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60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy Ad,” the Silence on Nuclear War Is Dangerous
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 10 (IPS) - One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching "Monday Night at the Movies" on NBC. The ad began with an adorable three-year-old girl counting petals as she pulled them from a daisy. Then came a man's somber voiceover, counting down from ten to zero. Then an ominous roar and a mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb explosion.
Nigeria: Protecting the Vulnerable on the Path to Progress
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nigeria, Sep 09 (IPS) - Returning to Nigeria after five years, I was struck by the changes - both the challenges and the opportunities. To better understand these dynamics, I have been undertaking visits to states across Nigeria.
Africa’s Strong Case for Reforms of UN Security Council Led by Sierra Leone Presidency
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 09 (IPS) - At most international forums, including the annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio consistently highlights the injustices of the global system, particularly Africa's absence in the permanent category and underrepresentation in the non-permanent category of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Outgoing General Assembly president ‘bullish on the UN’, despite mounting crises
- UN News
A milestone declaration to accelerate investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as three resolutions on the Gaza conflict were among the achievements of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, outgoing president Dennis Francis said on Monday in New York.
Knowledge is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students to Have Both
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 06 (IPS) - With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don't want to hear any backtalk. Silence is complicity, and that's the way Israel's allies like it.
Climate Action Greatest Economic Opportunity of this Century, Says UN Climate Chief
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 05 (IPS) - With fewer than 100 days to go to COP29, the highest decision-making body on climate issues under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is getting shorter and the need for creative and innovative solutions to protect lives and livelihoods is extremely urgent.
The Time to End Nuclear Tests is Now
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (IPS) - Today, the General Assembly convenes – for the fifteenth consecutive occasion – to observe the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, which is commemorated annually on 29 August.
UN Expert Says Impunity for Israel Must End as 'Genocidal Violence' Spreads to West Bank
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 04 (IPS) - An independent United Nations expert has warned that "Israel's genocidal violence risks leaking out of Gaza and into the occupied Palestinian territory as a whole" as Western governments, corporations, and other institutions keep up their support for the Israeli military, which stands accused of grave war crimes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Israel’s Goal: Smashing Palestinian Legitimacy
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 03 (IPS) - Most people think that Israel's main goal in Gaza is to recover the hostages seized by HAMAS on October 7, 2023 with an announced follow-up mission to eliminate HAMAS as a threat. If you thought that, you would be wrong. Substantial evidence reveals a different strategic aim—destroying every shred of Palestinian legitimacy as a nation.
World Leaders Who Opted to Skip the United Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 03 (IPS) - When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly took place last September, there were several key world leaders missing in action (MIAs)—including, most importantly, leaders of the four of the five permanent members of the Security Council, the most powerful political body at the United Nations.
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