Ethiopian Government and UN strike deal for ‘unimpeded’ humanitarian access in Tigray
The UN recently announced that an agreement has been reached with the Ethiopian Government to allow “unimpeded, sustained and secure access” for humanitarian supplies...
With Just One Percent of Farms Controlling 70 Percent of Global Farmland, Study Reveals ‘Shocking’ Level of Land Inequality
By Andrea Germanos, CommonDreams.org A new report details the “shocking” state of global land equality, saying the problem is worse than thought, rising, and “cannot...
Black man killed by security guards is buried in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil—A Black man who died while being beaten by supermarket security guards was buried following protests that echoed those of the racial justice...
South African police use tear gas on protest over race
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—South African police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons on hundreds of mainly Black protesters who gathered again outside...
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya—The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing for...
Guterres pledges support for sustainable industrial development in Africa
The Covid-19 crisis was impacting Africa “well before the pandemic spread across the continent”, the UN chief said recently on Nov. 20, marking Africa...
Ayatollah Khamenei: Sanctions crime of U.S., European partners against Iran
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the illegal sanctions the United States has imposed on Iran with the support...
New hotspot opens up in North Africa despite UN bid to defuse tensions
(GIN)—War is breaking out all over. Fighting shows no signs of ending in Ethiopia as the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, attempts to put down...
UN holds dialogues to examine racism in its ranks
In a recent address during an event for UN staff, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to confront racism within the world body, initiating...
Armenia PM agreed to Karabakh truce to avoid ‘full collapse’
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he agreed to a Russian-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan to avoid further losses in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region,...