UN Security Council

The Ethiopian Conflict and International Law

July 11, 2021 UNAC Editor Ethiopia, International Law, Syria

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, July 8, 2021 “The NATO nations, and especially the US are hostile to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the government of Ethiopia.” Ann Garrison: Francis Boyle, you’re an expert in international law, including subsets, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law. Could you explain what international humanitarian law is? Francis A. Boyle: There[…]

Hypocrisy of US, Allies in the UNSC and AI Regarding Aid to ‘The Syrian People’

July 21, 2020 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, Syria, United Nations, US Hypocrisy

Statement from Syria Solidarity Movement On July 11, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution presented by Germany and Belgium that would permit one border crossing from Turkey into Syria’s Idlib province for a US- backed UNSC aid program. The United States has been battling with China and Russia for a resolution increasing the number of gateways for cross-border[…]

Powell & Iraq—How One Resignation May Have Stopped the Disastrous Invasion

July 21, 2020 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Political Corruption

by Joe Lauria, published on Consortium News, July 18, 2020 On the morning of Feb. 5, 2003 I was in my office, an old radio booth overlooking the Trusteeship Council at UN Headquarters in New York, when I decided to walk over one chamber towards the Security Council. I entered a corridor on the left, high above the council, and[…]