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25Apr

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Russia, UN, USA

Though ‘Children Need Peace Now More Than Ever,’ US and Russia Block UN Efforts to Impose Global Ceasefire

American and Russian diplomats have publicly praised calls for a global ceasefire, but say they cannot sign on to a blanket agreement. by: Julia Conley, Protesters display signs as they march to mark the third anniversary of the war in Iraq March 19, 2006 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Greg Wahl-Stephens/Getty Images) The U.S. and Russia are reportedly standing in the way of an international agreement for a global ceasefire called for by the United Nations, claiming their militaries must retain the ability to attack enemies even as countries around the world face thousands of coronavirus cases. The Trump administration is reluctant to agree to a universal ceasefire, Foreign Policy reported Friday, because of U.S. counterterrorism operations and partially bec...

7Apr

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UN

Online safety advice issued in response to 400% increase in coronavirus scams

Posted by: Birminghamworker.org Updated figures show there have been 105 reports to Action Fraud since 1 February 2020, with total losses reaching nearly £970,000. The majority of reports are related to online shopping scams where people have ordered protective face masks, hand sanitiser, and other products, which have never arrived. Other frauds being reported include ticket fraud, romance fraud, charity fraud and lender loan fraud. See more here: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/coronavirus-related-fraud-reports-increase-by-400-in-march Get Safe Online has issued some tips on how to help avoid being scammed: Be wary of approaches from supposed travel agents, tour operators, airlines, cruise companie...

25Mar

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Environment, UN

UN Chief Warns World ‘Way Off Track’ on Tackling Climate Crisis as New Report Underscores Need for Bold Global Action

"Let us have no illusions: the climate crisis is already causing calamity and more is to come," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. "This is a battle we can—and must—win." by: Jessica Corbett, A fire rages in Bobin, Australia on Nov. 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes across the state of New South Wales. (Photo: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the necessity of ambitious global climate action Tuesday with the release of an annual report detailing the latest science on rising greenhouse gas emissions that drive up air and ocean temperatures, leading to devastating sea level rise and more severe extreme weather. "Time is fast running out for us to a...

6Mar

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Human Rights, Palestine Affairs, UN, ZIO-NAZI

I was meant to talk about Palestinian kids at the UN. ‘Israel’ forced me out

Belgium caved into Israeli pressure to disinvite me from the Security Council. In doing so, they helped undermine human rights work for Palestinian children. By Brad Parker Fadi Ibrahim Abu Khusa (4) holds the photo of his two killed siblings, Shahed (9) and Mohammed (2), in their home in Zawaida village, central Gaza Strip, February 24, 2015. The two children were killed with their parents, Ibrahim and Sabreen, and 4 other members of their family by an Israeli attack on their home which occured on July, 30, 2014. Ibrahim and Sabreen went to the home of Sabreen's father one week before the attack thinking they would be safer. (Anne Paq / Activestills.org) Last week, the government of Belgium caved in to intense Israeli government pressure and effectively disinvited me from b...

4Feb

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Middle East, Palestine Affairs, UN, USA, ZIO-NAZI

U.N: Says committed to pre-1967 borders, stresses settlements illegal

Responding to Trump proposal, secretary general says peace attainable based on UN resolutions, international law and bilateral agreements By TOI https://youtu.be/XzDuj1ZB8XM The Times of Israel live blogged the official announcement of the US administration’s Mideast peace proposal and other news Tuesday as it unfolded. Russian FM urges coordination on Mideast peace plan Russia’s foreign minister is calling for multilateral efforts in helping negotiate peace in the Middle East. The Trump administration is set to announce its long-awaited peace plan on Tuesday. The plan is expected to strongly favor Israel and to pave the way for it to annex large parts of the West Bank. Asked about the US plan, Sergey Lavrov says the so-called quartet of Middle East peacemakers — Am...

28Jan

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Middle East, Palestine Affairs, UN, USA, ZIO-NAZI

UN Rejects Trump’s “Deal of the Century”?

By Middle East Monitor Global Research, United Nations has rejected US President Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ and reiterated that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be solved based on UN resolutions and international law. In a statement, a copy of which sent to MEMO, Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said: “The position of the United Nations on the two-State solution has been defined, throughout the years, by relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions by which the Secretariat is bound.” He added: “The United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis in resolving the conflict on the basis of United Nations resolutions, international law, and bilateral agreements and real...

28Jan

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Human Rights, Palestine Affairs, UN, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Buried in Trump-Netanyahu Deal Is Effort to ‘Torpedo’ ICC War Crimes Probe

The plan announced Tuesday by the White House demands Palestinians "dismiss all pending actions" before the International Criminal Court. by: Andrea Germanos, A fireball exploding in Gaza City during Israeli bombardment on July 20, 2018. (Photo: Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images) As the International Criminal Court moved forward this week with its investigation into alleged war crimes committed against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, the White House's new so-called "peace" plan includes a largely unreported provision that would end such efforts to hold the Israeli government to account. The document, released Tuesday, was widely criticized as a "screw the Palestinians over harder non-peace plan" that lets Israel continue its illegal occupatio...

4Jan

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Human Rights, UN, United Kingdom

UN Concerned over British Government’s Failure to Investigate Whether Assange Has Been Subjected to Psychological Torture

By Ceren Sagir Global Research, United Nations special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer has written to governments to press them to investigate properly evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been subjected to psychological torture. On December 31 Mr Melzer shared on Twitter a letter that he had sent to the British government shaming its failure to address concerns that Mr Assange had been tortured. Nils Melzer@NilsMelzer (1/6) Just out: My letter to the #UK Govt of 29 Oct 2019, detailing serious due process violations, expressing alarm at #Assange’s detention conditions & health, reiterating my queries & calling for his prompt release. Direct link: http://bit.ly/2ZCygWA (60 days & no response) 77012:54 AM - De...

26Dec

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Politics, UN, USA

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Is Just an American Lap Dog

By Scott Ritter A spate of leaks from within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international inspectorate created for the purpose of implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention, has raised serious questions about the institution’s integrity, objectivity and credibility. The leaks address issues pertaining to the OPCW investigation into allegations that the Syrian government used chemical weapons to attack civilians in the Damascus suburb of Douma on April 7, 2018. These allegations, which originated from such anti-Assad organizations as the Syrian Civil Defense (the so-called White Helmets) and the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), were immediately embraced as credible by the OPCW, and were used by the United States, France and the Unite...

4Dec

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Human Rights, UN, USA

Trump's Child Separation Policy "Absolutely" Violated International Law Says UN Expert

The way the Trump administration was "separating infants from their families only in order to deter irregular migration from Central America to the United States of America, for me, constitutes inhuman and degrading treatment." by: Andrea Germanos, A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. The asylum seekers had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and were detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents before being sent to a processing center for possible separation. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) The Trump administration violated international law when it separated migrant children from their families, a United Nations expert said Monday. That's not all, said Manfr...