On the expected meeting day with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, President of the United States, signed a series of executive orders from the United Nations organism, including the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and a wider revision of US financing to a multilateral organization. The authority of the Council is to supervise respect and […]
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Gaza, the UN calls for a ceasefire. Israel Anger, Hamas Rejoices: What Happens
For the first time since the start of the conflict in Gaza, the UN Security Council approved a resolution calling for “an immediate ceasefire during Ramadan”. The text was approved thanks to the abstention and veto of the United States as before. A decision, specified the spokesman for the White House National Security Council, John […]
Israel denied entry to UN envoy Francesca Albanese. “Scandalous words”
Another confrontation between the UN and Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior in Tel Aviv announced the decision to ban the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, from entering Israel. A well-known accusation against the Albanians for statements […]
UN Agency for Palestine Refugees storms Guterres: “Two million people are at risk without aid”
The storm affecting the UN Organization for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) does not subside. Following accusations that some employees were complicit with Hamas and involved in the October 7 massacre, removing the suspects and launching an investigation was not enough: Following the USA, Italy, Germany, Canada, England, Finland, Australia and the Netherlands decided to freeze the […]
Shadow of ties between Hamas and UN agency: Funding halt triggered
The UN’s Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is increasingly coming under fire. The suspicion prevails that Hamas managed to infiltrate the organization, which was created in 1949, and that 12 UNRWA employees (now fired) were involved in the horrific attacks on 7 October. The results didn’t take long to arrive. The USA, Canada and Australia […]
Israel-Hamas investigation into UN agency officials involved in October 7 attack
Shock inside the UN. UNRWA, the United Nations organization for Palestinian refugees, said it had opened an investigation into the alleged involvement of some of its employees in the October 7 terrorist attack in southern Israel carried out by Hamas. “The Israeli authorities provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of some officials in […]
Plane crashed in Russia, Lavrov asks UN for help
Russia called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council after the crash of the Il-76 plane in the Belgorod region, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced at a press conference. “We have requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council and we sincerely hope that the French Presidency conscientiously fulfills its duties […]
Erbil, “aggression and dead civilians”. Iraq denounces Iran to the UN
Iraq has filed a complaint against Iran with the United Nations Security Council for “Iranian aggression” in relation to the attack carried out by the Revolutionary Guards who claimed to have hit the “Mossad headquarters” in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the reason for the measure adopted is “the […]
The UN denounces serious abuses by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank
Israeli forces and illegal settlers have committed serious human rights violations in the West Bank since October 7, resulting in at least 300 deaths (79 of them children) and illegal arrests and abuse of prisoners, a United Nations report has found. The document from the UN Human Rights Office demands that Israel “stop the use […]
Iran-Israel, heading towards a direct war: “Right to respond to Mousavi’s murder”
The conflict is becoming increasingly fierce and risks leading to open war. Iran “reserves its legitimate and inherent right, under international law and the Charter of the United Nations, to respond firmly at the appropriate time when deemed necessary.” This is what the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, said in a letter […]