#National Faith Advisory Board

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Greg Owen at LGBTQ Nation:

The night before his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump joined a nationwide “prayer call” sponsored by a Washington-based Christian group in support of the former president. As in his sputtering debate performance, on the call, Trump blamed America’s woes on a “flood” of “millions and millions of illegal aliens” entering the country. For the Christians praying for Trump, he said an effort by Harris to naturalize these “criminals,” “mental patients,” and “rapists” – his words – would come at Christians’ expense.

“Every day, she is flooding our country with millions and millions of illegal aliens. She wants to make them citizens, she wants to have them vote,” Trump said. “Which will destroy the voting powers of Christian conservatives forever.” “And once that starts happening, and once you get those numbers involved, you lose everything,” he said. [...] But Trump also doubled down on a more insidious past promise to provide legal cover for Christians to discriminate, a pledge he avoided repeating in public on the debate stage Tuesday night. “When I win, I will stop the weaponization of our government against Christians, will defend religious liberty at the highest level, and I’ll create a task force of anti-Christian bias,” Trump shared on the prayer call. “We will fight it like nobody has ever fought it before. I’ll protect Christians in our schools, our government, public square, and we’ll bring our country back together as ‘one nation under God.’ We will make America great again.”

Want more proof that Donald Trump is in bed with Christian Nationalist theocrats? His proposal to create a task force to protect their “religious liberty” at the expense of others.

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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select a new chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the coming days. His team is asking the crypto industry to weigh in on potential picks, according to sources who claim to be close to proceedings.

Trump’s shortlist is filled with former government officials, crypto executives, and lawyers who support the crypto industry: Paul Atkins, former SEC commissioner, and Brian Brooks, former acting US comptroller of the currency, are the top two contenders, sources familiar tell WIRED, but the vetting process is ongoing.

Other candidates include SEC commissioner Mark Uyeda, former SEC general counsel Robert Stebbins, and Brad Bondi, the global cochair of investigations and white collar defense at the law firm Paul Hastings, WIRED understands. The chief legal officer for Robinhood, Dan Gallagher, was also up for the role but bowed out of the race over the weekend.

Uyeda declined to comment. Neither the Trump transition team, Atkins, Brooks, Stebbins, nor Bondi responded to a request for comment.

To help craft policy and implement his campaign pledges, Trump is also expected to appoint a crypto czar. The czar would lead a board of advisers comprising a colorful cast of crypto characters, sources tell WIRED. A variety of industry leaders are rumored to be in line for a position on the panel, from companies like Coinbase, Gemini, and Kraken, as well as pro-crypto venture capital firms and crypto mining outfits.

Jonathan Jachym, global head of policy and government relations at Kraken, declined to comment on the competition for places on the advisory council, but says the company welcomes the opportunity to steer crypto policy under the Trump administration. “We take our leadership role in the industry very seriously, and that includes informing and driving regulatory clarity and policy outcomes,” he says. Gemini declined to comment. Coinbase did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Under Gary Gensler, the sitting SEC chair, the crypto industry has faced what many in its ranks allege to be an unjust and targeted barrage of litigation. Among the crypto faithful, Gensler has become something of a cartoon villain. Tyler Winklevoss, cofounder of crypto exchange Gemini, recently went as far as to describe him as “evil.”

In July, at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Trump pledged to fire Gensler if reelected, drawing perhaps the most raucous applause of the night. “I will appoint an SEC chair who will build the future, not block the future,” Trump said.

Last week, Gensler announced that he would resign from his office on January 20, the day of Trump’s inauguration. Representatives of the industry in which Gensler has become so maligned are now helping to pick out his successor, sources tell WIRED.

The promise of an SEC overhaul was one of many made to the crypto industry by Trump on the campaign trail. At the Nashville conference, he pledged to cement the US as the foremost bitcoin mining powerhouse, create a national “bitcoin stockpile,” and establish a framework for stablecoin businesses, singing from the crypto hymn sheet.

