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China Calls For A Revitalized UN Amid Rising Global Conflicts

May 29, 2026 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. , , ,
Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi emphasized that, despite its recent failures, the UN remains the “most authoritative and legitimate body in the multilateral security system” and a cornerstone of the rule-based international order. He underlined the need for its revival and revitalization, with timely reforms to address problems the UN is facing and to make it relevant and effective. Wang was speaking at a UN Security Council high-level meeting on “upholding the purposes and principles of the UN charter and strengthening the UN-centered international system,” held on Tuesday, May 26, at UN headquarters in New York.

How China Wins At The United Nations Without Really Trying

May 8, 2026 Damilola Banjo, Consortium News. , , ,
When Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, was asked whether Beijing intended to fill the financial and other voids left by Washington in the multilateral system, he said that China was already the “de facto” No. 1 contributor to the U.N. regular budget and had no interest in replacing the United States. Over the last 15 months, the Trump administration has cut funding to several U.N. agencies, withdrawn from numerous international bodies and treaties, made token payments toward its mandated dues and pushed consistently for narrower, cheaper peacekeeping mandates.

Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Organize Peoples Tribunal For Justice

May 4, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. , , , , , , ,
In 1945, tens of thousands of occupied Koreans were forced to live in Japan, primarily as impoverished workers. When the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 70,000 Koreans were impacted. Though they and their succeeding generations have been severely harmed by the exposure to radiation, they still have not received recognition, an apology or compensation for their suffering. A delegation of atomic bomb victims just completed a tour of the United States and testified before the United Nations. Clearing the FOG speaks with Shim Jin-tae, Han Jeongsun and a representative of Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) about their experiences and their struggle for a nuclear-free world. Translation provided by Hyunsook Elizabeth "Echo" Cho.

Israeli Attack On Flotilla Violated UN Convention On The Law Of The Sea

May 2, 2026 James Mark Leas, Substack. , , ,
On Thursday, April 29, Israeli military forces illegally attacked vessels of the Global Samud Flotilla (GSF) while they were sailing on the high seas. Israeli commandos unlawfully seized 21 boats and abducted 177 flotilla participants, according to Nicole Schellekens, a Belgian GSF land-support person. On May 1, the BBC reported that Israel released all but two of the detained participants in Greece. Thiago Avila and Said Abu Keshek remain in Israeli custody, and Israel has stated that it is transporting them to its territory. Schellekens passed on a report that 34 of the abductees were physically abused by Israeli commandos while protecting the two men.

As Nuclear Arms Race Returns, Is Non-Proliferation Treaty Still Relevant?

May 2, 2026 Amiad Horowitz, People's World. , , ,
The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons opened Monday at United Nations headquarters in New York. For 25 days, representatives of 191 states-parties will negotiate over the future of a treaty that has served as the cornerstone of global nuclear order since 1970. The stakes could not be higher, and the system has never looked more fragile. For the first time in decades, the number of nuclear warheads in the world is rising. Global military spending soared to $2.7 trillion last year, which is thirteen times the total amount of global development assistance, roughly equivalent to Africa’s entire GDP. Two consecutive review conferences, in 2015 and again in 2022, collapsed without producing a consensus final document.

Groups Opposing Nuclear War Call On The United Nations To Act Urgently

May 1, 2026 Physicians for Social Responsibility. , , ,
On May 1, NWA Director Magritte Gordaneer, delivered a statement representing PSR and IPPNW at the 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the United Nations in New York. Our statement calls on countries to recognize the unconscionable threat of nuclear weapons and urgently take action on disarmament in this moment of chaos, conflict, and nuclear escalation. PSR and IPPNW's recommendations to this Review Conference highlight the lack of progress made on nuclear abolition by nuclear weapons states, the humanitarian consequences of these weapons, and supports Article 6 of the NPT and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as critical pieces of international law the United States and others must join and adhere to.

Indigenous Land Defenders Are Being Killed; AI Is Scraping Their Knowledge

April 27, 2026 Michael Cugley, People's World. , , , ,
Indigenous land defenders are being killed and criminalized at alarming rates, AI systems scrape traditional knowledge without consent, while Indigenous women face escalating rates of violence — crises that Indigenous leaders confronted this week at the United Nations, where they warned that the fight for health and sovereignty now extends from traditional territories into digital spaces. Those warnings came during the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, where the overarching theme “ensuring Indigenous peoples’ health in the context of conflict” resonated with participants from around the world.

