US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and...
Is Culture the Key Crisis in Black Life?
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Mon., Jan. 13, 2025, Edition of Vantage Point
On this episode of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, also known as The Professor,...
Intensifying Our Righteous and Relentless Struggle
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This is a necessary revisiting of a critical issue, reclaiming King in the turbulent and taxing context...
Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia attack marks highest civilian casualties in nearly two years
Thirteen civilians were killed, and 110 injured, when two aerial bombs struck an industrial facility in the southern city.This marks the largest number of...
More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions
Leading calls for the international community to “move from words to action” to help the country’s most vulnerable returnees urgently, the UN refugee agency,...
IOM Appeals for USD 73 Million as It Expands Its Presence Inside Syria
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Geneva, 9 January 2025 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is expanding its appeal for Syria to USD 73.2 million...
The Passing of Peter Yarrow & Reflections on the 1963 March on Washington
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In this heartfelt recording of Reflections with The Professor from Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels honors the legacy of Peter Yarrow,...
‘A Syrian-led future’: Security Council highlights priorities ahead
In his briefing, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen underscored the delicate nature of the transitional phase, describing it as a moment of...
Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks
In a scheduled update mandated by the Council in Geneva, Nada Al-Nashif said that these attacks had led to the deaths of 574 civilians...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council set to meet on Syria
While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the...
Uganda’s military head says he wants to behead opposition leader
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s military chief, makes alarming threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine, claiming his father’s protection is the only thing...
Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support
Announced at the Grand Serail in Beirut by Deputy Prime Minister Saade el-Shami and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Imran Riza, the appeal extends emergency efforts through...
In its final days, the Biden administration delivers big time for America’s coastal communities
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By Ben Jealous —
It may be the dead of winter, but when we think about our beaches none of us want...
Jimmy Carter – Faith in Action
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
As our beloved 37th President’s body makes its way from Plains, Georgia to Atlanta to the US Capitol to...
The Ugly Irony of Jan 6th: Certifying the Election of an Insurrectionist
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Culture as the Key Crisis in Black Life with Dr. Maulana Karenga
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January 6, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest Dr. Maulana Karenga, Creator of...
Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools
When 11-year-old Venezuelan refugee Astrid Saavedra walked into her fourth-grade classroom in Trinidad and Tobago for her first day of school in September, she...
Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince on 17...
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE: Security Council holds emergency meeting on collapse of Gaza health...
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session at 10am in New York on the collapse of health services in Gaza....
Gaza Winter Deaths Are Preventable: Ceasefire, Access Needed for Shelter Aid
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Geneva, 03 January 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the devastating impact of winter rains...
Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels
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Originally recorded on January 1, 2025 — An Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the...
Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza
This comes a day after Israel once again ordered the evacuation of large areas within Gaza, citing rocket fire into its territory.The new orders...
World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council...
Regina De Dominicis – who also heads the agency’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office – issued her plea for action after another small...
Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini stressed that no place and no one in Gaza has been safe since the war began in October 2023.
“As the year...