In June, Trump hosted executives from the crypto mining industry at Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Florida. “We had a very long, in-depth discussion with him—and he was very interested. He was very engaged and asked great questions,” says Brian Morgenstern, head of public policy at bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms and a former official in the first Trump administration, who was in attendance.

Trump has even begun to dabble in crypto himself. Over the summer, his campaign began accepting crypto donations, and his sons launched their own crypto platform, World Liberty Financial, which he helped to promote. Last Thursday, The New York Times reported that Trump’s social media company, Truth Social, filed a trademark application for what was described as a crypto payment service called TruthFi.

Figures allied with the crypto industry have already been appointed to Trump’s cabinet. His pick for Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, leads the financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, which manages assets for Tether, operator of the world’s largest stablecoin. Likewise, vice president-elect JD Vance, nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and coleader of the new Department of Government Efficiency Vivek Ramaswamy have all expressed pro-crypto views.

“Based on what I've heard in private conversations, my perspective has been that the incoming administration is taking their pro-bitcoin and crypto campaign promises very seriously and intend to do a robust assessment of options to optimize [appointments to regulatory positions] as best they can,” says Christopher Calicott, managing director at bitcoin-focused VC firm Trammell Venture Partners.

The price of bitcoin has risen to record heights, just shy of $100,000 per coin, since Trump won reelection earlier this month.

“The entire industry is going to have much brighter prospects on a number of different fronts,” says Morgenstern. “We don’t have any reason to doubt President Trump.”

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Of course he'd have to ask someone else....God's not talking to him.

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Faisal Alam

DOB : 1977 maybe

Occupation: LGBTQ+ rights activist,Community leader,Writer

Gender : Male

Sexuality : Gay

Religion : Islam

Ethnicity : South Asian

Nationality : Pakistani 🇵🇰

Faisal Alam is a Pakistani-American Gay Muslim man.He is a faith-based activist,writer,advocate for South Asian & Muslim LGBTQ+ folks, & public speaker.He founded the Al-Faitha, a pioneer org. for queer muslims.His organization helped to advance Queer Muslim movement internationally.He is the co-founder of Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity , a National Muslim LGBTQ+ organization in North America.

He is a member of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable (NRLR), an interfaith network of US LGBT leaders,member of the National Advisory Board for the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion & Ministry.He also a member of Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV).

Early Life

Faisal Alam was born in the Islamic State of Pakistan & was raised in a muslim household.At the age of 10 his family arrived in the USA in 1987 and resided in the rural middle-class town of Ellington,Connecticut. He completed his studies in America.

Activism & Advocacy

In 1997, Faisal Alam started an email listserv for LGBTQ+ Muslims that led to the founding of Al-Fatiha Foundation in 1998 in Boston.Since then the org. had grown significantly, with its sister-organizations & chapters in the Canada,USA,UK,Spain,Turkey & South Africa.Under his leadership,Al-Fatiha and the LGBITQ Muslim communities have received wide media recognition.He was served as a President of Al-Fatiha, from 1998-2004.Faisal Alam represented Al-Fatiha at both National Religious Leadership Roundtable & the Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry.During his leadership, Al-Fatiha organized 4 major conferences,retreats for LGBTQI+ Muslims & their Allies from around the world.In 2005, Al-Fatiha launched national fundraising campaign, where Faisal traveled around the country to meet with local LGBTIQ Muslims & their Allies.In July 2005,Al-Fatiha hosted the the first LBTQ Muslim women’s retreat in Philadelphia and in September 2005, hosted the 5th International Retreat for LGBTQIA+ Muslims.Additionally the org. made significant links with sexual & gender minorities within the Islamic world,helping to support the struggle for the recognition of human rights in countries including Egypt, Turkey,Palestine,Pakistan,Malaysia,Saudi Arabia,Bangladesh,etc.After getting threats & pressure from muslim conservatives, radicalists Al-Fatiha members closed the organization.

