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UN, Great Powers and World Peace
Vijay Mehta – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked into Online Criminality Across SE Asia
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
The UN Charter Must Remain the Heart and Soul of Any New Peace Architecture
Michael von der Schulenburg – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2023 ( 1 Comment »)
Weapon Transfers, Including Banned Cluster Munitions, Spike in Ukraine
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2023 ( No Comments »)
The United Nations’ New Agenda for Peace
Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 14th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
A Corporate Takeover of the UN Must Be Stopped
Harris Gleckman | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
Enough of the Blaming Game: Let’s for Once Try Talking to Each Other
Alfred de Zayas | CounterPunch – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
A Brief Neocolonial History of the Five UN Security Council Permanent Members
John P. Ruehl | Globetrotter – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
What’s So Important about the San Francisco Promise?
Roger Kotila and Suchismita Pattanaik | Democratic World Federalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur Report on Guantanamo
Scott Roehm | Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
The Weaponization of Human Rights at the Human Rights Council
Alfred de Zayas | CounterPunch - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 17th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
Gitmo’s Permanent Chains
Seymour M. Hersh | ScheerPost – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 17th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
Conditions for Guantanamo Detainees Are Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading, UN Investigator Says
Edith M. Lederer | AP - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
UN Forcefully Hits at US Blockade of Cuba and Prison in Guantanamo
W.T. Whitney Jr. | CounterPunch - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
War and Peace: Global Leaders Who Betrayed Humanity
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 10th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
Global South Aims to Fix the UN
Ramzy Baroud | Consortium News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 29th, 2023 ( No Comments »)
UN Expresses Concerns over Reports of US Spying on Its Top Officials
Peoples Dispatch - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2023 ( Comments Off on UN Expresses Concerns over Reports of US Spying on Its Top Officials)
Two Thirds of the UNSC Supported Investigation of the Nord Stream Bombing: Rejected
Roger Stoll - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 17th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Two Thirds of the UNSC Supported Investigation of the Nord Stream Bombing: Rejected)
War Criminals & Military Aggressors Who Occupy Seats in the UN Security Council
Thalif Deen | IPS/Globetrotter – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2023 ( Comments Off on War Criminals & Military Aggressors Who Occupy Seats in the UN Security Council)
The Iinternational Criminal Court’s Selective Prosecution
Marjorie Cohn | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2023 ( Comments Off on The Iinternational Criminal Court’s Selective Prosecution)
UN Security Council Won’t Probe Nord Stream Bombing
Dave DeCamp | Antiwar - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2023 ( Comments Off on UN Security Council Won’t Probe Nord Stream Bombing)
Alfred De Zayas on the Arrest Warrant for Putin
Defend Democracy Press - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2023 ( Comments Off on Alfred De Zayas on the Arrest Warrant for Putin)
Russia Calls for U.N. Investigation of Nord Stream Attack, as Hersh Accuses White House of False Flag
Jeremy Scahill | The Intercept - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Russia Calls for U.N. Investigation of Nord Stream Attack, as Hersh Accuses White House of False Flag)
Aaron Maté at UN: OPCW Cover-up Denies Justice to Douma Victims
Aaron Maté | Substack – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Aaron Maté at UN: OPCW Cover-up Denies Justice to Douma Victims)
WCPA’s Two Track Strategy for Earth Federation Government or a ‘New UN’
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Earth Federation News & Views – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 20th, 2023 ( Comments Off on WCPA’s Two Track Strategy for Earth Federation Government or a ‘New UN’)
United Nations General Assembly Divides over Ukraine Resolution and Belarus Amendment
CPNN - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2023 ( Comments Off on United Nations General Assembly Divides over Ukraine Resolution and Belarus Amendment)
Einstein & Freud Agree: Ending War Requires World Government
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Earth Federation News & Views – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Einstein & Freud Agree: Ending War Requires World Government)
WATCH: Roger Waters at UN Security Council on Ukraine (Full Text)
Consortium News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2023 ( Comments Off on WATCH: Roger Waters at UN Security Council on Ukraine (Full Text))
Earth Constitution: Only A Democratic World Federal Government Is Realistic
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Earth Federation News & Views – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 6th, 2023 ( 4 Comments »)
