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Ukraine: General Assembly passes resolution demanding aid access, by large majority

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded civilian protection and humanitarian access in Ukraine on Thursday, while also criticizing Russia for creating a “dire” humanitarian situation resulting from its invasion exactly one month ago. During its 11th Emergency Special Session, 193 Member…

Rally in Seoul to observe the 2022 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

“Racism is violence! Enact equality act!” Last Sunday, March 20, 2022, a public rally was held from Seoul’s popular Gwanghwamun square to the presidential palace in observing the March 21st International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The theme…

The myth of effort and the traps of poverty

TRAPS. People in extreme poverty, even with social assistance, are unlikely to be able to leave their condition. Source : Rosa Chávez Yacila – OjoPublico A wide range of scientific evidence refutes the assumption that people are poor because they…

A new planetary configuration after the war in Ukraine, II

The Phoenix bird is a figure present in several Eastern cultures, known in Russian mythology as Anivia. Every five hundred years it is consumed in fire and is reborn from its ashes. For civilisations it symbolises hope, poise, memory and…

Keys to understanding Spain’s decision on the Sahara: what and who is behind it?

Since the letter from President Pedro Sánchez to the King of Morocco was made public on Friday 17 March, the reactions to it have been numerous and disparate, although most of them coincide in criticising both the substance and the…

Not in my name’, rally for the self-determination of the Saharawi people and against the decision of Pedro Sánchez

Under the slogan “Not in my name”, this coming Saturday 26 March, at 12 noon, a rally will take place in Madrid outside the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in protest against the agreement between President Pedro Sánchez and the…

Côte d’Ivoire ratifies UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire deposited its instrument of ratification of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on 23 March 2022. Côte d’Ivoire is the fifth West African country to ratify the TPNW, following Benin,…

The West’s Fanaticism Over Blaming ‘Evil’ Putin Misses the Point—and an Opportunity for a Lasting Peace

Pointing fingers won’t help—an attitude shift is what the world needs now. By Erika Schelby The old long war in Afghanistan has barely ended and already there is a new one, this time in Europe. Most governments, the media, and…

Small farmers and World Food Security: Change of Course at the United Nations and Open Letter to the FAO

A change in the definition of small farmers by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) means that their share of global food production now appears to be a lot smaller than before. Civil society organisations and…

War and Refugees – From Bangladesh to Ukraine (And Corporate Media’s Hypocrisy)

How many wars have been fought in the world from March 1971 to December – from the time of Bangladesh’s bloody liberation war to March 2022, and how many millions of innocent people have had to leave their homeland and…

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