UK report denies systemic racism, prompting angry backlash
A government-commissioned review into racism has concluded the United Kingdom is not an institutionally racist country, prompting a backlash from critics who described the findings as an “utter whitewash”. In…
UN seeks $10bn for Syria as COVID adds to refugee suffering
A government-commissioned review into racism has concluded the United Kingdom is not an institutionally racist country, prompting a backlash from critics who described the findings as an “utter whitewash”. In…
Nations challenge WHO report on coronavirus origins; US adds 4,300 variant cases in last week: Latest COVID-19 updates
The U.S. and a dozen other countries issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday questioning the validity of a World Health Organization study into the origins of the coronavirus, which was first…
Minneapolis approves “Historic” $27 million settlement with George Floyd’s family
The city of Minneapolis will pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests…
UN Chief: 10 Years Into Conflict, Syria Remains ‘A Living Nightmare’
The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday that the situation in war-torn Syria “remains a living nightmare” a decade after the government sought to violently suppress peaceful protests and plunged the country…
On International Women’s Day 2021 Women #ChooseToChallenge
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements of women. And by “women,” we mean all who identify with that term. Women bring creativity and critical services to all levels of…
UN chief calls US’ re-entry into Paris Climate Agreement a ‘day of hope’
Fashion Week in Lomé despite Covid
Lomé, the capital of Togo, has just hosted from February 17 to 21 the 8th edition of the International Fashion Festival (FIMO228). Models paraded “face-to-face” in front of a…
U.S. re-enter Paris climate agreement
The United States officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on climate change February 19th, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and United Nations…
UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access
UN. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday 17th February 2021, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations…
