Urges Biden to Enact HR-40 Commission by Executive Order
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As a follow-up to the post-presidential election National/International Town Hall Meeting convened by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century...
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local...
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Dr. Joy DeGruy, Nationally and Internationally Renowned Researcher and Educator, Author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury...
UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
Announced earlier this week, the agency’s Global Appeal comes amid escalating humanitarian crises, as conflict, persecution and the growing impacts of climate change continue...
Most violent year in Syria since 2020, senior UN official tells Security Council
“Many millions of Syrians are still outside their country or struggling to survive in a complex landscape of de facto authorities, foreign armies, armed...
‘Myanmar’s children cannot afford to wait,’ warns UNICEF
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban issued a stark call for urgent international action on Thursday, describing the situation as “dire” for children.
Since the...
Unemployment Among Recently Displaced Ukrainians Reaches 24 Per Cent, IOM Report Shows
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Kyiv/Geneva, 21 November 2024 – As Ukraine marks a thousand days since the start of the full-scale invasion, the International Organization...
Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
The alert from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) follows a new dire assessment from UN-partnered food insecurity experts has...
13th Annual Month of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities Goes Global
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For 13 years, Black Women for Positive Change (BWFPC) a multi-cultural, intergenerational, inter-faith organization of Women and Good Brothers, has sponsored...
Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears
“This is not just another wave of insecurity; it is a dramatic escalation that shows no signs of abating,” emphasised Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General...
Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns
‘The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World’, explores three megatrends young people face including climate disasters,...
United States vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council
Despite having secured 14 votes in favour, the draft resolution put forward by the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E10), failed to...
Trump 2.0 and the implications for the Caribbean and the Americas — By Dr....
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By Dr. Michael Witter —
Even more urgently than in previous USA presidential elections, the Caribbean needs to anticipate the kinds of...
It’s time to ‘Gird our Loins’ Here comes Trump 2.0 — By Don Rojas
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By Don Rojas —
One week after America and the world was stunned by the outcome of the national elections on November 5th, 2024, we find ourselves...
IOM Chief: Marking 1,000 Days Since the Start of the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
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Statement by Amy Pope, Director General of IOM - Marking 1,000 Days Since the Start of the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Geneva, 19...
Report Back from IBW’s Town Hall Meeting on Presidential Election 2024
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November 18, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels reports back from IBW’s town hall meeting on the 2024...
Lazzarini: Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace
“More than 100 trucks have been looted, primarily UNRWA and the WFP, basically, 80-90 per cent of the convoy on that day,” said...
Joint Statement: Baku Initiative on Human Development for Climate Resilience
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Baku, 18 September 2024 - We, the representatives of international organizations, multilateral development banks, and international climate and environmental funds, convened...
A Milestone Moment for My Son and Me A Personal Political Note
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
Today is November 16, two days after the Institute of the Black World...
IOM Statement: At least 25 dead in latest tragic shipwreck off Comoros Islands
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IOM Comoros is saddened to hear about the deaths of at least 25 people after their boat were deliberately capsized by...
Over 20,000 Flee as Rising Gang Violence Spurs Mass Displacement in Haiti
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Geneva / Port-au-Prince, 15 November – More than 20,000 people have been displaced across Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince in just four days,...
Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique
Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo emerge...
Black Leaders to Assess Impact of a “Disastrous” Election
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November 14, 2024 town hall meeting will discuss the way forward for Black America
Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the New York...
1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR urges solidarity with victims
Recent attacks on energy infrastructure have decimated 65 percent of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity, severely disrupting electricity, heating and water supplies across the country.
“The...
IOM and Japan partner to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to displaced and conflict-affected people...
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Beirut, 8 November 2024 – The Government of Japan has provided USD 1 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
