PFTP, Author at Protocol for the People

Be the People bets on Americans to solve America’s problems

Posted on January 24, 2026January 24, 2026 by PFTP

A new and privately-funded Be the People campaign challenges the idea that the United States is hopelessly divided or that individuals lack the power to address issues like poverty, addiction, violence and stalled economic mobility. The campaign emerged from the Stand Together Trust, a philanthropic community established in 2014 by the chairman and co-CEO of […]

Attack on humanitarian bread delivery in Ukraine kills two, jeopardizes aid

Posted on January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 by PFTP

On Jan. 22, an FPV drone struck a passenger vehicle killing two people who were helping carry out a humanitarian bread delivery on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region near the frontline According to a United Nations release, the food was provided by WFP partner ADRA and intended […]

NYC acts to protect tenants with $2.1M housing settlement

Posted on January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 by PFTP

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and incoming Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Dina Levy announced a $2.1 million settlement involving A&E Real Estate properties to address tenant harassment and hazardous conditions across 14 buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. The settlement requires A&E to correct more than 4,000 housing code violations and includes […]

Guardian’s Hope appeal raise over £1M to fight hatred

Posted on January 17, 2026January 18, 2026 by PFTP

The Guardian has raised more than £1m for over 10,000 readers in its Hope appeal to support grassroots charities working to combat social division, racism and hatred with practical community projects. The appeal closed on Jan. 15 and will have five partner charities that will share the donations: Citizens UK, the Linking Network, Locality, Hope Unlimited Charitable Trust […]

56th Annual World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos

Posted on January 17, 2026January 18, 2026 by PFTP

This year, a record number of world leaders are gathering in the Swiss Alps for the invitation-only World Economic Forum (WEF) around the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue” as geopolitical tumult continues to rage. The annual event, which has been taking place since 1971, in Davos, Switzerland, was founded on a vision of that businesses […]

1,000 days of conflict, displacement and famine in Sudan

Posted on January 16, 2026January 18, 2026 by PFTP

January 15 marked 1,000 days since the onset of Sudan’s current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a power struggle within the military government that has precipitated a massive humanitarian crisis. According to Council on Foreign Relations, more than 11 million people have been displaced, giving rise […]