SEPT. 23, 2016 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 30, 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AFP/Don Emmert, File) By: Chloe Benoist BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly became the scene […]
September 21, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | Iran has slammed the decision by United Nations to appoint Asma Jahangir as special rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran and called her out as a ‘Qadiani’, a derogatory term used for members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Sect. Pakistani Lawyer and Human […]
MIGRATION SERIES (PART 3) By Duc-Quang Nguyen SEP 22, 2016 – Phrases like “refugee crisis” and “migrant waves” have routinely made the headlines in recent years. But is the prevailing feeling that Europe is facing an unparalleled level of mass migration backed by hard numbers? Here is a much quoted […]
Sep 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Devesh Kapur World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s nomination for a second term is inexorably moving forward with a lack of transparency that has become all too typical. Many observers are once again gnashing their teeth at the United States’ continued monopoly over the top […]
Sep 20,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL World leaders are meeting in New York where the United Nations General Assembly is holding the first-ever summit on “Addressing large movements of refugees and migrants”. With numbers of people forced to flee conflict and hunger in their countries unprecedented since World War II, […]
By JT – Sep 22,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah takes part in Tuesday’s Leaders Summit on Refugees in New York (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday reiterated that an apt response to the escalating refugee crisis is […]
As ceasefire sits on the brink of collapse, MPs’ report paints a damning picture of Britain’s bombing campaign Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Government is failing to implement its policy of making war on Isis in Syria which it was supposed to have launched nine months ago after rancorous debate. A […]
The Russian Defence Ministry has denied its air force targeted humanitarian workers and said drone footage from the incident shows a rebel vehicle carrying a heavy mortar was travelling alongside the convoy Bethan McKernan Beirut Food, medical supplies and winter clothes for 78,000 people en route to Urum al-Kubra, near Aleppo, were […]
Sep 20 2016 / 11:47 am If Obama really wanted to pressure Netanyahu, he would have used the aid agreement as leverage. By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The announcement last week by the United States of the largest military aid package in its history – to Israel – was a […]
TERROR Published September 19, 2016 Associated Press FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2016, file photo, British lawyer Amal Clooney attends a press conference with former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in London. Clooney is pushing for the United Nations to investigate and prosecute Islamic State commanders for genocide. Clooney wants […]
REPORT Michael Ignatieff, Juliette Keeley, Betsy Ribble, and Keith McCammon Monday, September 12, 2016he full report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On September 20 at the United Nations in New York, President Obama convenes a Leaders’ Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis. This follows the Secretary-General’s High-Level Summit on Refugees and Migrants the […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP NICOSIA PublishedSeptember 14, 2016 Anastasiades (L), Akıncı (R) and Eide (C) arrive to give a press conference following a meeting on the ongoing peace talks on Sept. 14, 2016 at the now defunct Nicosia airport in the UN-controlled buffer zone. (AFP Photo) Cypriot leaders will […]
SOURCE: Swiss Info By Duc-Quang Nguyen With nearly 30% of the population born outside of its borders, Switzerland is one of the European countries with the highest proportion of foreigners. Globally, the Gulf countries host the most migrants. Still, contrary to popular belief, these rates have remained relatively stable over […]
Sep 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – KEVIN RUDD As the existing international order becomes more fragmented, strong global-governance institutions are crucial for addressing the world’s strategic, economic and sustainability challenges. And yet, rarely have our existing institutions — including, above all, the United Nations — been frailer. The UN is […]
Sep 11,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs Syria’s civil war is the most dangerous and destructive crisis on the planet. Since early 2011, hundreds of thousands have died; around 10 million Syrians have been displaced; Europe has been convulsed with Daesh terror and the political fallout of refugees; and […]
Rising infant mortality rate in Gaza ‘shocking indicator of grim situation’ By AFP – Sep 06,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian boy sits in the living room of his family house following Israeli artillery shelling in town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday (AP photo) GENEVA […]
August 30, 2016 Ediotr’s Note; We found this analysis of why Western powers got involved in the Syrian war in EcoWatch. We then asked Tikkun contributing editor Stephen Zunes for his response. Both are printed below. One thing stands out for us: though Obama assured me when he met with me […]
Aug 31,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Syrian air strikes against Al Waer, near Homs, should have been expected. Al Waer, a large built-up district, is the last under insurgent control in Homs province and remains a potential threat to the government-held city of Homs. Insurgent holdouts from Al […]
The ban on burkinis in France is not only ‘‘a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms’‘ but a ‘‘stupid reaction’‘ to recent terror attacks, the UN human rights office has said. Demanding its immediate end, a spokesperson for the rights agency insisted the suspension had only succeeded in increasing […]
Source: Politico By SAMUEL OAKFORD The United Nations has long been bullied by its most powerful members, and U.N. secretaries-general have usually been forced to grit their teeth and take […]