Despite US Opposition, UN Passes Resolution Condemning Death Penalty
Julia Conley | Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 2nd, 2023 ( Comments Off on Despite US Opposition, UN Passes Resolution Condemning Death Penalty)
World Health Organization Meets to Plot Censorship of “Misinformation” under International Pandemic Treaty
Tom Parker | Reclaim the Net - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2022 ( Comments Off on World Health Organization Meets to Plot Censorship of “Misinformation” under International Pandemic Treaty)
73% of the World’s Population Did Not Call for Russian Reparations to Ukraine
Roger Stoll | Internationalist 360º - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2022 ( Comments Off on 73% of the World’s Population Did Not Call for Russian Reparations to Ukraine)
UN Expert Calls for Lifting Unilateral Sanctions ‘Suffocating’ Syrian People
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2022 ( Comments Off on UN Expert Calls for Lifting Unilateral Sanctions ‘Suffocating’ Syrian People)
Entire World Votes 185 to 2 against Blockade of Cuba—US and Israel Are Rogue States at UN
Ben Norton | Multipolarista – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 7th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Entire World Votes 185 to 2 against Blockade of Cuba—US and Israel Are Rogue States at UN)
Strategy to Open the Door for a New UN and for an Earth Constitution
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Earth Federation News & Views – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2022 ( 1 Comment »)
55% of Humanity Does Not Reject the Accession to Russia of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Roger Stoll | Internationalist 360º - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2022 ( Comments Off on 55% of Humanity Does Not Reject the Accession to Russia of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia)
Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to “Suffer like Julian Assange,” according to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights
Ed Rampell | Covert Action Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to “Suffer like Julian Assange,” according to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights)
“End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2022 ( Comments Off on “End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly)
Imperialism and Capitalism Are ‘Bleeding the World Dry’: At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion
Ben Norton | Multipolarista – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2022 ( Comments Off on Imperialism and Capitalism Are ‘Bleeding the World Dry’: At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion)
A New UN to Prevent the Sacrifice of Europe to the Nuclear Gods
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Earth Federation News & Views – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2022 ( Comments Off on A New UN to Prevent the Sacrifice of Europe to the Nuclear Gods)
UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the End of All Unilateral Sanctions against Iran
Peoples Dispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 19th, 2022 ( Comments Off on UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the End of All Unilateral Sanctions against Iran)
A Crisis of Consent in UN Peace Operations
Anjali Dayal | Global Observatory/International Peace Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2022 ( Comments Off on A Crisis of Consent in UN Peace Operations)
Blue Helmets Shoot and Kill Civilians in Congo: Nobody Talks about the Failure of the UN
Cecilia Capanna | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2022 ( Comments Off on Blue Helmets Shoot and Kill Civilians in Congo: Nobody Talks about the Failure of the UN)
US Supreme Court Ruling on Environmental Protection ‘a Setback in Our Fight against Climate Change’
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2022 ( Comments Off on US Supreme Court Ruling on Environmental Protection ‘a Setback in Our Fight against Climate Change’)
UK’s Bid to Export Some Refugees to Rwanda, ‘All Wrong’, Says UN Refugee Chief
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 20th, 2022 ( Comments Off on UK’s Bid to Export Some Refugees to Rwanda, ‘All Wrong’, Says UN Refugee Chief)
Global Divide: 76% of Humanity (All Poorer Nations of Color) Voted to Not Exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council
Roger Stoll | Internationalist 360° - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2022 ( Comments Off on Global Divide: 76% of Humanity (All Poorer Nations of Color) Voted to Not Exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council)
Is the UN Able to Promote Peace in 2022?
Piero P. Giorgi, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service   
April 25th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Is the UN Able to Promote Peace in 2022?)
UN Condemnation of Russia Endorsed by Countries Run by the Richest, Oldest, Whitest People on Earth
Roger Stoll | Internationalist 360° - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2022 ( Comments Off on UN Condemnation of Russia Endorsed by Countries Run by the Richest, Oldest, Whitest People on Earth)
Is It Time to Bar Coup Leaders from the UN?
Thalif Deen | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 7th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Is It Time to Bar Coup Leaders from the UN?)
