The largest humanitarian crisis in the world isn’t happening in Ukraine, or in Gaza, but in Sudan. There, 33.7 million people (out of a total population of 55 million) are in dire need of aid, and the world has forgotten…
Women’s rights are at risk and the church cannot be silent
“Speeches do not protect girls,” Malala Yousafzai said as she addressed the United Nations at the opening of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women hosted by UN Women. When I heard her say it, I was sitting in…
Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza
The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the U.N. aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory.
Christian Zionist organizations sue UN Palestinian rights watchdog for defamation
Two pro-Israel evangelical Christian organizations are suing the United Nations’ human rights monitor for Palestinian affairs, saying she defamed them by “knowingly spreading malicious lies” about the nonprofits and accusing them of contributing to a wide range of alleged crimes…
How an Australian brother’s vision sparked an influential Catholic lecture series
In 2001, Harvard University law professor Mary Ann Glendon received an unusual phone call, asking if she’d like to spend three weeks giving a series of talks and workshops to Catholics across Australia.
Demand the United States end genocide in Gaza
More than 61,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli assaults in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that many people reportedly continue to be killed and injured, including people seeking food along…
BWA Leads Racial Justice Advocacy at the United Nations
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is leading a delegation of 35 people from eight countries to New York City to participate in the United Nations (UN) 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from April 14-17,…
Family group says World Health Assembly promotes ‘global government’ and ‘works of darkness’
Health officials from nations around the world are meeting in Geneva this week for the World Health Assembly, organized by the World Health Organization. Their goal is to forge an agreement designed to prepare governments and protect people from the…
The UN security council is a sham
You might be excused for not knowing that the United Nations Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on March 26 after the United States abstained from voting. Almost six months have passed since Hamas…
Sudan’s worsening conflict raises alarm of another humanitarian crisis
More than 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured after fighting broke out between Sudanese armed forces and a paramilitary unit in Khartoum and other parts of the northeastern African country. The violence has claimed the lives of three…
U.N. World Harmony Week is only seven days but must last all year, speakers say
United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week focused on how people and communities of faith can work toward providing peace, gender equity, mental health and environmental preservation in a world embroiled in conflict. But several speakers at the event, held the…
World Food Program warns of ‘unprecedented global food crisis’
“We are facing an unprecedented global food crisis, and all signs suggest we have not yet seen the worst. For the last three years hunger numbers have repeatedly hit new peaks. Let me be clear: Things can and will get…