UN: After Single-Candidate Vote, Yemen’s Democracy ‘Largely on Track’ Ban Terms Vote a ‘Model to Achieve Peace’ by Jason Ditz, May 29, 2012 Print This | Share This The single-candidate election which installed US-backed Major General Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as the new president of Yemen [...]
Humpback whale, Wilhelmina Bay, western Antarctic Peninsula. December 2010. (WWF / Michael Harte)”Commercial over-exploitation of the world’s fish stocks is severe,” he continued. “Many species have been hunted to fractions of their original populations. More than half of global fisheries are exhausted, and a further third are depleted. Between 30 and 35 per cent of critical marine [...]
Click for more images RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A group of protesters blocked the entrance to the United Nations office in Ramallah Wednesday morning, slamming the UN for not intervening to save hunger-striking prisoners. Around 50 Palestinian youth began the sit-in outside the UN compound at 9 a.m., carrying banners accusing the UN of collusion with [...]
War talk on both side has raised international fears of a full blown war [Reuters] The UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution giving Sudan and South Sudan only 48 hours to halt hostilities or face potential sanctions. With Russia and China joining the growing calls for a halt to the growing border conflict, the 15-member [...]
Members of the initial contingent of UN ceasefire monitors in Syria tour the Damascus suburbs. Photograph: EPA The UN security council has unanimously voted to send 300 unarmed military observers to Syria to monitor the fragile ceasefire between President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces and opposition groups. The resolution approved on Saturday increases the number of observers in the [...]
The Winds of War By Stephen Lendman - Posted on 11 April 2012 The Winds of War by Stephen Lendman When Washington plans regime change, wars are waged if other methods fail. For over a year, Western-generated violence ravaged Syria. Assad remains firmly in control. As a result, expect [...]
Prisoner Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqe says the PA was not involved in the decision to deport Hana Shalabi to the Gaza Strip. (MaanImages, File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority was not involved in the decision to deport Hana Shalabi to the Gaza Strip, Prisoners Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqe said Monday. “We have been always [...]
Omar al-Bashir had agreed to meet with his southern counterpart in order to ease tensions between the two [Reuters] Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, has suspended an April summit with his southern counterpart following renewed clashes between the two armies on the border.”The government announced that it suspended Bashir’s visit to Juba after the South [...]
Last December, police arrested West Papuans who were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence from Dutch rule [Reuters] London, United Kingdom - Thousands have taken part in rallies across West Papua and in Australia to mark the UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) visit to Indonesia, calling on Ban Ki-moon to revisit UN mistakes that lead to the [...]
The Palestinians and Israelis have made rival calls for the UN Security Council to act as Israel hit back against rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip with deadly air strikes that left at least 18 people killed, according to medics in Gaza. Tensions have mounted as the international Quartet on the [...]
Annihilation Hovers over Palestine, Not Israel As the threat of Iran’s nuclear potential is hyped in Tel Aviv and Washington, it is the people in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem who are in real danger By Imtiaz Muqbil March 03, 2012 “BangkokPost” – One of the claims being made [...]
UN says violent crime and fighting between rival armed groups have become part of Libyan life [File: GALLO/GETTY] Detainees from Libya‘s war held by fighters continue to be subjected to torture despite efforts by the provisional government to address the issue, according to the UN human-rights chief. Navi Pillay told the UN Security Council on Wednesday she was extremely [...]
A policeman checks the remains of a bombed car belonging to Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan on a blood-stained ground at the blast site outside a university in northern Tehran January 11, 2012. (Reuters/Fars News/Meghdad Madadi) If you are one of those who thrive on watching spy and action propaganda that the US dishes up [...]
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon may visit Ramallah in January after his travels to Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, said Palestinian UN observer Riyad Mansour. During his three-day visit to Lebanon next week, the UN secretary-general plans to meet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Prime Minister Najib Mikati [...]
Egyptian women protest in Cairo against brutal treatment Hundreds of women join rally against Egypt‘s military rule as Clinton denounces treatment of female protesters Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Cairo to protest against military rule and the brutal treatment of female protesters by Egypt‘s security services. The women rallied outside a government [...]
We are broadcasting from Durban, South Africa, in our week-long exclusive at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Talks have entered their 10th day, but doubt is growing that a legally binding deal to combat climate change will be reached by Friday. On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged that [...]
In this article what seems to be said is that if it does not look like anyone is really going to comply then it’s a hindrance or an obstacle to progress. The obstacles are the developed nations who will not give an inch and are quite happy to [...]
Israel unfreezes Palestinian Authority tax millions West warned against punitive measure for Unesco vote to admit Palestinian Territories as a member Israeli opposition leader urges Palestinian president to renew peace talks. Link to this video Israel is to release millions of dollars in Palestinian tax revenues it had frozen as a punitive sanction for the past [...]