International Neutrality Project
Edward J. Horgan | Veterans Global Peace Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 31st, 2022 ( Comments Off on International Neutrality Project)
The Provisional World Parliament & Earth Constitution Offer Inspiration and Hope
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Democratic World Federalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 6th, 2021 ( Comments Off on The Provisional World Parliament & Earth Constitution Offer Inspiration and Hope)
Corporate Coup
Stephanie Hiller - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 8th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Corporate Coup)
Global Leadership, Peace and Conflict Resolution beyond the Lens of Rationality
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 11th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Global Leadership, Peace and Conflict Resolution beyond the Lens of Rationality)
Breakthrough Strategy: The Earth Constitution & the United Nations
Roger Kotila, Ph.D. | Earth Federation News & Views – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 20th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Breakthrough Strategy: The Earth Constitution & the United Nations)
Secretary-General’s Report on “Our Common Agenda”
The United Nations – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 13th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Secretary-General’s Report on “Our Common Agenda”)
UN Chief: World Is at `Pivotal Moment’ and Must Avert Crises
Edith M. Lederer | The Washington Post – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 13th, 2021 ( Comments Off on UN Chief: World Is at `Pivotal Moment’ and Must Avert Crises)
Clash of Paradigms II: The Way Out
Stephanie Hiller – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 2nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on Clash of Paradigms II: The Way Out)
Here Is Why We Are Boycotting the UN Food Systems Summit
Elizabeth Mpofu and Edgardo Garcia | Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 2nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on Here Is Why We Are Boycotting the UN Food Systems Summit)
Under Pandemic, UN Votes to Condemn Cruel and Illegal U.S. Blockade of Cuba—but There Is a Twist
Chris Agee | CovertAction Magazine - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 28th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Under Pandemic, UN Votes to Condemn Cruel and Illegal U.S. Blockade of Cuba—but There Is a Twist)
Palestine: This Time, the International Criminal Court Is Watching
Mark Kersten | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 31st, 2021 ( Comments Off on Palestine: This Time, the International Criminal Court Is Watching)
UN’s Most Powerful Political Body Remains Paralyzed Battling a U.S.-scripted New Cold War
Thalif Deen | Inter Press Service - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 26th, 2021 ( 1 Comment »)
International Women’s Day 8 Mar 2021
Achim Steiner | UNDP - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 8th, 2021 ( Comments Off on International Women’s Day 8 Mar 2021)
COVID Fuelling Risk of Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict, UN and EU Warn on International Day
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
February 15th, 2021 ( Comments Off on COVID Fuelling Risk of Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict, UN and EU Warn on International Day)
Venezuela Presents the UNSC Proposal for an International Association against US Sanctions to Stop Crimes against Humanity
Orinoco Tribune - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Venezuela Presents the UNSC Proposal for an International Association against US Sanctions to Stop Crimes against Humanity)
UN Charter’s “Sovereignty” Gives Brazil the Legal Right to Destroy the Lungs of the Earth
Roger Kotila | Democratic World Federalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 23rd, 2020 ( 2 Comments »)
UN and Partners Express Regret over US Departure from Paris Climate Accord
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 9th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN and Partners Express Regret over US Departure from Paris Climate Accord)
The United Nations and Decolonization: Non-Self-Governing Territories
The United Nations - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2020 ( Comments Off on The United Nations and Decolonization: Non-Self-Governing Territories)
Strange Celebrations of the UN 75th Anniversary: Leaders Hated and Feared Make False Claims of Global Peace, Security and Justice
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 28th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Strange Celebrations of the UN 75th Anniversary: Leaders Hated and Feared Make False Claims of Global Peace, Security and Justice)
Vedantic Democracy, Education and Peace
Surya Nath Prasad, Ph. D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 14th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Vedantic Democracy, Education and Peace)
United States to Quit World Health Organization: What Does It Mean for the World?
S Faizi | EPW - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 31st, 2020 ( Comments Off on United States to Quit World Health Organization: What Does It Mean for the World?)