No Iranian Delegation In Islamabad

April 21, 2026 Press TV. , , ,
Contrary to numerous international and regional media reports suggesting an Iranian delegation was set to arrive for talks, IRIB News Agency reported on Tuesday that "to date, no delegation from Iran has gone to Islamabad, Pakistan; neither a main nor a subsidiary delegation; neither primary nor secondary." The report dismissed speculation about scheduled meetings, stating that news circulated since Saturday about the "departure" or "arrival" of an Iranian team, or even specific meeting times, was entirely without basis. This firm stance follows blatant breaches of a two-week-old ceasefire by Washington.

Shortcomings And Benefits Of The UN Resolution On Transatlantic Trafficking

April 15, 2026 Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
The UN General Assembly recently adopted a resolution that designates the trafficking of an estimated 13 million Africans to be condemned to generations of enslavement throughout the European colonies in the Americas as "the gravest crime against humanity." By adopting the resolution, the UN legitimizes demands for reparations, including the immediate return of stolen cultural artifacts, formal apologies, and the establishment of bodies and frameworks in the affected countries to meet those demands.

Iran Calls US-Israeli Decapitation Of Leadership ‘Criminal And Illegal’

March 28, 2026 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. , , , ,
Iran urged the United Nations to intervene against the US-Israeli plans to assassinate high ranking officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and speaker of the parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, calling such acts “state sponsored terrorism”. Iranian ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, in an official letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, March 26, called the Israeli-American plots to kill Iranian state leadership a “criminal policy” which sets the wrong precedent and violates international law.

West Refuses To Condemn Slavery In UN General Assembly Vote

March 26, 2026 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. , , ,
The United Nations General Assembly held a vote on a resolution denouncing the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. The countries of the political West refused to formally condemn the mass enslavement and trafficking of Africans. The vast majority of UN member states, which are in the Global South, supported the resolution, with 123 votes in favor. All of Europe abstained, except for Serbia. There were 52 abstentions in total. Just three countries voted against the resolution: the United States, Israel, and Argentina’s right-wing regime of Javier Milei.

UN Experts Demand Release Of Gaza Doctor Abu Safiya

March 25, 2026 Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye. , , , , , ,
Two United Nations experts have called on Israel to immediately release Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya from detention following reports that he had been subjected to "severe torture".  Special Rapporteurs Tlaleng Mofokeng and Ben Saul said on Tuesday that the former director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza faced severe torture and "other cruel and degrading treatment", leaving him in a "dire" health condition. “The conditions of his detention appear to be flagrantly arbitrary and manifestly inconsistent with the Mandela Rules, which establish the obligation of states to ensure prisoners have access to healthcare," they added. 

Performative International: Failure To Advocate For Uniting For Peace

March 8, 2026 Sam Husseini, Substack. , , , , ,
Johannesburg — On November 17th, 2025, Jon Krampner, a subscriber to my Substack, forwarded my then just published article “Why Is ‘Progressive International’ Not Backing Uniting for Peace?” to Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla who is General Coordinator of “Progressive International” (and also Executive Secretary of “The Hague Group”) — identifying himself as a supporter of PI. The groups have been meeting in Amsterdam. Gandikota claimed “The Hague Group is a diplomatic bloc and speaks through its co-chairs; the claim that it has been ‘silent’ [about Uniting for Peace] is simply inaccurate.”

Today’s Global Choice: A US Ruler-Based Order Or International Law

March 4, 2026 Michael Hudson, Democracy Collaborative. , , ,
The foundational principle of Western international law,from the 1648 Peace of Westphalia that settled Europe’s Thirty Years War to the 1945 United Nations Charter, has been national sovereignty free from foreign interference and coercion. And if wars must be waged, they are supposed to spare civilians and non-belligerents.' These gentlemanly principles have not characterized U.S. regime-change meddling and violence throughout the post-1945 period. Under the umbrella of what American diplomats call a civilizational war against China, its 2025 National Security Strategy extends the Monroe Doctrine to claim the entire planet as America’s sphere of influence.

Attack On Iran Also An Assault On United Nations

March 3, 2026 Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares, Consortium News. , , , ,
On Feb. 16, one of us (Jeffrey Sachs) sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council warning that the United States was on the verge of tearing up the United Nations Charter. That warning has now come to pass.  The United States and Israel have launched an unprovoked war against Iran in flagrant violation of Article 2(4) of the Charter, without authorization from the Security Council, and without any legitimate claim of self-defense under Article 51. They are trying to kill the U.N. Charter and the international rule of law, but they will fail.
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