ANKARA — The world is losing its ability to prevent conflicts and the lack of “effective leadership” has led to the worst displacement situation since World War II, the UN refugee chief warned Tuesday. Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in Ankara that the twin crises in […]
by Khetam Malkawi | Jan 05, 2015 | 23:47 JORDAN TIMES UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres speaks at an event during a previous visit to Jordan (Photo courtesy of UNHCR) AMMAN — UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres is due to visit Jordan on Thursday to mobolise […]
Jason Hickel Follow @@jasonhickel Dr Jason Hickel lectures at the London School of Economics and serves as an adviser to /The Rules. Poverty is created by rules that rig the economy in the interests of the rich, writes Hickel [AFP] International development is dying; people just don’t buy it anymore. […]
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour, left, goes to shake hands with members after a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters. The UNSC has rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) […]
SuSmmary SUMMARY by Rami G. Khouri In the coming weeks, an important debate will take place at the U.N. Security Council on draft resolutions to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Second, that direct Arab-Israeli and Palestinian-Israeli negotiations have taken place almost nonstop since the early 1970s – nearly half […]
UNITED NATIONS: Jordan formally submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday a draft resolution calling for peace between Israel and the Palestinians within one year that “fulfills the vision of two independent democratic and prosperous states.” The Palestinian-drafted resolution was formally submitted to the 15-member council, which means […]
AFP | Dec 16, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — The Palestinians are to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on Wednesday as planned although US Secretary of State John Kerry warned of a veto, Palestinian officials said. “We will submit our project to the UN Security […]
The Washington Post: by Nick Kirkpatrick — Esther Tokpah, an 11-year-old orphan in Monrovia, Liberia, who lost both parents to Ebola. A new report released on Monday by UNICEF declares 2014 a “devastating” year for children. “Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality,” UNICEF Executive Director Anthony […]
.itv.com: A United Nations human rights expert has called for the prosecution of US officials who ordered acts of torture against detainees. Ben Emmerson, United Nations special rapporteur on human rights […]
BY MERRIT KENNEDY | AP Published — Saturday 29 November 2014 CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday he is moving ahead with a proposed UN Security Council resolution on […]
NY Times; UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top human rights official called on the Muslim world to denounce the “monstrous” crimes of the extremist group that seeks to establish an Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, calling its actions both a violation of international law and Islamic tenets. Zeid Ra’ad […]
Womennewsnetwork.net: by Shiloh Sophia McCloud Lewis (WNN) Santa Rosa, California, UNITED STATES, AMERICAS: It was when I began to have images of women from around the world who are suffering flash before my mind, that the reality of the state of the world started ‘sinking in’ after my trip to the […]
FP: The U.N. secretary-general is the world’s chief diplomat, but most of the world doesn’t get much say in who gets the nod. In the end, it’s the U.N. Security […]
The Daily Star Monday’s announcement that President Bashar Assad will study a proposal by the U.N. envoy to Syria to “freeze” fighting in Aleppo should generate skepticism rather than optimism. […]
MKA Archive: On November 14th, 2014 a historic conference will be held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association at 1 UN Plaza in New York City. The event will be attended by UN delegates, academics, and other officials and offer “Islamic Solutions to Muslim Youth Radicalization.” Huzoor (aba) graciously approved […]
The Development Set Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet- I’m off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I’ve had all my shots, I have travelers’ checks, and pi;;s for the trots The Development Set is bright and noble, Our thoughts are deep and our […]
GAZA CITY: The Hamas militant group says it opposes a UN reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip following a 50-day war against Israel this summer. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Sunday called the UN mechanism “unacceptable, inefficient.” The UN announced the plan in September, creating a system to bring […]
Daily Times: UNITED NATIONS: The increasing use of armed drones within domestic law enforcement risks depersonalizing the use of force and infringing upon the rights of individual citizens, a United […]
The UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be brought under control within three months. David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater community awareness would help contain the virus. People were becoming aware that isolating those infected was […]
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has called for peace in Libya during a surprise visit to Tripoli as part of a UN-brokered reconciliation process. On his first visit since 2011, when Col Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, he told MPs meeting at a hotel in the city there was “no […]