Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator
On the heels of Israel’s announcement on Sunday that it would no longer approve aid shipments into northern Gaza by the UN agency for...
UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Addressing a commemorative meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery and The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Assembly President Dennis...
A Classical African Conception of Womanhood
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In the midst of the current state of the world with all its faces and forces of...
World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA...
According to the UN health agency (WHO), almost 18 million people need medical assistance and half of that number are children.
Nearly one in two...
UPDATING LIVE: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan
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Resolution must be implemented: UN chief
Reacting immediately after the vote, Secretary-General António Guterres said on X that the long-awaited resolution must be implemented;...
We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat...
“The need is urgent,” Mr. Guterres said in Amman, alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safady, as he pledged to keep pushing “for the removal...
USCRI welcomes decision to extend and redesignate TPS for Burma
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The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) welcomes today’s decision by the Biden administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status...
IOM Zambia Empowers Young Vulnerable People With Trade Skills
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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with Save the Children, Young Africa and Chisomo Community Programme delivered vocational skills...
African Development Bank, IOM Launch Report on Harnessing Migration for Development in Africa
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Abidjan, 22 March - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released today a joint report...
World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave...
This is being compounded by an increase in child and forced marriage, and the recruitment of boys by combatants in the continuing war between...
Discovery of Mass Grave with 65 Migrants’ Bodies in Libya
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Geneva, 22 March - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is profoundly shocked and alarmed by the discovery of at least...
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...
