Over 100 countries condemn Israel’s punitive measures against Palestinians following UNGA vote
Following the UNGA resolution, Israel announced withholding of USD 39 million of Palestinian money, which is likely to cause further suffering and impact basic services delivery in the occupied territories
UNGA resolution seeks ICJ opinion on legality of Israeli occupation and annexation of Palestinian land
The resolution was adopted by a vote of 87 in favor and 26 opposed. The US and Israel voted against the resolution while China and Russia supported it
China, Russia blame US for stoking tensions in Korea, call to ease sanctions on DPRK
The two nations defended their earlier veto against the UN Security Council resolution to impose further sanctions on North Korea and argued that the US has played a major role in stoking tensions in the peninsula
Russia suspended from the UN Human Rights Council
China and Cuba opposed the resolution sponsored by the US and supported mostly by its allies in Europe and the Americas.
As Ukraine war enters second month, an end seems nowhere near
The war in Ukraine has caused a massive humanitarian crisis in Europe and exposed several faultlines on the basis of race and geo-strategic calculations across the world, which, if unaddressed, will continue to undermine world peace in the future
Explained: What does expelling Russian banks from the SWIFT system mean?
In the most recent set of sanctions against Russia, the United States and European Union have decided to remove a number of Russian banks from SWIFT.
US rejects Ukrainian call for no-fly zone, cites potential confrontation with Russia
Though fighting on the ground has continued with Russian troops moving closer to Ukrainian capital Kiev, both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a second round of talks after the first round in Belarus on Monday
US deportations of Haitian migrants could violate international law and other stories
Today we look at the conditions of migrants at the US-Mexico border, protests against Germany’s genocide reconciliation agreement in Namibia, and more
Climate crisis and vaccine inequity on the agenda for UNGA meeting and other stories
Today we look at the start of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, assassinations of social leaders and Indigenous people in Colombia, and more
76th session of the UN General Assembly begins in New York; focus on climate change and vaccine equity
Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked rich countries to deliver on their promise to provide USD 100 billion annually to help developing countries in their fight against climate change
People’s movements across the world stand in solidarity with Palestinian people
People’s movements across the world expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and called out governments and global institutions for their complicity and silence in the suffering of the Palestinian people
Russia-Ukraine agreement could mark the beginning of an end to conflict
Chances for an end to the conflict in Eastern Europe have brightened following the first formal talks in the last three years between both countries’ leadership. The talks were held in Paris under a joint French and German initiative
- Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists
- Syrian president visits China, seeks to increase economic cooperation
- Colombian government and FARC dissident group announce bilateral ceasefire
- Houthi delegation holds first direct talks with Saudi Arabia in Riyadh
- Libya’s disastrous flooding… causes and hope?
