United Nations
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What the UN Gaza vote revealed about the imperialist world order
A U.S.-drafted UN resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace plan” passed in the Security Council on Nov. 17. Palestinians responded immediately: This was not peace — it was a blueprint for foreign control. Continue reading
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The United Nations Turns Eighty: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2025)
There is only one treaty in the world that, despite its limitations, binds nations together: the United Nations Charter. Representatives of fifty nations wrote and ratified the UN Charter in 1945, with others joining in the years that followed. The charter itself only sets the terms for the behaviour of nations. It does not and… Continue reading
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It’s Offical: UN Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza
On March 22nd, this journalist detailed the findings of a UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on “Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023.” That investigation focused primarily on the hideous, industrial scale rape and sexual abuse of male and female Palestinian detainees in Zionist Occupation… Continue reading
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Will the UN Pillory Francesca Albanese?
The renewal of a Special Rapporteur mandate after three years for an additional and final term of three years completes six years of unpaid voluntary service to the UNHuman Rights Council. Having known many SRs, especially during my own six years as SR for Occupied Palestine (2008-2014), I encountered not a single case of non-renewal… Continue reading
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Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report
A fresh round of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza which has killed more than 400 Palestinians has destroyed any hope that the ceasefire negotiated in January would hold. A statement from the child rights group Defence for Children Palestine claimed that 174 children had been killed in the bombing, claiming: “Today is one of the deadliest… Continue reading
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Restore International Law. Expell the United States and Israel from the United Nations!
Friday, 11 October 2024 — Internationalist 360° Continue reading
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It’s time to #VoteAgainstTheMachine 🇺🇳
The 79th UN General Assembly is underway, and it’s time for states to take take action to #StopKillerRobots! An updated resolution on autonomous weapons will be tabled and voted on at the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, which starts on Monday 7, October. Continue reading
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The UN’s abject failure has one primary cause – Western imperialism
The world is being pushed to the abyss of a Third World War, one that could bring the final destruction of the planet and humanity. Continue reading
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African nations push for urgent UN reforms and call the current format illegitimate
The demand for reform is also supported by the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and countries such as China which want greater representation from the developing countries in global decision making. Continue reading
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview for a documentary titled The UN from the 20th to the 21st Century
Mr Lavrov arrived in New York late afternoon yesterday for his participation in the UN General Assembly. That organization is desperately clinging to a tiny shred of legitimacy. Mr Lavrov, in relating the history, brings truth. Continue reading
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At The UN It Is A Rogue U.S. Against The Rest Of The World
“Unipolar” used to mean that the United States was, at least in theory, alone in leading the world. Now “unipolar” means that the United States is alone and isolated in opposition to the world. Continue reading
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Madeleine Albright’s Protégé
Wednesday, 21 February 2024 Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN voting against a ceasefire in Gaza for the third time, was mentored by none other than mass murderer Madeleine Albright. Continue reading
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US Vetoes Gaza ceasefire for the third time
Tuesday, 20 February — MintPress News The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the third time in a row since October 7th. 13 members of the council supported the resolution drafted by Algeria, while Britain chose to abstain. Continue reading
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A Blunt Message for Israel
This is a rare example of a very direct message delivered by one government to another at the United Nations. Samuel Moncada, Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.N., addressed the General Assembly on Tuesday. Continue reading
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WATCH: UN Security Council on Nord Stream Attack
Ray McGovern addresses the U.N. Security Council at 3 pm EST debate on the sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines in light of Sy Hersh’s reporting. Continue reading
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SDG7: The Impossible Energy Transformation
The alleged purpose of the United Nation’s (UN’s) Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) is to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” In keeping with Agenda 2030, the target date to achieve this goal is, as you might expect, 2030. Continue reading
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UN envoy admits fabricating claim of Viagra-fueled rape as ‘Russian military strategy’
UN Special Representative Pramila Patten has been exposed for fabricating her claim that Russia was supplying its troops with Viagra as a part of its “military strategy” in the Ukraine conflict. The widely publicized lie was recycled from baseless NATO propaganda deployed during its 2011 Libyan regime change war. Continue reading
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FM Lavrov: Formal Transcript: 77th UNGA
We are meeting at a both challenging and dramatic moment. Crisis situations are growing, and the international security situation is deteriorating rapidly. Continue reading
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Ukraine Planned to Use UN-Appointed International Nuclear Experts as a Tool for Blackmail
If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again. This seems to be the mantra of the Ukrainian government as it seeks to blackmail the international community into helping it evict Russia from the territory encompassing Europe’s largest Nuclear Power Plant. Continue reading
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Evidence of Ukrainian Shelling of Zaporozhye Provided to UN
It’s been about two weeks since the last Council meeting on the Zaporozhye NPP. During this time, nuclear safety there has deteriorated even further. Ukrainian armed forces continue to shell the territory of the plant and the city of Energodar almost daily, creating a real risk of a radiation accident at the ZNPP with catastrophic… Continue reading
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