Aug 16, 2014
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Photo By Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire US Ambassador Samantha Power took part in a UN Security Council meeting this week regarding the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The group was discussing the situation in the middle east, including the Palestinian question. On Sunday, the group agreed on a statement that called for “an immediate and unconditional humanitarian case-fire” in the fighting. A humanitarian cease-fire would allow urgently needed medical and other assistance to be delivered to the region, and comes as Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Ramadan fast. The statement released [Read More]
Aug 15, 2014
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Ceasefire in Gaza not enough for UN’s Secretary General By La Shawn Pagán Although the recent ceasefire in Gaza is the longest to date, the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon says that’s not enough. “I strongly hope that a durable ceasefire will be reached soon,” said Ban to members of the press at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at the daily noon briefing on Tuesday. “We must use this cessation of hostilities to address urgent humanitarian needs – the toll of death and destruction is staggering.” Preliminary information reports that nearly 2000 Palestinians have been killed – a [Read More]
Aug 15, 2014
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People of Iraq need security, UN Secretary General By La Shawn Pagán As members of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) continue to terrorize Yazidis and trapping non-ISIS sympathizers in Mount Sinjar, reports of escalating violence in the area has caused the Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon to ask the international community to pay more attention to what’s happening in the Middle Eastern country. “The people of Iraq – all Iraqi people – need security,” the Secretary General told members of the press at the daily noon briefing at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. “Yet the poison [Read More]