The Irrelevant UN
Eric Zuesse - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 24th, 2020 ( Comments Off on The Irrelevant UN)
World Humanitarian Day
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on World Humanitarian Day)
UN Marks 75-Year Milestone Anniversary of Founding Charter
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN Marks 75-Year Milestone Anniversary of Founding Charter)
US Sanctions against International Court Staff a ‘Direct Attack’ on Judicial Independence
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2020 ( Comments Off on US Sanctions against International Court Staff a ‘Direct Attack’ on Judicial Independence)
Majority of ICC Members Backs Tribunal in Face of US Sanctions
Mike Corder | AP/Star Tribune – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Majority of ICC Members Backs Tribunal in Face of US Sanctions)
World Refugee Day, 20 Jun: End Conflict That Drives ‘Appalling’ Displacement Numbers
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2020 ( Comments Off on World Refugee Day, 20 Jun: End Conflict That Drives ‘Appalling’ Displacement Numbers)
UN Refugee Chief Laments Nearly 80 Million People Forcibly Displaced
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN Refugee Chief Laments Nearly 80 Million People Forcibly Displaced)
Statement of the International Criminal Court on Recent Measures Announced by the US
International Criminal Court - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2020 ( 1 Comment »)
Trump Authorizes Sanctions against the International Criminal Court
Nahal Toosi and Natasha Bertrand | Politico - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 15th, 2020 ( 1 Comment »)
International Criminal Court Oversight Chief ‘Deeply Regrets’ US Decision to Target Officials Investigating Afghanistan War Crimes
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 15th, 2020 ( Comments Off on International Criminal Court Oversight Chief ‘Deeply Regrets’ US Decision to Target Officials Investigating Afghanistan War Crimes)
UN Chief Calls on Religious Leaders to Unite in the Fight against COVID-19
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN Chief Calls on Religious Leaders to Unite in the Fight against COVID-19)
U.N. Security Council ‘Missing In Action’ in Coronavirus Fight
Rick Gladstone | The New York Times - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on U.N. Security Council ‘Missing In Action’ in Coronavirus Fight)
Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions
Bill Van Auken | WSWS - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 6th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions)
UN Blacklist: The 112 Companies Operating in Palestine’s Israeli Settlements
AP – Times of Israel
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN Blacklist: The 112 Companies Operating in Palestine’s Israeli Settlements)
UN’s Nils Melzer on Assange: «A Murderous System Is Being Created before Our very Eyes»
Daniel Ryser | Republik – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN’s Nils Melzer on Assange: «A Murderous System Is Being Created before Our very Eyes»)
Pompeo: US Rejects UN Database of Israeli Settlement Companies
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Pompeo: US Rejects UN Database of Israeli Settlement Companies)
‘Burned at the Stake’ – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Demolishes the Fake Claims Targeting Julian Assange
Media Lens – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on ‘Burned at the Stake’ – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Demolishes the Fake Claims Targeting Julian Assange)
More Damning Evidence of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria
Editorial | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on More Damning Evidence of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria)
Look to the United Nations to Find Solace in Trump’s Wind of Madness
Douglas Roche | The Hill Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Look to the United Nations to Find Solace in Trump’s Wind of Madness)
Coronavirus Emergency: Here’s What We Know So Far
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Coronavirus Emergency: Here’s What We Know So Far)
Coronavirus: UN Health Agency Moves Fast to Tackle ‘Infodemic’; Guterres Warns against Stigmatization
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Servie
February 10th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Coronavirus: UN Health Agency Moves Fast to Tackle ‘Infodemic’; Guterres Warns against Stigmatization)
UN Rapporteur Nils Melzer Exposes British Government Attempts to Obstruct His Defence of Assange
Oscar Grenfell | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 10th, 2020 ( Comments Off on UN Rapporteur Nils Melzer Exposes British Government Attempts to Obstruct His Defence of Assange)
Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Top UN Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya from Genocide)
Landmark UN Ruling: Countries Banned from Returning Refugees to Countries Threatened by Climate Crisis
Countercurrents – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Landmark UN Ruling: Countries Banned from Returning Refugees to Countries Threatened by Climate Crisis)
ICJ Interim Genocide Ruling on Myanmar Vindicates Rohingya
Maung Zarni | Anadolu Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2020 ( Comments Off on ICJ Interim Genocide Ruling on Myanmar Vindicates Rohingya)
We the People, We the Humanity are Victims of Political Insanity
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 30th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Top Criminal Court to Conduct Official Probe into Alleged War Crimes in Palestine
