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HISTORICAL FACTS: 13 | History Defined

India wants Israel to quit occupied areas: from the Archives, October 11, 1973

From the Archives

The Hindu

Is Taiwan a country or not?

Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of Taiwan.

The Conversation

UN Security Council meets on Gaza-Israel, but fails to agree on statement

US pushes for harsh condemnation of Hamas but fails to achieve the consensus necessary for a statement.

Al Jazeera

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Over 2500 dead, missing as 186,000 people cross Mediterranean to Europe in 2023

Over 2,500 people died or have gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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More than 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023

UN refugee agency says ‘no end in sight’ to the lives lost in Mediterranean and on land routes to sea departure points.

Al Jazeera

The UN and the multilateral system are in crisis – what the Global South must do

The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted. At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19 in New York, the leaders of four of the five permanent members of the Security Council – the UN’s most powerful executive body –…

The Conversation

The U.N. system is 'sclerotic and hobbled' and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says

A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and hobbled” global decision making at the United Nations

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Stripping Russia's veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to do anything to stop the war in Ukraine – or any other conflict.

The Conversation

UN incapable of stopping aggressors like Putin invading other countries, says Zelensky

‘Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to defence of sovereign border of nations,’ Ukrainian leader tells Security Council

The Independent UK

Six unforgettable UN General Assembly moments

Al Jazeera looks back at key UN General Assembly speeches as world leaders and top diplomats gather for 78th session.

Al Jazeera

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here

The Independent UK

Blocking blacklisting of terrorists smacks of doublespeak: India

India has told the UN Security Council that blocking evidence-based proposals to blacklist globally sanctioned terrorists without providing justifications is uncalled for and “smacks of doublespeak”

The Hindu

Russia vetos UN resolution extending sanctions and keeping experts in Mali

United Nations sanctions in Mali are ending after Russia vetoed extending them and maintaining a team of United Nations experts there, after they claimed that foreign forces were involved in abuses – a reference to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.

Radio France Internationale

Possible Kenya-led mission to Haiti prompts growing calls for safeguards

Rights advocates say framework needed due to Kenya’s domestic police record, grim history of intervention in Haiti.

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The Independent UK

US and allies clash with North Korea, China, Russia over failed satellite launch at Security Council meet

Ambassador Kim Song says North Korea has ‘independent and legitimate right’ to launch satellite for ‘self-defense’

The Independent UK

The US and allies clash with North Korea, China and Russia over failed satellite launch and tensions

The United States and its allies clashed with North Korea, Russia and China over Pyongyang’s failed attempts to launch a spy satellite and who is responsible for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar military over ‘unrelenting violence’

Joint statement from 13 members of 15-seat council says generals must stop killing civilians and end the crisis.

The Independent UK

Turkey says UN lost neutrality after world body condemns Cyprus roadwork, assault on peacekeepers

Turkey’s foreign minister has accused the United Nations of abandoning its neutrality

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More than 200 Palestinians, nearly 30 Israelis killed so far this year: UN

UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland says deaths from violence so far this year are the highest recorded since 2005.

Al Jazeera

UN says N Korea expanding military programmes while people suffer

First discussion of isolated country’s human rights in six years draws anger from Russia and China.

Al Jazeera

North Korea protests UN Security Council meeting on human rights record

The US says its plan to hold a meeting on rights abuses will move forward despite protests from North Korea and China.

The Independent UK

UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017

The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week

The Conversation

The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as gender apartheid

The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan women have been denied the most basic human rights in what can only be described as gender apartheid.

The Hindu

Chinmaya Gharekhan, author of Centres of Power — My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council, says, ‘We could take a stronger position on Ukraine war’

Indian and UN diplomat Chinmaya Gharekhan’s Centres of Power: My Years in the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council

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Erdan Warns UN Security Council Of ‘powder Keg’ On Cusp Of Hezbollah Ignition

The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations implored its Security Council to help clamp down on Hezbollah

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