Rwandans ‘Remember, Renew and Unite’ on Anniversary of Genocide
April 12, 2018
Rwandans at home and abroad marked the April 1994 Genocide that took the lives of more than a million Rwandans in just 100 days .
Breaking News
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United Nations
‘Unequal Realities’ Hold Back Rural Women, Says U.N. on Eve of Women’s CONFAB
March 11, 2018
‘Unequal Realities’ Hold Back Rural Women, Says U.N. on Eve of Women’s Confab
On A National Day For Burundians, Thousands Live in Exile
October 11, 2017
These jarring witness testimonies counter President Nkurunziza’s recent declaration that “Burundi is at peace.”
UN: Reparations are owed to Blacks in America
November 10, 2016
the “slave trade and the legacy of slavery are the root causes of social and economic inequalities, hatred, fanaticism, racism and prejudice that today continue to affect people of African descent.” –Ambassador Ana Silva Rodriguez Abascal
Congresswoman Waters Urges United Nations to Ensure Effective Response to Cholera in Haiti
July 7, 2016
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee and a strong advocate for the Haitian people in the U.S. Congress, sent a letter yesterday to the Honorable Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, urging him to ensure that the UN’s response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti is sufficient to ensure justice for the people of Haiti and maintain the credibility and leadership of the UN.
Local cinematographer Michael J. Christopher partners up with the United Nation to make a difference in Haiti
September 17, 2015
Aid projects that help foreign countries aren’t hard to find when well known organizations put forth the effort to help a country in need. However, solo projects organized by individuals can be a challenge and tricky to fund. But that didn’t stop cinematographer Michael Christopher from making an impact in Haiti’s educational system. In July, he made a trip to Haiti to donate his time to help school children, learn more history and work alongside the United Nation’s (U.N.) Coordination of Humanitarian office in the city Croix des Bouquets.