#United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

[historyforfuture]

No difference except , the zionists made it worse , they stripped them from their clothes

[vyorei]

Live coverage of the 11th of January 2024 has now begun.

Here is an amalgamation of news from the last near 2 hours.

Below is the opening of the ICJ case of South Africa VS Israel, given my intense disgust at my government for not backing this I'm pleased that one of the lawyers is an Irish woman. I watched it all earlier, it was utterly phenomenal. Don't wanna sit for 3 hours? Put it on 1.5x speed and cut it in half.

[workersolidarity]

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UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES RESOLUTION TO REEVALUATE PALESTINE UN MEMBERSHIP BID

The United Nations General Assembly passed on Friday a resolution calling for the reevaluation of Palestine's bid for membership to the General Assembly, and to grant the State of Palestine additional rights.

The resolution, which was drafted and pushed by the United Arab Emirates, co-sponsored by Turkiye, and signed onto by an additional 80 nations, was passed and adopted by an overwhelming majority of 143 member-states voting in favor, with just 9 countries voting against the resolution, and another 25 abstentions.

Further, the adopted resolution lamented the previous veto by the United States of a resolution calling for Palestinian membership, voted on in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), while calling for the preservation of Justice and respect for Palestinians' fundamental human rights.

The resolution emphasized the importance of respecting the territorial integrity of the occupied Palestinian territories and East Jerusalem, pointing out that Palestine is "qualified for membership in the United Nations" in accordance with UN Charter of Article 4. It also urged the UNSC to reconsider Palestine's membership bid "favorably."

Previously, in 2011, the State of Palestine applied for full membership at the United Nations, but could not gather enough support to pass a resolution in its favor, only receiving "permanent observer status" as of 2012.

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[mirkobloom77]

Alright im really hoping the recent UNSC temporary ceasefire leads to a permanent one and a deal to release all palestinians imprisoned + permanent withdrawal of the IDF, BUT

UNTIL A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE HAPPENS DONT STOP MAKING NOISE

Im optimistic towards this! But this isnt the end of this!! Keep boycotting, protesting, calling the government, whatever you can!!

DONT STOP UNTIL PALESTINE IS FREE

[chimaeraonwards]

The US ambassador bemoaned the fact that it took so long for the council to act, failing to mention that she vetoed an identical resolution four weeks ago.

al jazeera is out here calling out the US ambassador's hypocrisy and i am here for it

Source: Al Jazeera (16/11/23 Live Reporting)

UPDATE 6:09 GMT: I think the update got removed so its no longer in the link i mentioned above. oooooops. full screenshot in the reblogs

[thelittleukrainianwell-armedgirl]

Timothy Snyder:

”The application of the word "russophobia" in this setting, the claim that Ukrainians are mentally ill rather than that they are experiencing an atrocity, is colonial rhetoric.  It serves as part of a larger practice of hate speech.  That is why this session is important: it helps us to see Russia's genocidal hate speech.  The idea that Ukrainians have a disease called "russophobia" is used as an argument to destroy them, along with the arguments that they are vermin, parasites, Satanists and so on.

Claiming to be the victim when you are in fact the aggressor is not a defense.  It is actually part of the crime.  Hate speech directed against Ukrainians is not part of the defense of the Russian Federation or its citizens.  It is an element of the crimes that Russian citizens are committing on Ukrainian territory.  In this sense, in calling this session, the Russian state has found a new way to confess to war crimes.”

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US once again vetoes UN ceasefire resolution on Gaza, rejects effort to block arms sales to Israel

The US on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members of the UN Security Council voted in favour of the resolution.

US vetoes fourth UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire resolution

The resolution, the latest of many Gaza ceasefire resolutions to reach the Security Council, called for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” and the “immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.” However, the US said it disagreed with the demand for an “unconditional ceasefire” that “did not result in the release of hostages.”

Other member countries expressed their disappointment at the failure of the resolution. The representative of China noted that “insisting on a precondition for a ceasefire is tantamount to giving the green light to continue the war.”

