U.N. Security Council Discusses Houthi Red Sea Shipping Attacks, Issuing No Official Condemnation
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss missile, drone and boarding attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels. Several member states have called on the Houthis to halt their attacks and release the cargo ship they hijacked in November, but the United Nations […]
U.N. Urges Alabama to Pause First Nitrogen Gas Execution in U.S.
(L) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, September 20, 2022. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)/ (R) U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) OAN's Brooke Mallory2:38 PM – Thursday, January 4, 2024 United Nations officials amid […]
U.N. Lists Evidence Qatar Helps to Enslave Cubans – Who Lose Passports, Families, and 90% of Salaries
Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on Modern Slavery, responds to Cuba's communist regime with evidence that Cuba sells its citizens to countries such as Spain, Italy, Ghana and Qatar for labor exploitation I asked. letter The human rights group Prisoners Defenders made the announcement on Tuesday. Prisoners Defenders is a European-based NGO focused on the […]
U.N. Says Mind Your Language — ‘No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster’
The United Nations Secretariat warns that there is no such thing as a natural disaster, only the failure of humans to prepare for events beyond their control. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) further warns, in an almost Orwellian phrase, that “a hazard can only become a disaster if it affects societies […]