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Farrakhan rebukes NATO, U.S. ‘blood shedders’ on Libya war
United Nations Security Council, NATO war on Libya only leads to their doom, warns Nation of Islam minister NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan recently condemned the United Nations, U.S.-sponsored, NATO-led bombing of the North African country of Libya and a “coalition of demons” consisting of duplicitous world governments who have joined attempts to assassinate Col....
Colombia: UN mission to verify rural reform and Indigenous representation in peace process
There are plentiful opportunities ahead for peacebuilding in Colombia, the head of the UN Verification Mission in the country told the Security Council in early January. Carlos Ruiz Massieu welcomed recent government actions on rural reform and greater equality, in line with the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government and the FARC EP militia group that ended five decades of...
Brazil president-elect says UN Security Council needs to change
Brazil President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that the United Nations Security Council needs to change and that there should be more members representing all continents. “The UN Security Council needs to change, it needs to have more people representing all continents, and it needs to end the idea that a (single) country can have the right of veto,” he told reporters...
Cuba and Angola strengthen inter-party relations
by Leticia Martínez, Granma The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, called to continue strengthening inter-party relations, “which are the main support for political, diplomatic and economic-commercial relations,” when he received, at the Palace of the Revolution, the Secretary of the Political Bureau for International Relations...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict nearing ‘boiling point’, UN envoy warns
Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians “is again reaching a boiling point,” the UN Middle East envoy told the Security Council on Nov. 28, warning of escalating violence amid a stalled peace process. Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland called for stronger international commitment towards the two-State solution and outlined potential ways to move forward. He reported that high levels of violence in...
Anti-Israel protests held across Morocco against normalization with Tel Aviv regime
Moroccans have staged demonstrations across the North African country to reiterate their unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and voice outrage at the U.S.-sponsored normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel on its second anniversary. People from all strata of society heeded a call by the “Moroccan Front in Support of Palestine and Against Normalization,” took part in nationwide rallies in almost...
Rising food prices increase Haiti’s agony
One-on-One Interview with Haitian activist Noluthando Williams (FCN, 11-15-2007)Haiti represents more than chronic poverty (FCN, 10-26-2006)How the U.S. impoverished Haiti (FCN, 09/10/2003) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The Organization of American States and an ad hoc advisory group representing the United Nations Economic and Social Council recently met in Washington to discuss deepening cooperation to promote stability and socio-economic development in...
U.S., Israel defy world outrage together
- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - Even in the face of world condemnation of Israel over the killing of nine activists attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza May 31, President Barack Obama and his entire administration stood staunchly by the Jewish state, refusing to condemn to aggressive military tactics, and refused too join the international call for an independent investigation...
South Korea starts process to suspend licenses of nearly 5,000 striking junior doctors
South Korea has started a process to suspend licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors protesting the government’s medical training reforms. The South Korean government announced on March 11 that it had started procedures to suspend the medical licenses of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned and stopped working to protest against changes in the medical training system. The government changes include...
Pan-African solidarity in the midst of a crisis Final Call Covid-19, Africa forum unites experts across continent with audience in U.S.
Staff Writer @nisaislam WASHINGTON–According to recent figures published by Johns Hopkins University, over 2.7 million cases of Covid-19 have been detected worldwide, with 192,019 deaths and 752,148 people now recovered. In Africa, Nigeria has logged about 981 cases and 31 deaths; South Africa about 3,953 cases and 75 deaths; Ghana about 1,279 cases and 10 deaths and Kenya about...