In its latest report on femicide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that some 83,000 women and girls were deliberately killed last year. More than half of those killings were committed by relatives or partners. The reality of gender-based violence was spotlighted this year by Gisèle Pelicot. The French survivor chose to waive her anonymity during the trial of her husband and dozens of other men, who drugged and raped her for years.
Showing posts with label UN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UN. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
UN Report on Femicides: 83,000 Women and Girls Murdered in 2024 | DW News
Nov 26, 2025 | People around the world are rallying for action against gender-based violence, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
In its latest report on femicide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that some 83,000 women and girls were deliberately killed last year. More than half of those killings were committed by relatives or partners. The reality of gender-based violence was spotlighted this year by Gisèle Pelicot. The French survivor chose to waive her anonymity during the trial of her husband and dozens of other men, who drugged and raped her for years.
In its latest report on femicide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that some 83,000 women and girls were deliberately killed last year. More than half of those killings were committed by relatives or partners. The reality of gender-based violence was spotlighted this year by Gisèle Pelicot. The French survivor chose to waive her anonymity during the trial of her husband and dozens of other men, who drugged and raped her for years.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Trumps UN-Rede war grotesk. Seine irrsten Behauptungen
Wenn ich Amerikaner wäre (was ich glücklicherweise nicht bin), würde ich mich zutiefst schämen, diesen Mann meinen Präsidenten zu nennen. — © Mark Alexander
Michael Lambert: Trump's UN Speech - Does He Really Believe What He Is Saying?
Netanyahu’s UN Israel–Nazi Germany Comparison Will Haunt Him: Marwan Bishara
Sep 27, 2025 | Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s latest UN address was likely to have been received “badly” globally, and probably even “alienated” Western allies.
“There is a total rejection of Netanyahu’s tone,” Bishara said. He argued that Netanyahu’s confrontational approach undermined allies who had recently recognised Palestinian statehood after “30 years of failed peace process”.
Bishara described the Israeli leader’s rhetoric as outdated and repetitive, adding that Netanyahu was “recycling old sound bites” that were not working out anymore.
“They fall flat … and the only people who would clap for him are his minions,” he said. “I think he got the wrong stack today. This is a speech that you give to Congress, not a speech you give to the United Nations, where people know what Israel’s crimes are.”
“There is a total rejection of Netanyahu’s tone,” Bishara said. He argued that Netanyahu’s confrontational approach undermined allies who had recently recognised Palestinian statehood after “30 years of failed peace process”.
Bishara described the Israeli leader’s rhetoric as outdated and repetitive, adding that Netanyahu was “recycling old sound bites” that were not working out anymore.
“They fall flat … and the only people who would clap for him are his minions,” he said. “I think he got the wrong stack today. This is a speech that you give to Congress, not a speech you give to the United Nations, where people know what Israel’s crimes are.”
Netanjahu attackiert Westen: „Die Ermordung von Juden zahlt sich aus“
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Vor der UN-Generalversammlung nannte Israels Premier die Anerkennung Palästinas durch westliche Staaten „wahnsinnig“. Er zog einen Vergleich zu den Anschlägen vom 11. September.
