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    Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo

    On Monday the United States military sent 11 long-term detainees from the facility to Oman after reaching agreement with the Government there on relocation...

    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

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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  It may be the dead of winter, but when we think about our beaches none of us want...

    More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024

    These deaths represent an increase of over 1,000 on the total killings for 2023, according to figures verified by OHCHR.  A further 2,212 people...

    Jimmy Carter – Faith in Action

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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » Vantage Point Radio » Professor on the Soapbox: The Ugly...

    Culture as the Key Crisis in Black Life with Dr. Maulana Karenga

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

    Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Originally recorded on January 1, 2025 — An Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the...

    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...

    UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

    Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made the appeal in a statement posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.He noted that 15 months after the war...

    Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage

    In November, following several failed attempts, politicians of all stripes approved a bill to overhaul legislation that has been in effect since 1887, reflecting...

    Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped

    A stark example of this escalation was highlighted by the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who confirmed that the...

    UN support continues in Syria and Lebanon

    Geir Pedersen has been meeting with French, German and Russian authorities, the UN reported on Monday, which includes engagement with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...

    UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter

    The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US history, serving one term between 1977 and 1981, going on burnish his reputation...

    Contribute to the HSP Haiti Crisis Fund

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Yes, I want to help the Haiti Support Project in its efforts to assist Haiti to resolve the current crisis and...

    Contribute to the HSP Haiti Crisis Fund

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Yes, I want to help the Haiti Support Project in its efforts to assist Haiti to resolve the current crisis and...

    January 11, 2025 forum and rally in support of The First Black Republic

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » Events » Haitian Independence Day at Rainbow PUSH: January 11,...