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This opinion essay by Mona Ali Khalil was originally published on 5 September 2024 by PassBlue. Israeli newspapers recently reported that the country’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the former Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Kidwa “agreed to work together … Continue reading →
In this video recorded on 9 October 2023 at a meeting in Oxford Martin School, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, conversation with Professor Andrew Thompson discussed the UN’s role … Continue reading →
On 26 March 2024 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, told the U.N.’s Human Rights Council in Geneva that she believes “the threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a … Continue reading →
On 5 March, nine UN experts issued a statement declaring that Israel has been intentionally starving Gaza and that widespread famine in the besieged, brutalized enclave is imminent. They condemned the violence unleashed by Israeli forces, which killed at least … Continue reading →
The following is an extract of an article first published in PassBlue.com by Mona Ali Khalil, an internationally recognized public international lawyer with 25 years of UN and other experience, including as a former senior legal officer in the UN … Continue reading →
On 23 February, the day before the U.N. Security Council met to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told the General Assembly “At Ukraine’s request, we intend to organize by the summer … Continue reading →
On 23 January 2024, UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders Michel Forst issued the following statement: On 10 – 12 January 2024, I made my first visit to the United Kingdom since I was elected as UN Special Rapporteur on … Continue reading →
Headquartered in Costa Rica, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the UN General Assembly. As determined in the Charter of the University, the mission of the University for Peace … Continue reading →
The following statement was issued by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Photograph by Hassan Islyeh, UNICEF Three months since the horrific 7 October attacks, Gaza has become a place of death and despair. Tens of … Continue reading →