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Kenyan political leaders decry UN authorization of military intervention in Haiti

A UN Security Council vote authorized the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti, a move seen by some Kenyans as a violation of sovereignty and part of the United States’ neo-colonial agenda.

People’s movements in the US demand end to blockade against Cuba

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel also joined the rally and chanted along with the people, “Cuba, yes! Blockade, no!”

Activists to rally in New York City to demand “Let Cuba Live!”

A rally will be held at Grand Central Station amid the UN General Assembly week to demand that the US take Cuba off of the State Sponsors of Terrorism list

We can do better than the Sustainable Development Goals model

In this interview, Vijay Prashad points out how summits on sustainable development goals often end with only calls for increasing funding which serves merely as band-aid. Ending hunger, poverty, and the other crises of our time requires greater political will and structural changes

Cuba returns to Harlem to honor Malcolm X

Ahead of his address at the UN General Assembly, Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel paid tribute to Malcolm X in Harlem. The ceremony marked 63 years since the historic meeting between Malcolm X and former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

A new and more just global contract is imperative, says Cuba’s Miguel Díaz-Canel at UN General Assembly

Speaking at the UN General Assembly session, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for “changes that can no longer be postponed in the midst of the unjust, irrational and abusive international economic order”

In final declaration, G77 rejects “digital monopolies” and calls for “reform” of the financial system

The summit in Havana ends with document that also highlights the role of technology for development

World Food Programme Yemen Yemeni government criticizes World Food Programme’s decision to cut humanitarian aid to the country

Citing lack of funds, the World Food Programme (WFP) has announced the scaling down of its aid operations in the country starting from September. The decision will affect millions of people in the blockaded country

UN commemorates Nakba Palestinians mark 75th anniversary of Nakba, call for Israel’s suspension from UN

For the first time, the United Nations marked Nakba and the forced displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians during the founding of Israel in 1948. However, the US, Canada, and some EU countries chose not to participate on Israel’s request

More than 180 killed and over 1,800 injured as Sudan’s security forces continue infighting in civilian areas

Civilians have been forced to hole up in their homes for days with no supply of water or electricity, as the fighting rages on with increasingly heavier weapons

Peruvian diaspora condemns violence of defacto government

Braving the rain, a group of Peruvians rallied outside the UN to demand an end to the violent repression of the government of Dina Boluarte

Israel impone más medidas represivas a los palestinos tras la votación en la Asamblea General de la ONU

Además de imponer restricciones de viaje al Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores palestino, Riyad al-Maliki, Israel ha confiscado 39 millones de dólares del organismo, que se transferirán al fondo de “víctimas del terrorismo” para ciudadanos israelíes.