In addition to his LGBT faith-based activism, Faisal is also involved in numerous local organizations.He is a member of AQUA (Asian Queers United in Action) of Washington,Khush-DC,National Minority AIDS Council of Washington,etc.He is also an active member in OUTFront, the LGBT program of Amnesty International,Human Rights Watch,National Gay & Lesbian Task Force.He did work in HIV/AIDS prevention and education in the Asian & Pacific Islander communities.

In 2011, Alam and other LGBTQ Muslim activists were invited by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to form a Queer Muslim Working Group to evaluate the needs of the LGBTQ Muslim community.Alam was instrumental in bringing together a diverse group of seasoned leaders to undertake this project. In 2013, the Queer Muslim Working Group launched a new organization – the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity.Faisal has also spoken at many LGBTQ interfaith panel discussions and has presented at numerous interfaith services, around the country.He has also spoken at many major events including Youth Pride Day in Washington,DC (2000),Millennium March on Washington (2000) & Creating Change(National LGBT Activist Conference, 2001).

Honorary

Faisal has received numerous recognitions & awards for his activism on behalf of LGBTQQI+ Muslims.The Advocate Magazine selected him as an "Innovator" Genre Magazine has recognized him as a "Founding Father" and the Utne Reader chose him as one of 30 "Young Visionaries Under 30" In 2005 the Equality Forum recognized Faisal as one of “40 Heroes” who have "made a defining difference in LGBT civil rights over the last forty years."In 2008 Faisal received an award from Pride Toronto for his "outstanding contribution in the area of spirituality that positively impacts LGBT communities.

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President Trump Announces Appointments to the White House Faith Office

Issued February 7, 2025.

President Donald Trump announced appointments to the White House Faith Office.

Pastor Paula White-Cain will return to the White House as a Special Government Employee and Senior Advisor of the newly created White House Faith Office. In the last 40 years, White-Cain has expanded her influence globally in almost 200 countries, ministering, fighting for religious freedom and humanitarian rights, and advocating for the voiceless. She is the founder and president of Paula White Ministries and National Faith Advisory Board. She is president of City Destiny and the overseer and a teaching pastor at StoryLife Church in Florida. Paula previously served an advisor to President Trump in the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. She also served as chairwoman of the Evangelical Advisory Board (2016). Paula is a celebrated New York Times best-selling author, teacher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, popular TV personality, and spirit-led preacher of God's Word. She is married to legendary singer/songwriter Jonathan Cain of the iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Journey.

Jennifer S. Korn will return to the White House as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Faith Director of the newly created White House Faith Office after serving as Senior Advisor of National Faith Advisory Board, America's largest faith coalition. Korn previously served President Trump all four years as Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and during the 2016 Presidential Election leading Latino, Minority, Faith, Veteran and other coalition engagement for historic gains among these communities. Korn has served two decades working to elect officials and implement policies at the national and state levels to improve the lives of these important constituencies. Korn is also a proud military spouse.

Jackson Lane will join the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Faith Engagement after serving as the Deputy Director of Faith Outreach for the Trump-Vance 2024 Campaign.

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Trump Elon Musk JD Vance and the tech billionaires- the oligarchs plan to destroy America via /r/atheism

Trump, Elon Musk, JD Vance and the tech billionaires- the oligarchs plan to destroy America Step 1 run on autocracy. step 2 retire all government employees. WE are at step 2 because they are literally telling them all to quit by email. And replace them with loyalist. I remember going to project 2025 website and it was a recruitment site for you to get prescreened to work in the new govt. I thought that was strange. But it makes sense now. Step 3 Ignore the Courts - attack Madison v Marbury, the supreme court decision that said the supreme court interprets the constitution and can strike down laws that are unconstitutional! It's the one case that gives the supreme court power beyond being just an advisory board. But the supreme court already gutted some of their power by saying the president is immune from criminal prosecution for official acts and a presumption of immunity for all other acts. Step 4 only allow those to run for Congress that are loyal to Trump. Step 5 centralize police and federalize the national guard. Step 6 shut down independent media and end the independence of universities/colleges. Step 7 turn out mobs. This is their plan. And now I sound crazy because it is. But they are doing it and it's out in the open and not enough people are paying attention. Trump is using Christianity. He is co-opting the faith and changing it to be cruel. It’s easy to have a Christian justify murder and suffering as justifiable because that is part of their dogma. Trump and JD Vance can’t do their plan without Christians- they are his base. https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=n_6EWclEd5RgFQ0Z Watch this YouTube! Submitted February 02, 2025 at 03:02PM by Barnowl-hoot (From Reddit https://ift.tt/lkxbUNd)

