Unlike Iraq, the problem with LIBYA wasn’t just about oil, it was about GOLD as well -a commodity the U.S. doesn’t have in it’s federal reserve. Continue reading U.S. & UK destroy LIBYA→
ZEINA KARAM and KARIN LAUB The Associated Press Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by pacts with Israel
5:24 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders Wednesday that he is no longer bound by agreements that have defined relations with Israel for the past two decades and are meant to form the basis for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. Continue reading Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by pacts with Israel→
The Palestinian flag flew outside the United Nations headquarters in New York for the first time on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture approved by a UN General Assembly vote last month despite opposition from both the US and Israel. Continue reading Palestinian Flag Raised at UN→
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas kisses the Palestinian flag as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon looks on as they attend the flag-raising ceremony for Palestine in the Rose Garden during the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly yesterday in New York City. Photo: AFP
Palestine and Rachel Corrie, neither are forgotten.
“She died for Palestine”
Like all things pure and precious
Like holy bread and wine
I love the radiant Rachel
Who died for Palestine. Continue reading Palestine – Rachel Corrie→
Human Rights UN peacekeepers accused of child sex abuse in Central African Republic
By Tom Murphy on 25 June 2015
Contingent of Nepalese Peacekeepers in Juba, South Africa. (Credit: UN Photo/Isaac Billy)
On the heels of child sex abuse reports in the Central African Republic by French soldiers, the United Nations announced Tuesday that an investigation is under way into whether UN peacekeepers also abused street children. “We’re obviously looking into it,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general in a press briefing. “Medical care and assistance is being provided to the alleged victims.” Little information about the nature of the abuse, the country of origin of the peacekeepers accused of abuses, and the number of victims is available.
Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization A woman passed a statue of Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra at the Mission San Diego de Acala in San Diego earlier this year. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press September 7, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Pope Francis’ apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s crimes against indigenous peoples has not softened opposition among some California Native Americans to his decision to canonize 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra. Serra is extolled by the Vatican as a great evangelizer, but denounced by some tribal officials as a destroyer of Native culture. Continue reading Pope’s apology doesn’t change opinions on Serra canonization→
15 September 2015 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council today that he is gravely concerned over the violence and continuing clashes in and around the holy sites of the Old City of Jerusalem, and urged all leaders to ensure that visitors and worshippers demonstrate restraint and respect for the sanctity of the area. Continue reading Latest provocations could ignite fresh Israeli-Palestinian violence, warns UN envoy→
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):
The members of the Security Council expressed their grave concern regarding escalating tensions in Jerusalem, especially surrounding the Haram al-Sharif compound, including recent clashes in and around the site.
The members of the Security Council called for the exercise of restraint, refraining from provocative actions and rhetoric and upholding unchanged the historic status quo at the Haram al-Sharif — in word and in practice. The members of the Security Council called for full respect for international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as may be applicable in Jerusalem. Continue reading Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Jerusalem 17 September 2015→
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday allowing the Palestinians and the Holy See to raise their flags at UN headquarters — a symbolic step pursued by the Palestinians in their quest for an independent state.
10 September 2015 – The United Nations General Assembly today decided that the flags of non-member observer States shall be raised at the world body’s headquarters and offices following the flags of its 193 Member States. Continue reading Flags of non-member observer States to fly at UN offices→
‘The present struggle over Al-Aqsa is the consequence of Israel’s use of religious dogma as a cover for its violent settler-colonialism,’ says Abunimah [AP]
The Tuareg people are Berber-speakers who trace their ancestry to the indigenous peoples of North Africa in ancient times. They share the same language family as the Berber-speakers of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Tuaregs live primarily in Niger, Mali, Algeria and Libya, with diasporas in many surrounding countries. Continue reading Tuareg Culture and News: Who are the Tuareg people?→
29 November 2012 – The General Assembly today voted to grant Palestine non-member observer State status at the United Nations, while expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians leading to a permanent two-State solution.
Ebola, a form of hemorrhagic fever in which the internal organs of the victim liquefy, has one of the highest rates of fatality of any known contagious disease at approximately 80-90% and is one of the most contagious diseases known to medical science. It is also high on the list of possible bio-terror weapons of concern to international law enforcement and military security agencies. Tom Clancy’s thriller novel, Rainbow Six describes a group of radical environmentalists that wants to rid the world of people using a modified version of Ebola.
Human Rights UN peacekeepers accused of child sex abuse in Central African Republic
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