United Nations

On the International Day of Peace, The US/EU/NATO Axis of Domination Reaffirmed its Commitment to the Weapon of War

October 3, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperialism, New World Visions, Political Analysis, Racism, United Nations, White Supremacy

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, September 28, 2022 “End Racism: Build Peace” was the theme of the 2022 International Day of Peace. That noble sentiment can’t be realized when powerful white supremacist structures are committed to practicing hegemony. It is not a cruel irony but imperial consistency that on September 21, 2022 the United Nations International Day[…]

“End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly

October 1, 2022 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, September 29, 2022 We have spent much of the past week reading and listening to speeches by world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York. Most of them condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the UN Charter and a serious setback for the peaceful world order that[…]

Rwanda and Uganda’s M23 Militia Reappears to Slaughter and Plunder in DRC; US Backs Rwanda and Uganda

September 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Rawanda, Uganda

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, September 7, 2022 Rwanda and Uganda’s M23 militia have returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once again slaughtering Congolese people to plunder their resources. To understand this, we have to return to March 2013, after M23 had been terrorizing DRC’s North Kivu Province for a year. The UN Group of[…]

Cuba Should Be Removed from the U.S. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

July 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Cuba, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Roger Waters, Vijay Prashad & Manolo De Los Santes, produced by Globetrotter, July 8, 2022 The United States maintains a list of countries that it considers as “state sponsors of terrorism.” There are currently four countries on that list: Cuba, North Korea, Iran and Syria. The basic idea behind this list is that the U.S. State Department determines that[…]

Democratizing the United Nations to Save the World

June 15, 2022 UNAC Editor Corruption, NATO, Political Analysis, Rights of Opressed Peoples, U.S. Aggression, United Nations

by Professor Sofia M. Clark, published on Global Research, June 13, 2022 “Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence of an independent and democratic world forum for[…]

Why Can’t Venezuela Vote at the UN?

April 12, 2022 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, United Nations, Venezuela

from (Misión Verdad), translation by Orinoco Tribune, April 9, 2022 Many may be wondering why Venezuela, despite being a strategic ally of the Russian Federation, did not vote on April 7 in favor of Russia when the United Nations decided to suspend it from the Human Rights Council. The truth is that Venezuela was not allowed to vote. Sures, a[…]

On Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine

March 25, 2022 UNAC Editor International Institutions, International Law, Lawfare, Right Wing Extremism, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, US Meddling in Europe, War and Weapons, Weaponized Information, White Supremacy

Statement from U.S. Peace Council, March 24, 2022 What we all hoped would not happen has happened. The Russian Federation sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in response to decades of relentless US-led NATO provocation. The present situation puts many serious, fundamental questions before the global peace movement. A fierce propaganda campaign, long simmering with Russiagate and the onset[…]

Can Israel Stop the World from Saying ‘Apartheid’? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine

February 2, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Censorship and Propaganda, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Political Analysis, United Nations

by Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter, February 2, 2022 On January 27, 2022, the Hebrew-language news site Walla published part of the text from a telegram sent by Amir Weissbrod—who is part of the Israeli Foreign Ministry—to Israeli embassies around the world. The telegram warned the Israeli diplomats that in the upcoming 49th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council[…]

International Tribunal finds U.S. Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

November 3, 2021 UNAC Editor Human Rights, International Law, Racism

published on Workers World, November 1, 2021 The International Tribunal on Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples was held Oct. 23-25 at The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in Washington Heights, New York City, aka Turtle Island, Lenape land. The main theme of the Tribunal was “We Still Charge Genocide” in recognition[…]

UN Human Rights Council Action Silences Yemeni Human Rights Victims

October 14, 2021 UNAC Editor Human Rights, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Yemen

by Kathy Kelly, published on The Progressive, October 13, 2021 Monday, October 11, marked the official closure of the U.N. Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (also known as the Group of Experts or GEE). For nearly four years, this investigative group examined alleged human rights abuses suffered by Yemenis whose basic rights to food, shelter, safety, health care and[…]