UN – Page 11 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Famine hits Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN humanitarian chief says, with 350,000 reportedly at risk

Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021By Editor

Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region is now in a state of famine, the UN’s humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has said, as reports suggest that hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of disaster. … Read More >Famine hits Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN humanitarian chief says, with 350,000 reportedly at risk

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Millions on brink of disaster in Syria unless cross-border humanitarian operations extended, warns UN official

Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021By Editor

A senior UN official has warned that millions of people in northwest Syria are at risk of disaster if the international community fails to agree to extend cross-border humanitarian operations by next month. … Read More >Millions on brink of disaster in Syria unless cross-border humanitarian operations extended, warns UN official

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Erdogan vows to target refugee camp in campaign against PKK, unless UN cleans it up first

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021By Editor

Turkey’s president has warned that he could target a refugee camp, deemed an “incubator” for Ankara’s enemies, in the ongoing conflict against Kurdish militants – unless the UN cleans it up first. … Read More >Erdogan vows to target refugee camp in campaign against PKK, unless UN cleans it up first

‘Lethal disregard’: EU partly to blame for migrant deaths in Mediterranean, UN report says

Posted on May 29, 2021May 29, 2021By Editor

Hundreds dying at sea is not a “tragic anomaly” but rather is a result of the policies of the EU, its members and other actors trying to push responsibilities for migrants onto one another, a report by the UN rights office says. … Read More >‘Lethal disregard’: EU partly to blame for migrant deaths in Mediterranean, UN report says

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UN nuclear watchdog and Iran agree to extend monitoring through June

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021By Editor

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that Iran has agreed to extend its monitoring deal for one month, allowing it to run until June 24, while negotiations continue over reviving the 2015 nuclear accord. … Read More >UN nuclear watchdog and Iran agree to extend monitoring through June

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On Contact: ‘Except for Palestine’

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor

On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses why American liberals refuse to speak out about the crimes the Israeli apartheid state carries out against the Palestinians, with political analyst and author Mitchell Plitnick. Mitchell Plitnick’s new book, with co-author Marc Lamont Hill, is: Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. … Read More >On Contact: ‘Except for Palestine’

World

Global Covid-19 death toll a ‘significant undercount’, WHO says, with 6-to-8 million people likely dead from virus

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor

The number of people who have died due to Covid-19 is likely to have been hugely underestimated and the true toll may be much higher, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. … Read More >Global Covid-19 death toll a ‘significant undercount’, WHO says, with 6-to-8 million people likely dead from virus

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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume as Tel Aviv thanks Biden administration for blocking UN statement calling for ceasefire

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

The Israeli military conducted a new series of air raids on Gaza after Israel’s defense minister expressed gratitude to the US for blocking a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire for the third time in a row. … Read More >Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume as Tel Aviv thanks Biden administration for blocking UN statement calling for ceasefire

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Calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Warner Media merger & why MeToo isn’t working

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Israel bombarded Gaza with airstrikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the UN sent a small fuel convoy into the enclave, where it says 52,000 people are now displaced. … Read More >Calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Warner Media merger & why MeToo isn’t working

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Gaza – US and the West Supports Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity – Understanding the Never-Ending Conflict

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021By Editor

“I said we would exact a very heavy price from Hamas and other terror groups, and we are doing so and will continue to do so with great force,” Netanyahu said in a fiery video address. … Read More >Gaza – US and the West Supports Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity – Understanding the Never-Ending Conflict

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