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UN General Assembly votes by large majority for immediate humanitarian ceasefire during emergency session
Video of the Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly. Member States adopted a resolution, demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and well as “ensuring humanitarian access”. It passed with a large majority of 153 in favour and 10 against, with 23 abstentions The resolution also reiterated the…
Read MoreGeneral Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo
Resolution details The resolution’s full title is the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. The Assembly voiced concern that despite its resolutions dating back to 1992 (Resolution 47/19), “the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba is still in place”, and that “the…
Read MoreWorld News in Brief, Afghanistan rights abuses, Sudan crisis deepens, Australia votes no
The series of deadly earthquakes and possibility of massive involuntary returns, all add up to the need for urgent action to avoid further suffering and potential instability, said Richard Bennett. “A grave picture has emerged, providing a glimpse of what may lie ahead for the human rights of many Afghans, particularly women and girls, and also…
Read MoreGeneral Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action
The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is focused on the adverse impacts of climate change on small island developing States as well as climate justice. The ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the UN’s…
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