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New UN Security Council Ceasefire Resolution Delayed as US Aims to Weaken It
The US objected to the proposed call for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities.”
If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble?
As US leaders celebrate Christmas with their families, Palestinians will be mourning the loss of their loved ones.
Some of the Most Important Connections at COP28 Aren’t Between Heads of States
In the ashes of disappointing negotiations rises a global climate movement demanding action and building solidarity.
US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council Amid Genocide in Gaza
The U.S. blocked the resolution on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Genocide Convention.
UN Security Council to Vote on Ceasefire as US Downplays Israeli War Crimes
Meanwhile, there have been increasing reports of civilians being killed by Israeli snipers in northern Gaza.
Carbon-Trading Plans Are Thinly Veiled Land Grabs That Displace People Globally
The COP28 climate summit is in danger of codifying carbon-trading schemes that often displace Indigenous people.
Public Health Finally Gets a Platform at COP28, But Will Real Action Follow?
As prior COPs have shown, making commitments is often the easy part — actually seeing them through is much harder.
Meat Lobbyists Attend COP28 to Contradict Climate Research
“If we are going to abate climate catastrophe, we must significantly curtail meat production,” one advocate said.
New Revelations “Call Into Question the Integrity of COP28,” Says Journalist
The UAE is using COP28 to deflect from its human rights abuses and boost the standing of oil CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.
I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.