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National Security Act Made Easy

NSA empowers the Centre or a State government to detain a person so that he does not act in any manner prejudicial to national security. The person need not be charged during the period of detention.

An individual can be detained without a charge for up to 12 months. The detention can be extended for further periods, each not exceeding 12 months, with the approval of the government.

The detained person can be held for 10 days without being told the charges against him.

Grounds of Detention

Acting in any manner prejudicial to the defense of India, the relations of India with foreign powers, or the security of India.

Regulating the continued presence of any foreigner in India or making arrangements for his expulsion from India.

Preventing them from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State or from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order or from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community it is necessary so to do.

The central or state government shall constitute one or more Advisory Boards.

It consists of three persons who are qualified to be appointed as Judges of a High Court.

The grounds of detention must be placed before the Advisory Board within 3 weeks from the date of detention.

The detained person can appeal before the Advisory Board but they are not allowed a lawyer during the trial.

If the Advisory Board finds no sufficient cause for the detention, the government shall revoke the detention order and release the person.

Protective Measures

No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central or State Governments, or any other person, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act.

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The Celestial Vendettas

Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. Psalm 34:21 (NLT) 

What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets. Luke 6:26 (NLT)

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end? Jeremiah 5:31 (BSB)

Then the LORD said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts. Jeremiah 14:14 (NLT)

Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them. Galatians 4:17 (NLT)

“Woe to the rebellious children,” says the LORD, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin." Isaiah 30:1 (NKJV) 

“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me." Malachi 2:1-2 (NIV) 

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Daniel Villarreal at LGBTQ Nation:

Kenneth Copeland, an 87-year-old Christian nationalist televangelist who was a member of former President Donald Trump’s Faith Advisory Council, recently led a prayer asking God to “break the power of the homosexual lesbian spirits that are trying to ruin our children and ruin this nation.” Copeland’s prayer — made during a broadcast of the Rescue America Tour hosted by FlashPoint Live, a Christian evangelical political program — began by asking the Christian God to oversee “in school board elections, judges, sheriffs, mayors, city managers [and] college presidents.” “Those that refuse to hold to your will and do it, remove them and put someone in there that will,” Copeland said, before continuing, “We pray that your will be done on this Earth as it is in Heaven. We know it is not your will that little babies be killed in the womb. It is not your will to major on perversion instead of the peace of God, and we pray for the people that devils are fighting in and trying to ruin their lives with perverted ideas and perverted ways.”

Copeland, who has been twice divorced despite the Bible’s prohibitions on divorce, continued, “The people that are addicted to pornography and addicted to the things of the flesh in this world, and we break the power we break the power of the homosexual lesbian spirits that are trying to ruin our children and ruin this nation. Get down from there! We sit by the throne. You are under our feet.”

On Last Thursday’s edition of FlashPoint Live! that aired on The Victory Channel as part of the Rescue America Tour, Kenneth Copeland prayed for opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

From the 10.10.2024 edition of The Victory Channel's FlashPoint Live!:

See Also:

Right Wing Watch: Kenneth Copeland Prays For The Election

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Stacie NC Grant (October 4, 1970) is a life member and was installed as the 26th International President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority on July 24, 2022. She has served uninterrupted as an active financial member on every level of the sisterhood including International Third Anti-Basileus, International Graduate Member to the Executive Committee, Member of the Board of Managers to the National Educational Foundation, Atlantic Regional Representative to the International Nominating Committee, and a two-term president of Phi Zeta Zeta Chapter of Queens.

