Judge dismisses UN, Haiti cholera lawsuit
(FinalCall.com) - A judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Haitians infected with cholera has not deterred activists...
U.S. twists arms to help defeat resolution on Palestine
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The United States re-asserted its political and economic clout–and its ability to twist arms and perhaps metaphorically break...
Finally the International Decade for African Descendants begins
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - People of African descent still face racism in every nation, region and continent of the world, according to the...
UN torture committee calls on U.S. to promptly, effectively and impartially investigate police brutality
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- The United Nations Committee Against Torture recently released its findings calling on the United States government to completely investigate and prosecute police...
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of SVG addresses reparations and Caribbean unity
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines headlined an evening of dialogue with a...
Another year, another UN vote to end U.S. blockade against Cuba
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - A majority of the 193-member UN General Assembly voted to demand an end to the U.S.-led Cuba blockade for 23rd...
Sister saviours take Jamaica by storm
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM KINGSTON, Jamaica (FinalCall.com) - The scripture says that God will send saviours after his people and a host of Muslim women and girls...
UN votes to keep troops in Haiti as cholera case heads to court
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - By a 15-0 vote the UN Security Council continued its military presence in Haiti which began in 2004....
African leaders focus on unity, peace and prosperity during UN debate
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - The president of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Sam Kahamba Kutesa from Uganda, spoke...
Using UN resolution to bomb in Syria is illegal, say human rights activists opposed to air strikes
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- United Nations (FinalCall.com) - President Barack Obama came to the world body in New York asking for a global support of his...