Momentum builds for sweeping UN Reforms
UN80 aims to streamline operations and relocate agencies, but critics say true reform requires a more transformative vision
Cuba and Venezuela’s foreign ministers visit Harlem to speak out against imperialist war
Bruno Rodríguez, Foreign Minister of Cuba, and Yván Gil Pinto, Foreign Minister of Venezuela, attend “Latin America Speaks” event in Harlem
At the UNGA, Europe has a good look in a distorting mirror
At the UNGA, European leaders fail to break with their own imperialist practices, trying instead to hold on to their fading global influence
UNGA General Debate opens with focus on Israel’s multi-front war and genocide
At the UNGA, world leaders condemn Israel for committing genocide in Gaza and provoking a regional war, calling for an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation
Biden’s UNGA address espousing democracy and cooperation contrasts with reality
Biden’s final address to the United Nations as president was riddled with falsehoods and hypocrisies typical of US foreign policy
Only Israel, the United States, and Ukraine refuse to stand with Cuba
187 nations voted for a resolution to end the cruel and illegal 60 plus year US blockade against Cuba
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.
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
