A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear…
To Stop War, Do What Katharine Gun Did by Norman Solomon…
Daniel Ellsberg has a message that managers of the warfare state don’t want people to hear. “If you have information that bears on deception or illegality in pursuing wrongful policies or an aggressive war,” he said in a statement released last week, “don’t wait to put that out and think about it, consider acting in […]
UN Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea…
The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to impose new sanctions on North Korea following its most recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. The sanctions, unanimously approved by the body, are aimed at significantly weakening the isolated country’s economy. The resolution looks to block nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to the country […]
UN Security Council Passes Toughest Sanctions Yet on North Korea…
Sec’y Tillerson to Chair UN Meeting, April 28, on North Korea’s Nukes…
Trump Hosts Unusual Meeting with UN Security Council at the White House…
President Trump will host members of the United Nations Security Council at the White House Monday, a highly unusual meeting made even more startling because of his harsh criticism of the international institution during the campaign and since taking office. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is serving this month as the President of […]
Readout of Trump’s Remarks at Working Lunch with U.N. Security Council Ambassadors…
Russia Vetoes West’s Syria Resolution at UN Security Council…
Moscow has vetoed a draft resolution submitted to the UN Security Council which demands that Damascus grant full access to UN inspectors at any military site in Syria, under the threat of military action. ”The result of the vote is as follows: ten votes in favor, two votes against, three abstentions. The draft resolution has […]
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Rips Security Council’s ‘Breathtaking’ Anti-Israel Bias…
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a scathing criticism of the UN Security Council over their “anti-Israel” bias on Thursday after emerging from her first regular monthly meeting at the international body. “I have to admit; it was a bit strange,” Haley said of the council’s agenda. The former South Carolina […]