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Top Criminal Court to Conduct Official Probe into Alleged War Crimes in Palestine)
One Third of Poorer Countries Face both Undernutrition and Obesity: WHO Report
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on One Third of Poorer Countries Face both Undernutrition and Obesity: WHO Report)
Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Myanmar from Accusations of Genocide, at Top UN Court
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Myanmar from Accusations of Genocide, at Top UN Court)
New Citizenship Law in India ‘Fundamentally Discriminatory’: UN Human Rights Office
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
What Social Model Are We Heading For? The World Bank’s ‘New Social Contract’
Francine Mestrum | CETRI – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on What Social Model Are We Heading For? The World Bank’s ‘New Social Contract’)
Why Aung San Suu Kyi Is in The Hague Defending Myanmar against Allegations of Genocide
Mauro Barelli – The Conversation
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Why Aung San Suu Kyi Is in The Hague Defending Myanmar against Allegations of Genocide)
UN To Resolve the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis
Askiah Adam | JUST – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN To Resolve the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis)
UN Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People)
At UN, Middle East Countries Discuss Steps towards Regional Nuclear-Free Zone
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on At UN, Middle East Countries Discuss Steps towards Regional Nuclear-Free Zone)
UN ‘Regrets’ New US Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN ‘Regrets’ New US Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements)
ICC Gives Green Light for Probe into Violent Crimes against Rohingya
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on ICC Gives Green Light for Probe into Violent Crimes against Rohingya)
Muslim Nations Bring Genocide Suit against Myanmar over 2017 Expulsion of Rohingya
Radio Free Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Muslim Nations Bring Genocide Suit against Myanmar over 2017 Expulsion of Rohingya)
The Importance of Gambia Invoking Genocide Convention against Myanmar
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Importance of Gambia Invoking Genocide Convention against Myanmar)
Change of Players, Change of Game: How States Got Left Behind on Climate Change
Charlotte Hulme | E-IR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Change of Players, Change of Game: How States Got Left Behind on Climate Change)
Revealed: Danger and Squalor for Cleaners Who Remove Human Waste by Hand
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Revealed: Danger and Squalor for Cleaners Who Remove Human Waste by Hand)
UN Rapporteur Nils Melzer Warns: Julian Assange May Die in British Prison
Oscar Grenfell | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Rapporteur Nils Melzer Warns: Julian Assange May Die in British Prison)
Decisive International Action Needed to End Israeli Occupation: UN Rights Expert
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Decisive International Action Needed to End Israeli Occupation: UN Rights Expert)
[Nobel Peace Laureate] Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Falsified Syria Report: Whistleblower
Paul Larudee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
UN Expert’s Call to Stop Israeli Settlement of Palestinian Territories Falls on Deaf Ears
Jonathan Cook – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Expert’s Call to Stop Israeli Settlement of Palestinian Territories Falls on Deaf Ears)
(Português) 70 Anos da Declaração Universal de Direitos Humanos 1948-2018
Francisco Gomes de Matos – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on (Português) 70 Anos da Declaração Universal de Direitos Humanos 1948-2018)
Israel Prevents UN Special Rapporteur from Traveling to Palestine
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Israel Prevents UN Special Rapporteur from Traveling to Palestine)
UN Official’s Briefing on Torture of Assange Boycotted by Media
Oscar Grenfell | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Official’s Briefing on Torture of Assange Boycotted by Media)
Narrative: Whistleblower Denounces Lies, Deceit and Cover-up by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Report on Syria
Courage Foundation & Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Narrative: Whistleblower Denounces Lies, Deceit and Cover-up by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Report on Syria)
UN’s 75th Anniversary Shadowed by Right-Wing Nationalism, Widespread Authoritarianism and Budgetary Cuts
Thalif Deen | IPS - Human Wrongs Watch
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN’s 75th Anniversary Shadowed by Right-Wing Nationalism, Widespread Authoritarianism and Budgetary Cuts)
What Is ‘the UN We Need’ and Who Gets to Choose?
Ben Donaldson and Florencia Gor | UN2020 – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
United Nations 75th Anniversary Resolution
Florencia Gor, Jeffery Huffines and Fergus Watt | Democratic World Federalists – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Building Peace and Reconciliation through the Creation of the Ministry of Peace
Zaira Zafarana – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Building Peace and Reconciliation through the Creation of the Ministry of Peace)
They Call It Multistakeholderism. Where Does That Leave the UN?
Harris Gleckman | PassBlue – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on They Call It Multistakeholderism. Where Does That Leave the UN?)
