OCHR GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, today expressed serious concern over the continued large-scale withdrawal and revocation of Kuwaiti nationality initiated in March 2025. “Nationality withdrawals, have a devastating and disproportionate consequences on women and children,” Alsalem said. “To date, over 70,000 individuals have already been affected by the new measures, including non-Kuwaiti women who have been naturalised th

Photo by Balázs Gábor: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-view-of-naples-with-mount-vesuvius-35504405/ By: Nino Kalos The problem is not between Trump and Italy. The problem is between Trump and Europe. In his view — and not only his — Europeans still live under the illusion that the United States must protect them by historical right, as in the postwar era. But that world no longer exists. The United States now deals directly with Russia, China, North Korea, and the Gulf st

HIV/AIDS: Progress Documented, But Crisis Far From Over The United Nations General Assembly opened its High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS on Monday, with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammad addressing world leaders on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres. Muhammad acknowledged significant gains over the past two decades: AIDS-related deaths have dropped by 70% since their peak in 2004 and by 54% since 2010, while HIV prevention and treatment services have reduced new

By: Nino Kalos As I took part in the event organized by Montenegro at the American Balkan Global Chamber of Commerce & the Chamber of Economy of Montenegro, I felt compelled to reflect on the ancient and profound relationship between my country, Italy, and the State of Montenegro.A relationship rooted in centuries of shared history, cultural exchange, and maritime destiny — a relationship that found its most luminous symbol in one extraordinary woman: Elena of Montenegro, Que

By: Tinu Najia No words can describe how much the African Union pulled all the stops to host probably the swankiest feast for the auspicious Africa Day in the big apple. The week long celebration commenced with a flag raising ceremony at Bowling Green, downtown Manhattan, an occasion spearheaded by the incomparable Mr. Len Ejiogu. This event, which concluded at the African Center in Harlem, would mark the city’s first Muslim Mayor’s Africa Day, being a Ugandan-Indian-Americ

Secretary-General António Guterres called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint after overnight exchanges of fire between the US and Iran, while UN agencies warned of a deepening humanitarian emergency in Lebanon. US–IRAN EXCHANGE OF FIRE Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm Tuesday over an overnight exchange of fire between the United States and Iran, including reports that Iran had targeted Kuwait and Bahrain. Guterres said he was deeply troubled by civ

PC: Africa Photo Communications NEW YORK, NY – May 25, 2026 – African Symposium, the veteran producer of high-level, Africa-focused events and public relations campaigns, today announced its official acceptance into the Welcome World rewards program, the designated small business platform of the FIFA World Cup 26TM New York New Jersey Host Committee. This affiliation positions African Symposium to provide critical strategic support to African countries participating in the wo

Motto: “If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance there would be no limit to the happiness, prosperity and glory which its people would enjoy”. Sir Winston Churchill, University of Zurich, 19 September 1946. Photo by Petrit Nikolli: https://www.pexels.com/photo/flag-of-european-columns-between-columns-22046935/ Ancient Greek historian Thucydides left us the following aphorism: “The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage”

An interview with Alexander Litvinov, President of Food Sospeso Inc. New York is a city of extraordinary contrasts. Luxury towers rise above neighborhoods where families quietly struggle to afford basic meals. Amid this reality, a new initiative born within the Rotary Club of New York is proposing a different approach to hunger relief — one built not around handouts, but around dignity, local businesses, and modern technology. The initiative is called Food Sospeso. We sat dow

PC: COLON FRELD “The islands were, in fact, so to speak, experiments of nature, places which, by blessing or curse, were compelled by their geographical singularity to harbour unique forms of life. All singular species or genera which, in their isolated habitats, had embarked upon separate evolutionary trajectories.” Neurologist Oliver Sacks’s warning (in “The Island of the Colourblind”, Adelphi) regarding the Micronesian atoll of Pingelap also serves as a cautionary tale for