The observer for Palestine shared similar disappointment, saying that “this veto is a dangerous signal to Israel that it can go ahead with its plans.” This is the fourth ceasefire resolution the US has vetoed in the Security Council since October 7 last year. A US-backed resolution endorsing the implementation of a three-phase ceasefire plan was passed in June, but little has changed in the conflict since then.

The UN resolution, which would have also demanded the unimpeded flow of aid into Gaza and rejected “any attempt to starve the Palestinians,” failed in light of recent UN reports that northern Gaza has received virtually no aid for the past 40 days and that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war.

Senate motions blocking arms sales to Israel fail, but pick up Democrat support

The Senate voted Wednesday on Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders’ attempt to block a series of planned US arms sales to Israel.

Eighteen Democrats voted to block the transfer of $774 worth of tank shells, 19 Democrats sought to block the sale of $61 million worth of mortar shells, and 17 Democrats sought to stop the sale of $262 worth of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM).

All Republican senators present and a 51-member Democratic majority rejected all three joint resolutions of dissent, led by progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, which were known in advance to be dead on arrival due to bipartisan support for Israel’s offensive against Hamas.

But the vote underscored the growing discomfort among Democrats over the IDF’s campaign in the Gaza Strip and the party split it has caused.

A Sanders-backed resolution in January to freeze US aid to Israel unless the State Department reports within 30 days on alleged Israeli human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip received just 10 Democratic votes, although some senators may have voted with the November election in mind.

Much of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has been displaced and the U.S. has warned of the possibility of famine after more than a year of fighting sparked by a Hamas offensive on October 7 that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took 251 hostages. Hamas officials say the Israeli offensive has killed more than 43,922 Palestinians.

Read more HERE

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

Genuine question, if the UN / the UNSC isn’t a democracy…what is the actual point of it ?

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[lefemmerougewriter]

"Ashi and Ms. [Plum] Bisessuale have made valid points...about Israel’s criminal liability. Whether a case is brought before the ICC or not, is the business of the ICC. I trust their judgment on this. Ms. [Tanya] Bendersnoot mentioned earlier about the temporary ceasefire. That truce was only a waiting time for soldiers. As the U.N. General Assembly called for, in Resolution ES-10/21, there has to be a permanent ceasefire and end to the bloodshed. It is shameful that the U.S. delegation vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire and immediate release of hostages. Resolution 377 of the U.N. General Assembly must be invoked once more to get around this cowardly veto."- Britina

From my AO3 fic entitled "From Angry Zionists to International Popstars: Meet the Mess Discusses the Gaza War"

[united-nations-headquarters]

UN staff member moves the clock in the UN Security Council Chamber after daylights saving ends - UN Photo

[historyforfuture]

⭕️ Let the 3rd of August be a national and international day in support of Gaza and the prisoners, and a continuous activism until the genocidal war against our prisoners and the Palestinian people stops.

We call for effective and mass participation in this national and international day in defense of our prisoners and people in the Gaza Strip, to expose the occupation's brutal crimes against them, and to support their rights and just cause.

Brother Ismail Haniyeh, Head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas

July 28,2024 Official website -Hamas movement

[vyorei]

Well, that was expected.

Can the powers stop having pissing contests now and actually DO SOMETHING TO SAVE PALESTINE

[on-break-read-my-last-post]

Security Council: A sustainable future for Syria depends on ending the war

[mossadegh]

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[saxafimedianetwork]

Ethiopia Denounces Egyptian Threats In Letter To UNSC

#Ethiopia urges #UNSC to address #Egypt's repeated threats to use force over #GERD filling. Committed to defending national dev't projects & ready for genuine negotiations, ET rejects EG's unfounded allegations & calls for bilateral resolution." #Ethiopia urges #UNSC to address #Egypt's repeated threats to use force over #GERD filling. Committed to defending national dev't projects & ready for genuine negotiations, ET rejects EG's unfounded allegations & calls for bilateral resolution."

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[inspectorspacetimerevisited]

Despite everything seeming normal when Susanna Booth begins to speak to the United Nations Security Council,

she suddenly stutters before launching into a rant about how humans don’t deserve to live because of all damage they’ve done to the Earth, not to mention the harms they cause each other.

That was the moment the Inspector knew something was seriously off.