Afghanistan Probe: ‘At Least 60 Civilians’ Killed after US Military Airstrikes on Alleged Drug Labs
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Afghanistan Probe: ‘At Least 60 Civilians’ Killed after US Military Airstrikes on Alleged Drug Labs)
Trump Regime Denies Visas to Members of Russian and Iranian UN Delegations
Stephen Lendman | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Trump Regime Denies Visas to Members of Russian and Iranian UN Delegations)
Yemen: Western Powers May Be Held Responsible for War Crimes – UN
BBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Yemen: Western Powers May Be Held Responsible for War Crimes – UN)
It’s Coming Soon: Can the UN Rethink Its Future in a Few Months?
Richard Ponzio and Cristina Petcu | PassBlue – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 9th, 2019 ( Comments Off on It’s Coming Soon: Can the UN Rethink Its Future in a Few Months?)
When Pyromaniacs Lead, the World Burns
Marwan Bishara – Al Jazeera
September 2nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on When Pyromaniacs Lead, the World Burns)
Omission of Atrocities Committed by the Venezuelan “Opposition” Discredits UN Human Rights Report
Carla Stea – Global Research
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Omission of Atrocities Committed by the Venezuelan “Opposition” Discredits UN Human Rights Report)
IPCC Special Report: Climate Change and Land
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on IPCC Special Report: Climate Change and Land)
UN Calls for Sanctions, Arms Embargo against Myanmar Army
Joshua Carroll – Al Jazeera News
August 12th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Calls for Sanctions, Arms Embargo against Myanmar Army)
U.N. Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses, Says Foreign Partners Could Be Complicit
Angie Teo and Poppy McPherson | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on U.N. Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses, Says Foreign Partners Could Be Complicit)
UN Chief Laments Ending of Cold War-Era Disarmament Treaty
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Chief Laments Ending of Cold War-Era Disarmament Treaty)
US Blocks UN Statement to Condemn Demolition of Palestinian Homes
Quds News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on US Blocks UN Statement to Condemn Demolition of Palestinian Homes)
The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
UN Development Programme – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index)
Jair Bolsonaro Wants to Deforest the Amazon – What Powers Does the UN Have to Stop Him?
Ash Murphy – The Conversation
July 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Jair Bolsonaro Wants to Deforest the Amazon – What Powers Does the UN Have to Stop Him?)
Why the United States Rejects International Criminal Justice: Looking Back at Nuremberg
Guillaume Mouralis – The Conversation
July 8th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange
Prof. Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture | Medium – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 1st, 2019 ( Comments Off on Demasking the Torture of Julian Assange)
Free Rohingya Coalition Calls for the Resignation of UN Secretary General and Senior Deputies over Systemic UN Failures in Myanmar Genocide
Free Rohingya Coalition – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Free Rohingya Coalition Calls for the Resignation of UN Secretary General and Senior Deputies over Systemic UN Failures in Myanmar Genocide)
A Brief and Independent Inquiry into the Involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar from 2010 to 2018
UN Diplomat Gert Rosenthal – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Brief and Independent Inquiry into the Involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar from 2010 to 2018)
Record Displacement Shows ‘We’re Almost Unable to Make Peace’, Warns UN Refugee Agency Chief
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Record Displacement Shows ‘We’re Almost Unable to Make Peace’, Warns UN Refugee Agency Chief)
Conflict Prevention, Mediation: Among ‘Most Important Tools’ to Reduce Human Suffering, Guterres Tells Security Council
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2019 ( 3 Comments »)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Torture as a Jus Cogens Norm
Law Teacher – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Torture as a Jus Cogens Norm)
UN Expert Criticizes States for ‘Ganging Up’ on WikiLeaks’ Assange; Warns against Extradition, Fearing ‘Serious’ Rights Violations
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Expert Criticizes States for ‘Ganging Up’ on WikiLeaks’ Assange; Warns against Extradition, Fearing ‘Serious’ Rights Violations)
Findings of Torture: The UN Rapporteur and Julian Assange
Dr. Binoy Kampmark – Global Research
June 3rd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
The Secret Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between UNHCR, UNDP & Myanmar
Free Rohingya Coalition – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Secret Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between UNHCR, UNDP & Myanmar)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The United Nations General Assembly – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
UN: Bolivia’s Universal Healthcare Is ‘Model for the World’
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN: Bolivia’s Universal Healthcare Is ‘Model for the World’)
UN Health Agency Highlights Lifestyle Choices That Can Prevent Onset of Dementia, as Millions More Succumb Each Year
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Health Agency Highlights Lifestyle Choices That Can Prevent Onset of Dementia, as Millions More Succumb Each Year)
The Cocoyoc Declaration
Johan Galtung, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Cocoyoc Declaration)
UNESCO Brisbane Declaration – Freedom of Information: The Right to Know
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UNESCO Brisbane Declaration – Freedom of Information: The Right to Know)
Is Africa on Trial by the ICC?