She is a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, award-winning international speaker, best-selling author, master facilitator and trainer, and celebrity guest host.

In 2016, she founded C&G Enterprises Unlimited, LLC an MWBE firm that focuses on providing professional and dependable services to businesses and organizations to maximize their strengths and achieve their goals in the areas of meeting facilitation, professional development training, and professional decontamination services. C&G Enterprises Unlimited, LLC was tapped as the MWBE Firm selected to be the Facilitator for the JFK Airport Redevelopment Advisory Council, a 13 billion dollar redevelopment project.

She is the CEO of Destiny Designers University®, the only training & development platform for Faithpreneurs® (faith-based entrepreneurs and faith-based professionals) who grow their wealth-generating practices around an affinity to God and FAITH and how to leverage Relationships, Resources, and Revenue to create sustainable legacies by being cash flow positive and unapologetically profitable. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #zetaphibeta

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DeSantis appoints Jerry Haag, leader of Lakeland-based One More Child, to a state board

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jerry Haag, president and CEO of the Lakeland-based nonprofit One More Child, to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council. Haag is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council, the National Council on Planned Giving and the Christian Alliance for Orphans board of directors, DeSantis’ office said in a news release.  Haag earned a bachelor’s…

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AUKUS Powers Double Down on Nuclear Submarine Plan

Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have once again staunchly defended their landmark AUKUS nuclear propulsion partnership, pushing back against criticism from other nations regarding potential proliferation risks. In a forceful joint statement delivered to the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting in Vienna this week, the three allies maintained their commitment to upholding the highest non-proliferation standards.  

Rejecting "Mischaracterizations" and Politicization

The allies expressed "deep concern" over what they characterized as "serious mischaracterizations and misleading assertions" about Australia's plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. They accused certain countries, though not named explicitly, of disregarding information provided "in good faith" and the IAEA Director General's own reassurances. A key point of contention has been the ongoing quarterly discussion of the AUKUS issue at the Board's meetings - something the allies deem unnecessary politicization given the IAEA head's satisfaction with current arrangements.   As the joint statement bluntly stated: "It is difficult to understand why these states do not apply their own logic to this issue. Why, when the Director General has expressed his satisfaction and a majority of the Board has expressed no desire for quarterly discussion on one country's naval nuclear propulsion program, do we continue to have this item added to the agenda?"   Safeguards Commitments - Australia will not enrich uranium or reprocess spent fuel - IAEA to maintain oversight of all nuclear material - Verification of no diversion, misuse, or undeclared activities  

Respect for IAEA's Technical Independence

A core theme was respecting the IAEA's independent technical mandate. The allies rejected suggestions of an "intergovernmental process" that could subject the agency's work to political interference, stressing all nations' interest in protecting its impartiality. Rebuffing calls for the IAEA's advisory body SAGSI to be consulted, the statement deferred to Director General Grossi's prerogative, saying: "It is not this Board's responsibility to dictate whether or how the Director General receives input from his own advisory group." The allies also commited to "continue to keep the Board updated on our engagement, as appropriate" regarding safeguards implementation and relevant future developments.  

Steadfast Defense, but Some Concessions

While firmly doubling down on their position, there were minor concessions. The UK representative acknowledged organizing a side event on the topic as "highly unusual," if done transparently. And on the AUKUS partners' part, they welcomed questions in future forums and NPT meetings. With Australia's submarine industrial partners now announced and some maintenance activities scheduled for late 2024, the path ahead seems set - though further scrutiny is expected. As one diplomat quipped: "They're full steam ahead on those nuclear-powered engines, it seems." Sources: THX News, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Ian Biggs, Australian Ambassador to the IAEA & Laura Holgate, US Ambassador to the IAEA. Read the full article

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The International Day of Missing Persons on Wednesday was marked in several countries of the former Yugoslavia, on whose territory several thousand missing persons are still being sought from the wars of the 1990s.

The International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP, says that during the conflicts in former Yugoslavia, more than 40,000 persons disappeared and were missing. About 70 per cent of these have since been found but 30 per cent are still being searched for.