A boy hangs the Palestinian flag in front of Israeli soldiers during a demonstration against Israel’s illegal separation barrier in the West Bank town of Beit Jala, near Bethlehem.(MaanImages/file) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that a Palestinian state was “long overdue,” in a statement to mark the International Day of [...]
Defected army soldiers standing on top of the walls of their camp greet anti- government protesters during a demonstration demanding the trial of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa on Nov. 26, 2011. (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi) SANAA (AFP) — Opponents and supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh held rival rallies in the Yemeni capital Friday after [...]
President Mahmoud Abbas holds up a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon requesting Palestinian statehood at the 66th United Nations General Assembly. (REUTERS/Eric Thayer) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Denmark said Monday that it would vote in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution to upgrade the status of Palestine in the world [...]
A protester screams in pain as he gets hit during clashes with riot police in a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo Nov. 21. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic) By Shaimaa Fayed and Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) — Cairo police fought protesters demanding an end to army rule for a third day on Monday and the [...]
Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, addresses the Security Council at the United Nations in New York. (AFP/Don Emmert) UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The UN Middle East peace envoy on Monday singled out Israel’s settlement building for criticism as he highlighted deadlocked efforts to bring Israelis and Palestinians into direct [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi will compete for a seat in parliament at the election. Photograph: Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images Burma poised to free jailed activists as it edges closer to democracy As the pace of the ‘Burmese Spring’ accelerates, release of political prisoners will be crucial to lifting EU and US sanctions reddit this Comments [...]
Noam Chomsky debates Ian Williams in Foreign Policy in Focus “Ban Ki Moon and R2P” By Ian Williams Foreign Policy in Focus, August 3, 2009 Kofi Annan‘s greatest achievement as UN secretary general was his deft steering of the UN General Assembly to accept the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine at the 2005 [...]
A Tunisian man wears the national flag as he stands on Bourguiba avenue in Tunis. (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure) TUNIS (AFP) — Tunisia‘s main Islamist party predicted it would secure 40 percent of the country’s first ever free polls, as the birth place of the Arab Spring basked in the world’s praise for its democratic revolution. [...]
Tawakkul Karman, Yemeni Nobel peace laureate, has called on the UN to not grant Saleh impunity [Reuters] Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, has agreed to sign a Gulf peace deal calling for a transfer of power, but only if the United States, Europe and Gulf Arab states gave him unspecified guarantees. “Now that the [...]
by STEPHEN LENDMAN on OCTOBER 14, 2011 Spread it! 8| 22Share 1 inShare 1digg print Globetrotting to enlist UN membership support, Abbas told Time magazine in Columbia on October 11 that he’ll resume talks if Israel accepts the Quartet‘s proposal. In September, Quartet members established a timeline for “realistic and serious” negotiations with no [...]
UNITED NATIONS (Ma’an) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israel on Friday over reports that it plans to build 2,600 more housing units in East Jerusalem, saying further settlement activity was “unacceptable.” “The Secretary-General is deeply concerned at continued efforts to advance planning for new Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem,” Ban’s press office [...]
15:36 10/13/2011 Israeli Settlers Attack Girls School in WB Israeli settlers have attacked a girls’ school in the West Bank as Israel steps up violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories. The incident occurred on Thursday when a group of Israeli settlers raided Kortoba girls’ school in the southern city of al-Khalil (Hebron), Xinhua reported. [...]
US Opposes Israeli Plan to Legalize Outposts The US has said it opposes “any effort to legalize” illegal settlement outposts on Palestinian land, after the Israeli government set up a panel to explore ways to do so. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, announced on Tuesday the establishment of a new committee charged with finding [...]
Palestinian students hold flags as they arrive to deliver letters to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon through the head of the UN office in the West Bank city of Ramallah September 20, 2011. (REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fatah central committee member Nabil Shaath said Monday that nine countries in the Security Council were committed [...]
Published today (updated) 11/10/2011 20:16 Palestinians confront Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Wallaja near Bethlehem, June 5, 2011. (MaanImages/Luay Sababa) GENEVA (Reuters) — Israeli security forces escorting settlers into West Bank villages appear to have used excessive force against Palestinians, the UN human rights office said Tuesday. The [...]
Tribunal judges for Cambodia‘s communist Khmer Rouge war crimes victims have come under fire [EPA] Cambodia war crimes tribunal judge quits Senior official responsible for indictments at UN-backed tribunal resigns, citing government interference. A senior judge investigating war crimes under Cambodia’s former Khmer Rouge regime has resigned, citing government interference. Siegfried Blunk, who [...]
