UN helping U.S. gain permanent foothold in Iraq?
Bush Admin seeks permanent military bases in Iraq (FCN, 06-22-2007)Why is the military building 'permanent' bases? (FCNL)Graphical Overview of Iraq's Oil fields and facilities (Image)Iraq: Permanent US Colony (Dahr Jamail, 03-14-2006) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - Activists and analysts are saying the Bush administration was up to its old shenanigans when it pushed the United Nations Security Council for a mid-December...
Is the Biden administration, U.S. corporate media under-mining integrity of the Ethiopian government?
KHARTOUM, Sudan—Is the West deliberately trying to destroy the reputation of the 2019 Noble Peace Prize winner, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed? The 45-year-old Ahmad won the award for his “efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation.” Ethiopia is becoming a regional power with its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Damn (GERD), designed to supply electricity to much of Africa. The...
UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises
BANGKOK—The UN High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on October 17 not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises. More support is needed to help the displaced Rohingya and also relieve the burden on the countries hosting them, High Commissioner Filippo Grandi said. Grandi said providing humanitarian...
Protests grow in Puerto Rico amid demands for higher wages
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Shrill whistles mixed with drums, tambourines and the clacking of spoons on pots as public employees shut down streets in Puerto Rico’s capital to demand better pay and pensions. The crowd shimmied and clapped as demonstrators held up signs reading, “Fair wages now!” It’s a call that has echoed across Puerto Rico in recent weeks as government employees...
Possible Aristide return increases Haiti’s political drama
(FinalCall.com) - The latest news coming out of Haiti at FinalCall.com press time concerned the possible return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the country. After seven years in exile, the 57-year-old who left office as a result of what is often called a U.S./UN-led coup in 2004 had been granted permission to return home, media reports said. The U.S. State...
War is bringing global backlash to U.S.-Israel unwavering alliance
Tens of thousands of people continue protesting worldwide against the Zionist State of Israel and its chief benefactor the United States in what is widely seen as aiding and abetting war crimes, including ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinian people. Anti-war, anti-Zionist groups, student organizations and concerned persons across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa are...
Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 38
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars of their detention cell and set them on fire, guards quickly walked away and made no apparent attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed 38 men, surveillance video showed March 28. Hours after the fire broke out late March 26, rows of bodies...
Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge
In a report issued on November 8, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects Black boys and girls worldwide to the extent that they are not considered children, even in the eyes of the law. They said unresolved legacies of trade and trafficking in enslaved Africans, as well as colonialism, post-colonial apartheid and segregation, continue to harm these children...
Sudan election a good first step
-Contributing Writer- KHARTOUM, Sudan (FinalCall.com) - During two press conferences the recurring theme of European Union and Carter Center observers was, recently concluded Sudan elections “were not up to international standards”– but were a good first step for Africa's largest country. Meanwhile African Union chief Jean Ping hailed Sudan April 17 for “peacefully conducted” elections as Khartoum kicked off vote-counting...
Debate over UN reform shows divide between rich and poor
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - In 1964, the Group of 77 (G-77) plus China was formed at the United Nations, according to one of its founding fathers, Tanzanian president, Julius Kambarage “Mwalimu” Nyerere, to create an opportunity for developing nations to be prime movers of their own destiny. “The Group of 77 was created to change the status quo, which was...