U.S. tries to pretend nothing has changed, but everything has changed
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is the reproach of a people,”—Proverbs: 14:34 (Bible) The U.S. continued to impose illegal sanctions without a United Nations...
World’s top 2021 climate disasters cost nearly $200 billion: Study
A new report shows that 2021 continued the trend of annual climate devastation worldwide that is costing the global economy hundreds of billions of...
Rights experts hear how ‘racialized gate keeping’ impacts development in France
France should consider the economic and development benefits of partnership with people of African descent, the head of a Working Group appointed by the...
Afghans are desperate and Taliban face economic ruin
https://youtu.be/QXKPwMdk6Fg KABUL, Afghanistan—The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps. Sick babies in hospitals lie wrapped in their...
‘Let Us Eat’: Kabul protesters demand release of frozen Afghan assets
As the people of Afghanistan face increasing impoverishment and hardship exacerbated by a U.S.-led block on billions of dollars in Afghan assets, hundreds of...
Sudan’s prime minister departs amid unrest; UN special representative regrets resignation
The Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, expressed regret that Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok recently decided to resign. According...
Envoy: U.S. illegal, inhumane, unilateral, coercive measures target innocent Iranian citizens
NEW YORK—Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi said illegal and inhumane, unilateral, coercive...
Europe and U.S. return of stolen African artifacts is questionable
In 1974 Ghana’s Asante royal family requested the United Kingdom script and pass legislation that would encourage the return of its looted treasures. The...
Settlers attack Palestinian villages after West Bank killing
RAMALLAH, West Bank—Jewish settlers burst into several villages in the occupied West Bank, smashing homes and cars and beating up at least two people,...
Demanding ‘Global Peace Dividend,’ Nobel Laureates call for 2% cut in world’s military spending
In a move they say will save $1 trillion over five years “to fight planetary emergencies” like “pandemics, climate change, and extreme poverty,” a...