Bei seiner Rede vor der UN-Generaldebatte hat Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu westliche Staaten scharf kritisiert, die Palästina anerkennen. Hunderte Delegierte aus zahlreichen arabischen, muslimischen und afrikanischen Staaten sowie Vertreter mehrerer europäischer Länder verließen kurz zuvor den Plenarsaal. Aus Israels Delegation gab es demonstrative Zustimmung und Applaus. Netanjahu wandte sich in Hebräisch direkt an die in Gaza gefangenen Geiseln und sagte: „Wir haben euch nicht vergessen. Wir werden nicht ruhen, bis wir euch alle nach Hause gebracht haben.“
Netanjahu verurteilte die in den vergangenen Tagen erfolgte Anerkennung eines Palästinenserstaats durch mehrere westliche Länder in seiner Rede vor der UN-Vollversammlung mit scharfen Worten. Diese Staaten hätten der radikalislamischen Hamas „nachgegeben“, sagte er. „Ihr habt etwas schrecklich Falsches getan. Es wird ein Schandmal auf euch allen sein.“ Die Anerkennung fördere den „Terrorismus“ gegen Israel, so Netanjahu. » | Alexander Schmalz | Freitag, 26. September 2025
Bei seiner Rede vor der UN-Generaldebatte hat Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu westliche Staaten scharf kritisiert, die Palästina anerkennen. Hunderte Delegierte aus zahlreichen arabischen, muslimischen und afrikanischen Staaten sowie Vertreter mehrerer europäischer Länder verließen kurz zuvor den Plenarsaal. Aus Israels Delegation gab es demonstrative Zustimmung und Applaus. Netanjahu wandte sich in Hebräisch direkt an die in Gaza gefangenen Geiseln und sagte: „Wir haben euch nicht vergessen. Wir werden nicht ruhen, bis wir euch alle nach Hause gebracht haben.“
Netanjahu verurteilte die in den vergangenen Tagen erfolgte Anerkennung eines Palästinenserstaats durch mehrere westliche Länder in seiner Rede vor der UN-Vollversammlung mit scharfen Worten. Diese Staaten hätten der radikalislamischen Hamas „nachgegeben“, sagte er. „Ihr habt etwas schrecklich Falsches getan. Es wird ein Schandmal auf euch allen sein.“ Die Anerkennung fördere den „Terrorismus“ gegen Israel, so Netanjahu. » | Alexander Schmalz | Freitag, 26. September 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Trump Just Insulted Almost All World Leaders, to Their Faces, But What Does It Mean?
Sep 25, 2025 | How to make sense of the last two weeks?
Because it isn’t just that Russia has stepped up its global aggression by invading the airspace of various European countries with drones, fighter jets and a surveillance plane.
It’s also the tirade US President Donald Trump let rip yesterday to 150 world leaders at the United Nations – a blistering one, even for him. And his silence after King Charles rolled out the red carpet for him in the UK.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher helps us connect the dots, which he says amount to “the early days of a transformation of the planet”.
Because it isn’t just that Russia has stepped up its global aggression by invading the airspace of various European countries with drones, fighter jets and a surveillance plane.
It’s also the tirade US President Donald Trump let rip yesterday to 150 world leaders at the United Nations – a blistering one, even for him. And his silence after King Charles rolled out the red carpet for him in the UK.
Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher helps us connect the dots, which he says amount to “the early days of a transformation of the planet”.
🇪🇸 Spain - King Addresses United Nations General Debate, 80th Session
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
BREAKING: Milei Hails Trump’s Role in Preventing Global Catastrophe at UN
Bullshit galore is being spoken from the podium of the UN this year, I see! — © Mark Alexander
Trump’s UN Speech Makes It Clear: The World Can No Longer Look to the US for Strong Leadership
THE GUARDIAN: US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliances
Such is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are rapidly being reduced to one long discussion about how to relate to, and challenge this ever darker and weirder presidency.
Before Trump’ extraordinary 58 minute speech on the supposed threats posed by open borders, sharia law, the UN’s failings and the “climate hoax”, the supporters of the UN’s values already knew they faced a challenge. Now they realise the degree to which the world’s superpower seems bent on the destruction of everything they believe.
Immediately after the shocked, and even embarrassed, UN delegates had recovered from Trump’s performance, the general assembly was addressed by leaders of two large Muslim states, the Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto and the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Subianto was strongly applauded when he asserted: “Might cannot be right; right must be right. No one country can bully the whole of the human family. We may be weak individually, but the sense of oppression and injustice will unite us into a strong force that will overcome this injustice.” Erdoğan insisted that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was completely out of control, and those that were silent in the face of his barbarity were complicit. » | Patrick Wintour in New York | Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Such is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are rapidly being reduced to one long discussion about how to relate to, and challenge this ever darker and weirder presidency.
Before Trump’ extraordinary 58 minute speech on the supposed threats posed by open borders, sharia law, the UN’s failings and the “climate hoax”, the supporters of the UN’s values already knew they faced a challenge. Now they realise the degree to which the world’s superpower seems bent on the destruction of everything they believe.
