner Amazon’s efforts in enhancing its...
World News in Brief: WFP boosts aid in Chad amid Sudan crisis, Ukraine education...
The World Food Programme announced the operation on Tuesday and warned that lifesaving programmes in Chad will stop because of a funding crunch “in...
For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City
“WFP delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City early Tuesday in first successful convoy to the north since 20 February,” the UN...
IOM Appeals for USD 119 Million for Rohingya Refugee Response in Bangladesh
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Geneva/Cox’s Bazar, 14 March – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 119 million to support nearly a...
Diplomacy and national leadership crucial in preventing war, Security Council hears
The UN’s top political affairs official on Wednesday stressed the urgent need for better prevention measures to save lives and boost development, amid a...
More casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine from strike on central city
A Russian missile strike on a multi-storey apartment block in central Ukraine that left three dead and around 40 injured on Tuesday has been...
World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti...
To address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis affecting 1.3 million people in Bangladesh, UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday launched a $852.4 million appeal supporting...
Resisting the progressive artificiality of human life
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
It is a wide-spread shared conception that our future is under surveillance and siege, that our present...