In the ICMP database, which includes missing persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, there are currently 11,364 cases of missing persons.

The Institute for Missing Persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s spokeswoman, Emza Fazlic, said 7,607 missing persons are currently being searched for in Bosnia.

“Celebrating the International Day of the Missing is also an opportunity to once again draw the attention of all power holders to the fact that this is one of the most significant human rights issues facing our country. Without solving the issue of the missing, finding all the victims, there is no future or European path for our country,” she said.

“According to the Law on Missing Persons, all institutions in the country, from municipal to state level, must provide the Institute with information that could lead to graves. Therefore, institutions must do their job, and the archives must be opened,” Fazlic emphasized.

The central event of the International Day of Missing Persons in Bosnia will take place in Brcko, organised by the Advisory Board of the Institute for Missing Persons of BiH with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Speaking at the Brcko event, Samira Krehic, Deputy Head of ICMP’s Western Balkans Program, emphasized that while more than 70 per cent of the missing have been accounted for, the effort to account for those who are still missing remains absolutely essential.

“The human rights of families of the missing must be upheld,” Krehic said. “Therefore it is essential that the BIH Missing Persons Institute, the BIH Prosecutor’s Office and all the other domestic institutions in the countries in the region are adequately supported, financially and politically, and that regional cooperation through the Missing Persons Group is maintained,” she added.

In Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, families of missing persons, leaders and diplomats laid flowers at the monument dedicated to missing persons and called for more actions to shed light on 1,617 Kosovars who are still missing since the war ended in June 1999.

“I call on the international community and all of Kosovo’s allies to think about the mothers, sisters, brothers, parents and family members of those still in mass graves on which Serbia is still sleeping, even 25 years on,” Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said.

Head of Kosovo parliament Glauk Konjufca said the missing persons issue is “a pain that never ends”. He added: “It is an absence of justice for our people; Serbia forcibly disappeared their loved ones.”

In a statement marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the head of the UN Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, called for renewed efforts to resolve the fate of the victims of enforced disappearances.

“I urge competent authorities to undertake all necessary measures to implement, in good faith, the Declaration on Missing Persons agreed in May within the EU-facilitated Dialogue,” Ziadeh said.

The director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija of the Government of Serbia, Petar Petkovic, said the fate of 1,639 citizens of all nationalities who disappeared during the conflict in Kosovo has not yet been clarified.

He accused the Pristina authorities of “still refusing” to allow mixed commissions to search those locations for potential mass graves. “In this way, we do not build a common future and reconciliation, which is why even today we appeal to the international community, as well as Pristina, to show a constructive approach to resolving the issue of the fate of the missing,” he stated.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo called on both Kosovo and Serbia to engage in addressing the issue.

“We call on the parties to implement the Declaration on Missing Persons signed on 2 May this year in Brussels, aiming to bring closure to suffering and fostering lasting reconciliation and peace,” the Mission said in a statement.

In Croatia, the fate of 1,411 people and the burial places of 395 people are still unknown – a total of 1,806 unsolved missing persons cases.

In Varazdin, in the north of Croatia, wreaths were laid at the city cemetery, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Croatian Veterans, Tomo Medved, was present.

To mark this day, a press conference was held in the Croatian town of Vukovar by the Association of Families of Missing Serbian Civilians “Against Forgetting,” the Serbian National Council and the Joint Council of the Municipality of Vukovar.

Apart from parliamentarians Dragana Jeckov and Boris Milosevic, from the Independent Democratic Serbian Party, SDSS, also present in Vukovar was Veran Matic, the special envoy of the President of Serbia for resolving the issue of missing persons with the Republic of Croatia.

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NSSF management trashes MPs' report, decline to resign.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1122 EAT on Tuesday 14th March 2023. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) board of directors and the top management have trashed the parliamentary probe report that asked them to resign with immediate effect, calling it a mere advisory document. NSSF board chairperson, Peter Kimbowa says that until the appointing authority makes a decision, they will…