Immediately after the shocked, and even embarrassed, UN delegates had recovered from Trump’s performance, the general assembly was addressed by leaders of two large Muslim states, the Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto and the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Subianto was strongly applauded when he asserted: “Might cannot be right; right must be right. No one country can bully the whole of the human family. We may be weak individually, but the sense of oppression and injustice will unite us into a strong force that will overcome this injustice.” Erdoğan insisted that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was completely out of control, and those that were silent in the face of his barbarity were complicit. » | Patrick Wintour in New York | Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Selenskyj vor UN: „Gott hat Trump vor Attentat gerettet“
BERLINER ZEITUNG: Selenskyj hielt seine Rede vor den Vereinten Nationen kurz nach Signalen eines Kurswechsels von US-Präsident Donald Trump im Ukrainekrieg.
Nach dem Kurswechsel des US-Präsidenten Donald Trump im Ukrainekrieg hat der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj am Mittwoch vor der UN-Vollversammlung in New York gesprochen. Am Vortag hatte Trump in seiner Rede überraschend eine deutliche Kehrtwende in seiner Haltung zum Ukrainekrieg vollzogen, als er behauptete die Ukraine könne ihr gesamtes Territorium zurückerobern. Zudem sicherte er der Nato seinen Zuspruch für ein mögliches Abschießen russischer Flugobjekte bei Luftraumverletzungen der Mitgliedsländer zu.
In seiner Rede erklärte Selenskyj daraufhin, „Gott ht Trump vor einem Attentat gerettet“. Damit spielte er auf einen Vorfall an, bei dem der US-Präsident nach offiziellen Angaben nur knapp einem Angriff entgangen war. Selenskyj würdigte zudem den „großen Wandel“ in Trumps Position zur Unterstützung der Ukraine und betonte die Bedeutung einer anhaltenden internationalen Solidarität gegen die russische Aggression. Der Kreml erklärte indes, die Idee, dass die Ukraine Gebiete zurückerobern könne, sei „falsch“. » | Sophie Barkey | Mittwoch, 24. September 2025
Nach dem Kurswechsel des US-Präsidenten Donald Trump im Ukrainekrieg hat der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj am Mittwoch vor der UN-Vollversammlung in New York gesprochen. Am Vortag hatte Trump in seiner Rede überraschend eine deutliche Kehrtwende in seiner Haltung zum Ukrainekrieg vollzogen, als er behauptete die Ukraine könne ihr gesamtes Territorium zurückerobern. Zudem sicherte er der Nato seinen Zuspruch für ein mögliches Abschießen russischer Flugobjekte bei Luftraumverletzungen der Mitgliedsländer zu.
In seiner Rede erklärte Selenskyj daraufhin, „Gott ht Trump vor einem Attentat gerettet“. Damit spielte er auf einen Vorfall an, bei dem der US-Präsident nach offiziellen Angaben nur knapp einem Angriff entgangen war. Selenskyj würdigte zudem den „großen Wandel“ in Trumps Position zur Unterstützung der Ukraine und betonte die Bedeutung einer anhaltenden internationalen Solidarität gegen die russische Aggression. Der Kreml erklärte indes, die Idee, dass die Ukraine Gebiete zurückerobern könne, sei „falsch“. » | Sophie Barkey | Mittwoch, 24. September 2025
Trump Has ‘Limited Intelligence’
Sep 24, 2025 | “He’s a man of very limited intelligence.”
The Times’s Robert Crampton slams Trump’s comments about Sadiq Khan.
It takes some doing to stand up on a podium in the UN with conviction to spout such garbage. Fair play! Only a “very stable genius” would have the courage to do it. — © Mark Alexander
The Times’s Robert Crampton slams Trump’s comments about Sadiq Khan.
It takes some doing to stand up on a podium in the UN with conviction to spout such garbage. Fair play! Only a “very stable genius” would have the courage to do it. — © Mark Alexander
IHIP News: Trump Laughed at by World Leaders after Moronic Speech
Strong language alert!
