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Ukraine conflict
March 11, 2022
Three Black women have used the power of social media to help minorities who are trying to flee besieged Ukraine.
March 10, 2022
Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.K., appears to believe more racism is the solution to alleged racism in his…
March 4, 2022
Benjamin Crump signed on to the appeal, as has Jasmine Rand, who worked for the families of Trayvon Martin and…
January 2, 2022
Hamdok, a former UN official seen as the civilian face of Sudan’s transitional government, had been reinstated as prime minister…
December 31, 2021
'We’re all outlets for change,' Young told The Weather Channel. He's a musician/entrepreneur whose sustainable company has won awards.
November 8, 2021
"Some of our progress stalled when my successor decided to unilaterally pull out of the Paris Agreement in his first…
November 7, 2021
Actor Idris Elba and his model wife Sabrina Elba spoke on behalf of small farmers at the United Nations climate…
October 24, 2021
Col. Assimi Goita seized power in August 2020 by overthrowing Mali’s democratically elected president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
October 19, 2021
Africa’s rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades because of climate change, a new report warned Tuesday.
October 3, 2021
It took place two days after a massive crackdown on migrants in a western Libyan town that resulted in the…
thegrio.com, maldives, tourism
September 27, 2021
Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year's United Nations General Assembly, moments before switching to…
September 25, 2021
“Migration will continue as long as the planet has both wealthy areas, whilst most of the world’s population lives in…
September 25, 2021
“We cannot save our planet if we leave out the vulnerable — the women, the girls, the minorities," Slovakian President…
thegrio.com, bill gates, gates, melinda gates, philanthopy
September 23, 2021
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced plans to spend more than $900 million over the next five years to…
Protests Continue Across The Country In Reaction To Death Of George Floyd
August 4, 2021
America always wanted to keep its anti-Black racism a domestic civil rights issue rather than an international human rights issue.
July 17, 2021
Haiti's Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph and his allies argue that the designated successor, Ariel Henry, was never sworn in.
June 29, 2021
The U.N. human rights chief is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism.
April 25, 2021
Kamala Harris will speak to UN members that now is the time for global leaders to think about how they…
March 1, 2021
The new head of the World Trade Organization called Monday for a “technology transfer” when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield thegrio.com
February 23, 2021
The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield, President Joe Biden’s choice to lead U.S. diplomacy at the United Nations, on Tuesday.