Meditations on Meanings of Resistance and Resilience
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Part II.
By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Nana Gwen Brooks was an internationally recognized and respected poet, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize recipient...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November
As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned...
Lest We Forget the Betrayal of Native People
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
Originally Penned on November 28, 2024
On this day, which has come to be...
IOM Malaysia Hosts Dialogue with Partners to Improve the Implementation of Human Rights Due...
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA-As Malaysia strengthens its role in the global supply chain, with a notable rise in exports, the country faces...
IOM Innovation Facility Advances Transformative Solutions to Global Migration Challenges
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Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is launching its first-ever Innovation Facility, a dynamic platform and funding mechanism designed...
A Day for Shirley Chisholm
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
November 30 is Shirley Chisholm Day in New York, and it’s about time New York the nation,...
‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges, amid ballistic missile strike
“The latest developments follow the already disturbing reports of troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) being deployed to the conflict zone,”...
Majority of Britons support permanent British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade
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By Karen K. Ho, ARTNews —
A recent poll found the majority of Britons, 53 percent, support a permanent exhibit at the British...
Modi meets CARICOM leaders
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By Bert Wilkinson, Caribbean Life —
This is only the second time that an Indian Prime Minister had visited Guyana since Indira...
IOM Goodwill Ambassadors’ Joint Statement for Peace and Urgent Humanitarian Action
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Black Lives Matter Grassroots Statement on the Election of Donald Trump
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As we face the reality of another term for blatant racist and adjudicated rapist, Donald Trump, it is crucial to remember...
‘The UN is not leaving Haiti,’ spokesperson afffirms
In a briefing on Tuesday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq highlighted the deepening insecurity, noting that essential personnel from various UN agencies and the...
World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan,...
Citing reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday that overnight rains damaged tents...
Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call
The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting...
Finding Balance – Harnessing the Benefits and Addressing Key Challenges of Regular Migration Pathways
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IOM Director General Amy Pope's Keynote Address at the Second Session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2024
Geneva – Excellencies, ladies...
Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces
The UN Interim Force Lebanon (UNIFIL) is also seriously concerned by numerous strikes on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) despite their declared non-involvement in...
Biden Rushes Urgently Needed Aid to Ukraine, But Why Not Haiti?
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Vantage Point SpecialArticles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
In the aftermath of the shocking election of Donald J. Trump to a...
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts
Their warning comes amid growing international concern about the vulnerability of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities which rely on a stable power grid to maintain critical...
Report Back from IBW’s Town Hall Meeting on Presidential Election 2024, Part II
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November 25, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels reports back from IBW’s town hall meeting on the 2024...
IOM Convenes Global Dialogue on Safe Migration Pathways for a Greener Future
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Geneva, 25 November – In a world facing unprecedented levels of forced migration, climate-induced displacement, and deepening economic disparities, the need...
IOM Supports Sierra Leonean Migrants Stranded by Conflict in Lebanon to Return Home
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Beirut – IOM continues to support the evacuation of migrants stranded by the conflict in Lebanon, assisting 169 Sierra Leonean migrants...
Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent
According to the latest estimates, children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of...
Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’
Speaking from an UNRWA school in Gaza City, which is in the north of the Strip, Ms. Wateridge said that, for almost 50 days,...
Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic
However, the grim statistic is just the surface of a larger crisis, independent human rights experts warned on Friday, as the military junta intensifies...
