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Yemen UN: COVID-19 Rebound in Yemen to Cause More Deaths Than War

20Jun

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Health, UN, Yemen

Yemen UN: COVID-19 Rebound in Yemen to Cause More Deaths Than War

At least 180 out of 369 hospitals will close within three weeks due to a lack of resources. The United Nations warned that the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen could leave more death, disease, and famine than the problems caused by the country's war over the last five years. RELATED: Saudi Arabia Retains 22 Ships With Food and Fuel for Yemen "There is a high probability that a pandemic resurgence will occur very soon in the country," UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Chief Lise Grande warned on Friday. The alert came shortly after the organization announced a cut in financial aid to Yemen. "Of the US$2.42 billion the UN has requested from its donors, only US$1.35 billion will be received," Grande said. (i steem) #Celsians @gn...

19Jun

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Palestine Affairs, Politics, UN, ZIO-NAZI

Arabs, U.N. Must Move to Swiftly Protect the Status of Palestinian Refugees

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 90 percent of all Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have lost their jobs. A volunteer from the Palestinian Association for Human Rights sprays disinfectant in a home in the Shatila camp for Palestinian refugees, on the southern outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, March 24. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June/July 2020, pp. 18-19 From the Diaspora By Ramzy Baroud “HEINOUS RACISM,” is how the Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor described a recent decision by Lebanese authorities to bar Palestinian refugee expats from returning to Lebanon. Lebanon’s restrictions on its ever-diminishing population of Palestinian refugees is nothing new. However, this event is particularly alarming as ...

11Jun

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UN, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Happy Anniversary U.N.! Washington and Tel Aviv Send Their Usual Contempt

WALTER L. HIXSON Fijian U.N. soldiers retrieve the remains of 106 Lebanese refugees burned in the Israeli artillery shelling of the United Nations compound in Qana, Lebanon, April 18, 1996, where hundreds of civilians had taken refuge during Israel’s “Grapes of Wrath” offensive. (JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June/July 2020, pp. 16-17 History’s Shadows By Walter L. Hixson THE UNITED NATIONS is marking its 75th anniversary this year, though the global pandemic will no doubt produce a muted celebration. It was a far more hopeful time 75 years ago, as survivors of the most widespread and destructive war in human history created a new international organization to keep the future peace. The new organization went on to defi...

Western Governments Collectively Punishing Syrian Civilians with Criminal Economic Embargoes

4Jun

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Europe, Syria, UN, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Western Governments Collectively Punishing Syrian Civilians with Criminal Economic Embargoes

By Tom Duggan The Syrian Government is trying to keep medicine at an affordable price for the consumer by limiting the price of medicines, but the pharmaceutical industry inside Syria needs to raise the prices to sustain production. This is due to two main factors: Sanctions and economy. Some factories are closing and some are reducing work force. It’s extremely difficult to purchase the ingredients to make basic medicines through sanctions and also through the exchange rate dollar and the Syrian pound. Most Syrians earn the same salary they did prior to the beginning of the war 12 years ago but the cost of living has become unbearable for the average family, because the price of manufacturing has increased, and the pharmaceutical companies need to pass on to the consumer, an...

Trudeau’s Cowardly and Cynical Pursuit of a United Nations Security Council Seat

4Jun

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Canada, UN

Trudeau’s Cowardly and Cynical Pursuit of a United Nations Security Council Seat

By Arnold August During a daily press briefing in Ottawa this Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued parasitizing on calamitous issues to increase the tempo of his bid for election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat next June 17. How else can one explain that he took the unusual step to comment, in his various first sentences, on the situation in the U.S.? In a supposedly self-effacing comment, he stated that “anti-Black racism also exists in Canada.” How convenient for the statesman. Trudeau did not utter a word about the extreme violation of human rights in the U.S. nor show support for the just cause of protesting there, at least in the manner that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) point out: “Over 50 years ago, American Ci...

Black Alliance for Peace Calls on United Nations to Address Human Rights Crisis in the United States

31May

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Human Rights, UN, USA

Black Alliance for Peace Calls on United Nations to Address Human Rights Crisis in the United States

Extrajudicial murders of African/Black people borders on genocide By Black Alliance for Peace The extrajudicial murders of African/Black people, such as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, by agents of the U.S. government and armed civilians have sparked urban rebellions in cities across the United States. Such murderous acts cannot be understood outside of the context of the U.S. state’s ongoing assault on the human rights of African/Black people. U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet—“…when the looting starts, the shooting starts…”—demanding lethal violence requires the United Nations to intervene. Trump’s threat comes as the U.S. state has tragically failed during the COVID-19 pandemic to recognize and protect the human right to health of poor and working-clas...

13May

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Health, Politics, UN, World

UN Labor Agency Warns 1.6 Billion Workers at Risk of Having Their ‘Livelihoods Destroyed’ by Pandemic

"As the pandemic and the jobs crisis evolve, the need to protect the most vulnerable becomes even more urgent," says International Labor Organization Director-General Guy Ryder. by: Jessica Corbett, Alex Hernandez prepares sells a "torta de tamal" in his tamales stand at Baja California Avenue on April 17, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. After the government suspended nonessential activities to halt Covid-19 spread, the informal food street industry suffered a drastic reduction of customers, between 60% and 80%, according to merchants. (Photo: Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images) The United Nations labor agency warned Wednesday that "1.6 billion workers in the informal economy—that is nearly half of the global workforce—stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods ...

13May

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Environment, Health, Human Rights, Politics, UN, World

Amid Dual Crises of Climate and Covid-19, World Leaders Told ‘Empty Words Will Not Help Us’

"Despite promising statements, the [Petersberg] dialogue did not result in firm commitments to a green and just recovery." by: Jessica Corbett, German Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze participates in the virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue XI on April 24, 2020. (Photo: BMU/Christoph Wehrer) As the year's first major meeting of climate ministers—held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic—wrapped up Tuesday, climate campaigners welcomed world leaders' calls for a "green recovery" from the ongoing public health crisis but demanded that the lofty rhetoric be matched by ambitious, detailed plans and actions. "This pandemic has upended climate diplomacy and climate meetings until next year but countries, especially major emitters, must continue working t...

World COVID-19 Lockdowns Harmfully Impacting Millions of Children

1May

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World COVID-19 Lockdowns Harmfully Impacting Millions of Children

Lack of access to healthcare, domestic life, education, increased presence online, are among the areas in which children could possibly be harmed. Millions of children worldwide are being vulnerable to countless threats due to the lockdowns arising from the global coronavirus pandemic, a new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report has revealed Thursday. RELATED: Children Political Prisoners Face Hell in Egypt The document called “The Impact of COVID-19 on children” details the different areas in which children could possibly be harmed, including lack of access to healthcare, domestic life, education, and risks as a result of an increased presence online. About 60 percent of all children around the world are currently i...

30Apr

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Health, UN, World

Warning of ‘Hammer Blow’ From Pandemic, UN Food Agencies Say Coronavirus Could Double Global Levels of Acute Hunger

A new report states 265 million people could face food insecurity by the end of 2020, up from 130 million last year. byJulia Conley, Soacha's Mayor Juan Carlos Saldarriaga, delivers food to the community during the mandatory quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Soacha, Colombia on April 15, 2020. Colombia extended its national lock down until April 26 to control spread of COVID-19. (Photo: Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty Images) Top food security experts at the United Nations on Tuesday will present to the U.N. Security Council a new report on how the global coronavirus pandemic could double the number of people around the world suffering from acute hunger unless wealthy countries step up humanitarian aid immediately. The World Food Pr...