NATO Refuses to Investigate Libyan Civilian Deaths The civilian death toll from NATO strikes in Libya is not known, and NATO plans to keep it that way by John Glaser, October 04, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum In August, regime officials of Muammar Gadhafi claimed that 85 civilians were killed in a NATO [...]
No Peace or Justice in Our Time with Netanyahu By Stephen Lendman - Posted on 24 September 2011 No Peace or Justice in Our Time with Netanyahu – by Stephen Lendman Like his Washington paymaster/partner, Netanyahu deplores peace. Initiating talks never worked before and won’t now. Speaking privately at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New [...]
No Peace or Justice in Our Time with Netanyahu – by Stephen Lendman Like his Washington paymaster/partner, Netanyahu deplores peace. Initiating talks never worked before and won’t now. Speaking privately at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York, Bill Clinton said Netanyahu lost interest because Palestine has a president he controls, and normalizing relations [...]
Ban Ki-moon: A Record of Failure and Betrayal by STEPHEN LENDMAN on SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 United Nations Secretary general designate Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki Moon has always been a lackey to the US and other vested western interests and he continues to do the same extremely transparently. In this article Stephen Lendman demonstrates Moon’s record of failure [...]
Hamas: Abbas ignored Palestinian aspirations Published yesterday (updated) 23/09/2011 22:30 Hamas spokesmen watch a television broadcast of President Mahmoud Abbas speaking at the United Nations in New York, in Gaza City Sept. 23, 2011. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas said Friday that President Mahmoud Abbas’ proposals to the United Nations failed to [...]
Netanyahu: Peace impossible through UN resolutions Published yesterday (updated) 23/09/2011 22:00 Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, addresses the 66th General Assembly at the United Nations in New York. (AFP/Timothy A. Clary) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that he was reaching out to [...]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (UN Photo) New York – September, 23 2011 Mr. President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I wish to extend my congratulations to H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his assumption of the Presidency of [...]
The Palestine 194 campaign says it has the support of 125 countries – more than a majority of world states [EPA] Abbas at UN: ‘Palestine is being reborn’ Pale Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has handed over a historic request to UN chief Ban Ki-moon, asking the United Nations to admit the state of Palestine as [...]
UN bid for Palestine statehood – live coverage Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in negotiations in New York. Photograph: Thaer Ganaim/EPA Rolling coverage from New York as the Palestinians take their demand for statehood to the United Nations You can visit the Guardian UN site at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/sep/19/palestinian-statehood-united-nations The major difficulty [...]
Tony Blair ‘visited Libya to lobby for JP Morgan’ Tony Blair used visits to Libya after he left office to lobby for business for the American investment bank JP Morgan, The Daily Telegraph has been told. Mr Blair was flown to Libya twice at Gaddafi‘s expense on one of the former dictator’s private jets Photo: [...]
Israeli guns and degrading treatment did not deter us. (FreeGaza) By Audrey Bomse, Legal Adviser to the Free Gaza Movement Almost all the factual findings, as well as the legal analysis and conclusions of the recently leaked UN Secretary General’s Panel of Inquiry into the ‘Flotilla Incident’ on May 31, 2010 (Palmer/Uribe Panel) directly contradict [...]
Nine people died when Israeli forces attacked the Mavi Marmara, which was en route to Gaza as part of a flotilla [AFP] A United Nations-mandated inquiry into a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish-led aid flotilla to Gaza in 2010 says Israel’s action was “excessive”, according to extracts published Thursday by the New York Times. The [...]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former Brazilian president Lula da Silva have long been supporters of cooperation between countriesin the global south [EPA] As one of the world’s emerging economic powerhouses, Brazil is vigourously pursuing one of the key economic objectives on the UN’s development agenda: South-South Cooperation. The Brazilian Cooperation Agency is currently [...]
Noam Chomsky debates Ian Williams in Foreign Policy in Focus “Ban Ki Moon and R2P” By Ian Williams Foreign Policy in Focus, August 3, 2009 Kofi Annan‘s greatest achievement as UN secretary general was his deft steering of the UN General Assembly to accept the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine at the 2005 [...]
JUAN GONZALEZ: The United Nations has called an emergency meeting to discuss the Horn of Africa drought, which it says has already claimed tens of thousands of lives. Famine was declared in two regions of Somalia on Wednesday, where 3.7 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Another eight million people need food assistance [...]
Gadhafi era ‘over’ as rebels seize most of Tripoli Published today (updated) 22/08/2011 22:04 A portrait of Moammar Gadhafi and copies of his green book are set on fire outside the Libyan embassy in Ankara today. [AFP/Adem Altan] TRIPOLI (AFP) — Libya’s rebels Monday declared the “Gadhafi era” over after taking control of most [...]
