New food alert platform helps humanitarians combat hunger

Bringing together data from more than 300 analysts and dozens of trusted partners – including government-validated statistics, hunger classification index the IPC, agricultural and economic data – the map provides the most complete and up-to-date picture of hunger facing the world’s most vulnerable. “It allows you, journalists, but also policymakers, students here in the room, […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Another Operation Sweet Silence Defendant Convicted at Trial

Fernando Brown, also known as “Nino,” 33 of Columbus, Georgia, a repeat offender, was convicted today by a federal jury of distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana while armed. A total of 30 defendants have now either been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty to drug charges resulting from Operation Sweet Silence, a multi-agency law enforcement […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Completion of Compliance Review After Illinois Removes Unlawful DEI Criteria from Loan Repayment Program

Today, the Justice Department announced that it has closed a compliance review of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI). The Department opened this review based on a provision of the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program that required ISAC to set […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Federal Judge Revokes Citizenship of Immigration and Identity Fraudster

The Department of Justice has secured the denaturalization of Gurdev Singh Sohal, also known as Dev Singh, also known as Boota Singh Sundu, who naturalized in 2005 despite having been ordered deported in 1994. After receiving a deportation and exclusion order under the name Dev Singh, Sohal failed to leave the country, and, instead, acquired […]

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Deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainians ‘simply trying to live their lives’ must stop, says senior UN official

Standing in front of a bombed-out residential building in the city of Dnipro which came under a sustained attack from Russian strikes late Wednesday night, the top UN official in the country issued an impassioned yet weary plea: stop the attacks. A dozen residents, including a child, were reported killed, with scores more injured in […]

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The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations

The Human Rights Council-appointed experts also issued a general warning over the “continuing violence of patriarchal power systems” revealed in the files, which the US Department of Justice began releasing late last year.  The massive collection of documents, photos, flight logs and other items related to investigations into the activities of deceased New York-based financier […]

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UN peacekeeping missions under strain as funding cuts and new threats grow

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, senior Headquarters and field officials warned that peacekeeping missions are under growing strain, as financial constraints, evolving conflict dynamics and rising operational risks challenge their capacity to protect civilians and sustain fragile gains. “Our peacekeeping operations must continue to be flexible and adaptable,” said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for peace […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Settlement to Combat Antisemitism in Massachusetts School District

This week, the Justice Department and the Concord-Carlisle, Massachusetts School District entered into a voluntary settlement agreement to ensure the district appropriately responds to incidents of antisemitic harassment of students by their peers. The settlement agreement resolves the Department’s investigation under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, regarding complaints of harassment based […]

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5,000 patients medically evacuated from Ukraine for urgent treatment

The European Commission has facilitated the safe transfer of over 5,000 from Ukraine patients to hospitals in 22 countries across Europe for specialised medical care under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. This figure was reached last week, while the latest flights happened yesterday, bringing patients to Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. Commissioner for Equality, […]

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EU and Member States pledge over €812 million in response to crisis in Sudan

Today, as Sudanese citizens continue to suffer the world’s most severe humanitarian emergency, the European Union, together with Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the African Union, co-hosted the 3th International Sudan Conference in Berlin.  As the Sudan war enters its 4th year, the conference aims to mobilise global action in support of Sudan at […]

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