The U.N. humanitarian chief on Sept. 13 announced that more than $1.2 billion dollars in humanitarian and development aid has been donated to assist Afghans facing a growing humanitarian crisis in the country since the Taliban takeover of Kabul and many other regions. The pledges, which were announced by undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths on Monday, by…
Countries Donate $1.2 Billion in Aid for Afghans, Smashing UN Appeal for $606 Million
Countries Donate $1.2 Billion in Aid for Afghans, Eclipsing UN Appeal for $606 Million
The U.N. humanitarian chief on Sept. 13 announced that more than $1.2 billion dollars in humanitarian and development aid has been donated to assist Afghans facing a growing humanitarian crisis in the country since the Taliban takeover of Kabul and many other regions. The pledges, which were announced by undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths on Monday, by…
Taliban Response to Afghan Protests Increasingly Violent, UN Says
GENEVA—The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons, and whips and causing the deaths of at least four protesters. Protests and demonstrations pose a challenge to the Taliban as it seeks to consolidate control after seizing the…
IPCC’s ‘No One Is Safe’ Slogan Is Deeply Misleading: Shellenberger
The message stated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) report, warning that “nobody is safe” from human-caused climate change is “irresponsible and misleading,” according to longtime environmental activist Michael Shellenberger. The IPCC published a report in August stating that human-caused climate change is accelerating and that radical changes to human behavior are needed to avert disaster. Following the findings,…
‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ Looms in Afghanistan After US Withdrawal: UN Chief
The United Nations secretary-general has warned of a looming “humanitarian catastrophe” in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal. In a statement issued Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to provide “flexible and comprehensive funding” to the country in its “darkest hour of need.” Guterres said he was “gravely concerned at at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country…
Macron Says France, Britain to Propose Kabul Safe Zone
PARIS—France and Britain will submit a resolution to an emergency United Nations meeting due Monday on Afghanistan proposing a safe zone in Kabul to try and protect people trying to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. “Our resolution proposal aims to define a safe zone in Kabul, under UN control, which…
UN Anti-Terrorism Tech Group Adds Taliban to Watchlist
August 25, 2021
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A United Nations anti-terrorism group will begin adding Taliban content to a database used by tech companies to moderate their platforms. Tech Against Terrorism, a group launched by the United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) that works with the tech industry to combat terrorist threats, announced Monday it would begin including official Taliban…
Climate Activists Who Defaced Parliament Should Have Protested at Chinese Embassy: Aussie Senator
Members of an activist group who defaced Australia’s Parliament House and the prime minister’s Canberra residence, The Lodge, during a protest, do not care about climate change but instead want to “radically change” Australia’s political system from democracy to communism, according to an Australian politician. Nationals Sen. Matt Canavan told Parliament on Aug. 10, after…
UN Rapporteur on Torture Investigating Reports of Police Brutality Against German Anti-Lockdown Protesters
A United Nations official says he is probing reports of police brutality against anti-lockdown protesters in Germany. Violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters during an Aug. 1 protest were captured on video and disseminated widely online. One video, for instance, showed officers tackling people to the ground and punching at least one protester….
Biden: America Last or America Never
Commentary The anti-American elites, including those who were making huge amounts of money in China, deeply disliked President Trump’s emphasis on “America First.” They saw America First as repudiating and undermining their commitment to the international global elites. Now, the Biden administration is replacing America First with America Last—or possibly, America Never. The left has…
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