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    Displacement in Sudan Crosses 11 Million as Devastating Crisis Reaches New Heights: IOM Chief 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Port Sudan, 29 October – Good morning, I am glad to be able to speak with you this morning live from...

    Voluntary Return of 131 Togolese Migrants from Libya: A Joint Effort by IOM and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Lomé, Togo – The International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the Togolese Government, facilitated the voluntary return of 131 migrants...

    UNRWA is Irreplaceable | International Organization for Migration

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 29 October 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) fully supports the Secretary-General and the United Nations' resolute stance...

    UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban

    Echoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s warning late Monday that the development would likely have “devastating consequences” as UNRWA is the principal deliverer of aid...

    France: Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ say experts

    The UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts criticised the decision by the French football and basketball federations to exclude players wearing the hijab from competitions, including...

    Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’

    UNRWA, the largest UN aid agency in Gaza, reported “no improvements” at Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for lifesaving food, fuel and medicine.“One...

    Vantage Point: Reflections on the Million Man March

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 28, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point An open forum with the Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor on the Soapbox. Audience...

    ‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official

    “What Israeli forces are doing in besieged north Gaza cannot be allowed to continue,” said Joyce Msuya, acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN...

    ‘Spiralling crisis’ in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP

    Waanja Kaaria, WFP Representative and Country Director in Haiti, briefed journalists in New York alongside the agency’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean,...

    UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

    The strike occurred in Hasbaya in Nabatiyeh, outside the area of operations of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The building housed several...

    Upcoming Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or Disaster?”

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » Events » Upcoming Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or...

    World News in Brief: Sudan food crisis update, justice in Thailand, UN can solve...

    The World Food Programme (WFP) has increased its humanitarian response in Sudan’s conflict-ravaged areas, particularly in Darfur, where the risk of widespread famine looms.Since...

    ‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator

    Speaking at the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty held in Paris, Imran Riza expressed grave concerns for civilians. “As hostilities persist,...

    BRICS Summit: Guterres underscores bloc’s role in boosting global cooperation

    He urged the bloc to help forge a more equitable global finance system, boost climate action, improve access to technology and work towards peace,...

    IOM Calls for Humanitarian Access and Increased Donor Support for Lebanon at Paris Conference

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Paris, 24 October – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the international community to work urgently on restoring...

    85 percent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected...

    On World Polio Day, UNICEF has issued a stark warning: polio cases in fragile and conflict-affected countries have more than doubled over the past...

    Experts demand answers from Russia over award-winning Ukrainian journalist’s death

    That’s according to a group of independent UN human rights experts who said in a statement released on Wednesday they are urgently seeking confirmation...

    UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key...

    The strike, which hit the densely populated Jnah neighbourhood, also injured 60 people and reportedly damaged the Rafik Hariri University Hospital. At least three...

    ‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says

    UNRWA staff report that they cannot find food, water or medical care, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X. ‘Just waiting to die’“The smell of death is...

    The State of the Presidential Race

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 21, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

    It’s Not Just the Fascism

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This column is particularly for those people who live in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona...

    IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024 mgoloy 15 Oct 2024 Speaker Type ...

    Haitians of Springfield, Ohio – just another footnote in this country’s long history of...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Littane Ilfrard traces the deep and complex history of immigration to highlight why today’s Haitian immigrants in the U.S. deserve better. By...

    The promise and peril of runaway technological advances

    Setting the stage for the discussions, Robin Geiss, Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), highlighted the blistering pace of scientific developments...