Global Policy Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Is Africa on Trial by the ICC?)
ICC Will Not Investigate U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on ICC Will Not Investigate U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan)
The ICC Was Wrong to Deny Prosecution Request for Afghan Probe
Mark Kersten – Al Jazeera
April 22nd, 2019 ( Comments Off on The ICC Was Wrong to Deny Prosecution Request for Afghan Probe)
Making Peace: Israel/Palestine
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Thu, 11 April Brief: Women in Peacekeeping, the Arrests of Assange & Sudan’s Leader, Updates on Libya, Nigeria & Syria
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Thu, 11 April Brief: Women in Peacekeeping, the Arrests of Assange & Sudan’s Leader, Updates on Libya, Nigeria & Syria)
UN Rights Experts Condemn Assange Arrest
Agence France-Presse – The Philippine Star
April 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Rights Experts Condemn Assange Arrest)
UN Agencies Urge Brunei to Repeal New ‘Extreme and Unjustified’ Penal Code
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 8th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Agencies Urge Brunei to Repeal New ‘Extreme and Unjustified’ Penal Code)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations General Assembly – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
The Rightful Owners of a Key Island US Military Base Would Like It Back, and the UN Agrees
Vijay Prashad | Independent Media Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Rightful Owners of a Key Island US Military Base Would Like It Back, and the UN Agrees)
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Advances Accountability and Initiates New Investigations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar Advances Accountability and Initiates New Investigations)
Dozens Killed and Injured by New Airstrikes in Western Yemen, UN Coordinator Condemns ‘Outrageous’ Toll
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March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Dozens Killed and Injured by New Airstrikes in Western Yemen, UN Coordinator Condemns ‘Outrageous’ Toll)
US Bars Entry to International Criminal Court Investigators
Matthew Lee | Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
ICC Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes against Humanity
Prof. Marjorie Cohn – Global Research
March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on ICC Tribunal Declares Trump and Duterte Guilty of Crimes against Humanity)
3-5°C Temperature Rise Is Now ‘Locked-in’ for the Arctic
UN Environment – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2019 ( Comments Off on 3-5°C Temperature Rise Is Now ‘Locked-in’ for the Arctic)
A Peek into the Horrific Findings of the UN Report on Israel’s Massacre of Gaza Protesters
Robert Inlakesh – MintPress News
March 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on A Peek into the Horrific Findings of the UN Report on Israel’s Massacre of Gaza Protesters)
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN Human Rights Council – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory)
Rohingya Crisis: UN Investigates Its ‘Dysfunctional’ Conduct in Myanmar
Emanuel Stoakes and Hannah Ellis-Petersen – The Guardian
March 4th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Million across Yemen ‘just a Step Away from Famine’, with Food Available but Inaccessible
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Million across Yemen ‘just a Step Away from Famine’, with Food Available but Inaccessible)
UN Rapporteur: US Sanctions against Venezuela Causing Economic and Humanitarian Crisis
Irish Examiner – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UN Rapporteur: US Sanctions against Venezuela Causing Economic and Humanitarian Crisis)
Hands Off Venezuela–Divided UN Security Council: Fierce Opposition to Violation of Venezuela’s Sovereignty
Carla Stea – Global Research
January 28th, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
‘Historic’ Moment: Palestine Takes Reins of UN Coalition of Developing Countries
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on ‘Historic’ Moment: Palestine Takes Reins of UN Coalition of Developing Countries)
Rising Human Trafficking Takes on ‘Horrific Dimensions’: Almost a Third of Victims Are Children
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( 2 Comments »)
From Child Refugee in Mozambique to School Principal in the United States
Marta Martinez | UNHCR – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on From Child Refugee in Mozambique to School Principal in the United States)
Amid Troop Build-Up in Rohingya’s Home State, UN Appeals to Myanmar for Peaceful Solution
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Amid Troop Build-Up in Rohingya’s Home State, UN Appeals to Myanmar for Peaceful Solution)
Who Are the White Helmets? Fake News and Staged Rescues
