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    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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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...

    Vantage Point: The Presidential Election

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). November 11, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guest Bill Fletcher, Author, Commentator, Veteran...

    Why Are We Here? A Dispatch from the Nadir

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Sherrilyn Ifill — It wasn’t the Electoral College. It wasn’t gerrymandering, or even voter suppression. America was undone this week by...

    World News in Brief: Haiti latest, plastic tide in Samoa, Bakery boost in Ukraine,...

    More than 700,000 people are displaced in the country – over half of whom are children – with recent violence in the capital Port-au-Prince...

    Continue the Struggle, Keep the Faith and Hold the Line

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — By the time this column is read, there will be evidence of a winner of this presidential...

    The Yard Brings Together Alumni, Students And Supporters For Kamala Harris

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Yard—Howard’s cultural center—hosts Harris and a community united by legacy, leadership and resilience. By Rachel Bunch, Essence — The Yard, the heart...

    Harris Lost After Democrats “Abandoned Working Class People”

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). “The American people are angry and want change. And they’re right,” Sanders said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont)...

    The Haitians of Springfield, a Trump campaign target, brace for his presidency

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Many in the Ohio community are worried and praying after he won the election. By Danielle Paquette, Washington Post — This was the...

    Strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, as aid teams support ‘overwhelmed’ burns centre

    Beit Lahiya town in northern Gaza and Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the enclave were the focus of dawn strikes, local media...

    The clock is ticking for the government to do what is right for this...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous — The state of Alabama destroyed their homes. Your federal tax dollars helped pay for it. We are checking back in...

    Black male votes matter! – By Rev. Irene Monroe

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Rev. Irene Monroe — The last time I saw a huge gathering of Black men was the Million Man March in...

    Why Trump is bad for Africa

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Julius Ogunro, Vanguard — The US presidential election is only a few days away and polls show Vice President Kamala Harris...

    Women raped in war-hit Sudan die by suicide, activists say

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ian Wafula, BBC — Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing. Several women have taken their lives in Sudan’s central...

    To Vote or Not to Vote and for Who? And Will It Matter?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). November 4, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point An open forum with the Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels. Audience call in at (212) 209-2877....

    World Urban Forum: The search for solutions to the global housing crisis moves to...

    What is the World Urban Forum?The World Urban Forum (WUF), a major UN conference on sustainable urban development, was set up in 2001 to...

    Holding Trump accountable for a lifetime of anti-Black racism

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Holding Trump accountable for a lifetime of anti-Black racism. By Clarence Lusane, TomDispatch — Donald Trump was the worst president for Black people...

    Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge

    The UN World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have raised the alarm over worsening hunger, malnutrition, and...

    A Historic Closing Argument

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Stacy Brown, Sr. and Greer Marshall — With just one week until the pulse of the nation beats at the ballot...

    Concerns for our people, struggle and world

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — No one can miss or mistake the deep and insistent anxiety, apprehension and righteous anger that precede...

    UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement crisis

    The appeal from Paula Gaviria Betancur, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, comes as the Pacific nation grapples with...

    Stories from the UN Archive: What UNRWA built

    UNRWA was established by UN Member States in 1949 to carry out direct relief and development programmes for Palestinian people who lost their homes...

    War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field

    The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New York time on Wednesday on Ukraine, amid unconfirmed reports...