Thank God I'm not an American! Thank God I am a European. Europe is the home of modern civilisation, and it is the home of culture. It's also where you find refinement, style, good food, good music, and so much more. — © Mark Alexanderl
Trump Takes Aim at Migration and Climate Policies in Scathing UN Speech | BBC News
Sep 23, 2025 | Donald Trump has criticised the migration and climate policies of other countries, during a scathing speech to the United Nations.
The US president called climate change the “greatest con job ever”, and claimed UN predictions “were wrong”.
In his hour long speech in New York, Trump said it was time to end the "failed experiment of open borders" before taking aim at the UN itself, saying it is "not living up to its potential".
The US president called climate change the “greatest con job ever”, and claimed UN predictions “were wrong”.
In his hour long speech in New York, Trump said it was time to end the "failed experiment of open borders" before taking aim at the UN itself, saying it is "not living up to its potential".
Trump Shocks the UN: Blistering Attack on Migration, Globalism & Europe in Vile Dictatorial Speech.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
FULL SPEECH: Trump Addresses United Nations General Assembly
What a fantastic and amusing fairy story this is! 😊 — © Mark Alexander
Global Equivalent of a 'Stand-up Comedy Show': Capehart on Trump's UN Speech
As we all know, cancer metastasizes! — © Mark Alexander
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Former Irish President Delivers Keynote Address at UN Conference on Israel-Palestine
Jul 18, 2025 | Former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson delivers a searing keynote address at the United Nations high-level conference on the Israel-Palestine conflict, hosted by France and Saudi Arabia in New York.
Speaking on behalf of The Elders, the independent group founded by Nelson Mandela, Robinson condemns the atrocities in Gaza, Israel’s illegal occupation, and the international community’s failure to act.
This is one of the most forceful and morally urgent speeches delivered at the UN in recent memory.
Speaking on behalf of The Elders, the independent group founded by Nelson Mandela, Robinson condemns the atrocities in Gaza, Israel’s illegal occupation, and the international community’s failure to act.
This is one of the most forceful and morally urgent speeches delivered at the UN in recent memory.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
"Shameful" | Senior Obama Defence Official on US Siding with Russia in UN Resolutions on Ukraine
Kremlin Welcomes ‘More Balanced’ US Stance on Ukraine after UN Vote
THE GUARDIAN: Moscow praises Washington for siding with it at UN, as European countries abstain in sign of deepening rift with US
The Kremlin has welcomed what it said was a “much more balanced” US stance on Ukraine after the Trump administration pushed through a UN security council resolution on the war that included no criticism of Russia.
The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the move was evidence of Washington’s willingness to try to find a peaceful settlement. Moscow backed the resolution, which was passed late on Monday, although European countries abstained, in a sign of a deepening rift with Washington.
In a simple three-paragraph motion on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the US took a neutral position on the war and called for a “swift end” to the conflict and “lasting peace”. It presented a sharply different tone to that of the Biden administration, which had supported Ukraine throughout.
Russia’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, acknowledged what he said were “constructive changes” in the US position on the conflict. US allies in Europe on the 15-member council – France, Britain, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia – abstained from the vote. » | Andrew Roth and Oliver Holmes | Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The Kremlin has welcomed what it said was a “much more balanced” US stance on Ukraine after the Trump administration pushed through a UN security council resolution on the war that included no criticism of Russia.
The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the move was evidence of Washington’s willingness to try to find a peaceful settlement. Moscow backed the resolution, which was passed late on Monday, although European countries abstained, in a sign of a deepening rift with Washington.
In a simple three-paragraph motion on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the US took a neutral position on the war and called for a “swift end” to the conflict and “lasting peace”. It presented a sharply different tone to that of the Biden administration, which had supported Ukraine throughout.
Russia’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, acknowledged what he said were “constructive changes” in the US position on the conflict. US allies in Europe on the 15-member council – France, Britain, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia – abstained from the vote. » | Andrew Roth and Oliver Holmes | Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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