Mark Taliano - Global Research
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Who Are the White Helmets? Fake News and Staged Rescues)
UNESCO Should Cry No Tears over Israel’s Departure
Dr Daud Abdullah – Middle East Monitor
January 7th, 2019 ( Comments Off on UNESCO Should Cry No Tears over Israel’s Departure)
A Call for Review of the Historical Facts Surrounding UNGA Resolution That Recognized Self-Government for Hawaii
Pōkā Laenui, Kioni Dudley, Leon Kaulahao Siu and Alfred de Zayas – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Call for Review of the Historical Facts Surrounding UNGA Resolution That Recognized Self-Government for Hawaii)
White Helmets: ‘Organ Traders, Terrorists, Looters’
Miri Wood - Syria News
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on White Helmets: ‘Organ Traders, Terrorists, Looters’)
Nuremberg Principles
Schulberg Productions – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Nuremberg Principles)
Continued Debate over the Crime of Aggression: A Supreme International Irony
Donald M. Ferencz | Harvard Int’l Law Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 31st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Continued Debate over the Crime of Aggression: A Supreme International Irony)
The Good and the Bad in the New Peace Agreement on Yemen
Osamah Al-Rawhani – Al Jazeera
December 24th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Good and the Bad in the New Peace Agreement on Yemen)
Governments Adopt UN Global Migration Pact to Help ‘Prevent Suffering and Chaos’
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Governments Adopt UN Global Migration Pact to Help ‘Prevent Suffering and Chaos’)
Never Again, and Again: Can the World Stop Genocide?
The Economist – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( 1 Comment »)
Migrants: A UN Conference Undermined by 11th Hour Withdrawals
Thalif Deen | IPS News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Migrants: A UN Conference Undermined by 11th Hour Withdrawals)
New Report Provides First Comprehensive Legal Analysis of the Role of Gender in Genocide
Sareta Ashraph & Liz Olson | Global Justice Center – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on New Report Provides First Comprehensive Legal Analysis of the Role of Gender in Genocide)
UNGA President Launches New Initiative to Purge Plastics and Purify Oceans
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on UNGA President Launches New Initiative to Purge Plastics and Purify Oceans)
COP24: What to Expect
Federica Genovese – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on COP24: What to Expect)
COP24: How a Plastics Treaty Could Clean Up Our Oceans
Elizabeth Kirk – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on COP24: How a Plastics Treaty Could Clean Up Our Oceans)
COP24: Here’s What Must Be Agreed to Keep Warming at 1.5°C
Hugh Hunt – The Conversation
December 10th, 2018 ( Comments Off on COP24: Here’s What Must Be Agreed to Keep Warming at 1.5°C)
Bachelet: Returning Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar Would Place Them at Serious Risk of Human Rights Violations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Bachelet: Returning Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar Would Place Them at Serious Risk of Human Rights Violations)
UNICEF Welcomes Bangladesh Statement That Rohingya Will Not Be Forced to Leave
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on UNICEF Welcomes Bangladesh Statement That Rohingya Will Not Be Forced to Leave)
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar
UNHCR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar)
Myanmar: UN Human Rights Expert Pleads for Rohingya Returns to Stop, Fears Repeat Abuses May Await
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Myanmar: UN Human Rights Expert Pleads for Rohingya Returns to Stop, Fears Repeat Abuses May Await)
International Crime Gangs Amass ‘Staggering’ Profits in Conflict Zones, Expert Tells Security Council
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on International Crime Gangs Amass ‘Staggering’ Profits in Conflict Zones, Expert Tells Security Council)
UN Investigator Says Myanmar Genocide against Rohingya ‘Ongoing’
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on UN Investigator Says Myanmar Genocide against Rohingya ‘Ongoing’)
Rohingyas to Be Repatriated Despite UN Genocide Warning
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur Rahman – The Guardian
November 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Rohingyas to Be Repatriated Despite UN Genocide Warning)
‘Primitive People’: The Untold Story of UNHCR’s Historical Engagement with Rohingya Refugees
Jeff Crisp | Humanitarian Practice Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Primitive People’: The Untold Story of UNHCR’s Historical Engagement with Rohingya Refugees)
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