Security Council denounces attacks against aid workers, UN personnel

Security Council denounces attacks against aid workers, UN personnel

Adopting resolution 2730 (2024) with 14 votes in favour and one abstention (Russia), the Security Council also denounced disinformation, information manipulation and incitement to violence against humanitarian and UN personnel. Led by Switzerland and co-sponsored by over 90 nations, the resolution noted “deep concern” about the particular vulnerability of national and locally recruited personnel who…

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Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a claim by the Ministry of Justice that the so-called “international LGBT movement” was committing acts of “an extremist nature” and “inciting social and religious discord”, in violation of the country’s law on countering extremism.  Any organisation designated as extremist faces immediate dissolution, and its leaders could receive up…

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Syrian minister denounces ‘American chaos’, says States must respect the UN Charter

Syrian minister denounces ‘American chaos’, says States must respect the UN Charter

“The policies of creative chaos adopted by successive American Administrations in our region to serve their geopolitical and selfish interests have led to destabilization and insecurity,” he said in his remarks on the final day of the Assembly’s general debate. He said United States has spent billions of dollars to demolish and destroy development achievements…

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Iranian President denounces West’s meddling in affairs of Middle East countries

Iranian President denounces West’s meddling in affairs of Middle East countries

The world is reaching a “critical junction” point as an emerging order of non-Western states looks to pursue closer economic and political ties with one another, according to Mr. Raisi.  “The global landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift towards an emerging international order, a trajectory that is not reversible,” he said.  “As non-Western powers have…

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Rights expert denounces interference in Beirut explosion probe

Rights expert denounces interference in Beirut explosion probe

Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite expressed grave concern over interference in the investigation, including threats against Judge Tarek Bitar, who has been leading the process since February 2021.  “Judges should never be threatened or subjected to criminal or disciplinary action simply for doing their job,” she said.  Justice delayed  More than 200 people died as a…

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UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia

UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia

Raising concerns over such continuous reports of revisionism concerning atrocity crimes perpetrated during the three-year-long conflict that began in 1992, she also pointed to recent incidents reported following a decision to amend the Law on the Center for the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide. “The International Criminal Tribunal for…

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