David Franks2h ago
#NewsNight Instead of the likes of foul-mouthed egotistical #Trump, American should be run by a Council of Native Americans/Amerindians/First Nations, with a lot more respect for our #UnitedNations; my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "There is a U.N." https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/03/walkaboutsverse-218-of-230.html
WALKABOUTSVERSE 218 OF 230

Poem 218 of 230:  THERE IS A U.N. Why does the U.S.     Have O.S. bases Of influence when     There is a U.N.? (C) David Franks 2003 ...

United Nations [bot]4h ago

Persian Gulf crisis impacting food security, FAO warns

The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity flows in recent times,” the Chief Economist with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. 
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https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167205

United Nations [bot]5h ago

DR Congo: violence intensifies as UN mission pledges continued support

The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely tense”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday.
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https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167204

The USA Potato6h ago

US, Israel Vote Against UN Resolution Condemning Translatlantic Slave Trade

The resolution overwhelmingly passed with 123 votes in favor and only the U.S., Israel, and Argentina voting against.

https://murica.website/2026/03/us-israel-vote-against-un-resolution-condemning-translatlantic-slave-trade/

US, Israel Vote Against UN Resolution Condemning Translatlantic Slave Trade – The USA Potato

United Nations [bot]6h ago

World News in Brief, Cuba blockade hits healthcare, Haiti’s ‘vortex of violence’, deadly Djibouti shipwreck

Hospitals are just the latest vital public services to be hit in Cuba, more than a month since Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation.
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https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167203

Ron Franke9h ago

RE: https://dair-community.social/@KimCrayton1/116291678260200524

"The proposal was adopted with 123 votes in favour and three against - the United States, Israel and Argentina.

Fifty-two countries abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union member states.

Between 1500 and 1800, around 12-15 million people were captured in Africa and taken to the Americas where they were forced to work as slaves. It is estimated that over two million people died on the journey.”

#Slavery #USHistory #History #UN #UNitedNations

Wokebloke for Democracy9h ago

Look who voted against a UN resolution calling slavery a crime against humanity.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/world/africa/un-slave-trade-vote-us-ghana-israel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.VjQU.QPkFxYrAQR1a&smid=url-share
#TrumpAndEpstein #UnitedNations #Slavery #Fascism

U.S. Rejects Vote to Recognize Slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’

The United Nations resolution was led by the president of Ghana. Israel and Argentina also voted against it.

The New York Times
Barbara Monaco9h ago
US, along with Israel and Argentina, votes against UN resolution that recognizes enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity.
#unitednations
#racism
#slavery
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-votes-against-un-resolution-calling-slavery-crime-humanity-rcna265240
U.S. is one of three countries to vote against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity'

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.

NBC News
Headlines Africa10h ago
Africa: AU Welcomes UN Resolution Recognizing Slave Trade As Crime Against Humanity: [Ghanaian Times] The African Union Commission has welcomed a new resolution by the United Nations General Assembly recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRjfGK #Africa #SlaveTrade #HumanRights #CrimesAgainstHumanity #UnitedNations
United Nations [bot]11h ago

Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office

More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly from attack drones, a top UN human rights official warned on Thursday.
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https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/03/1167201