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The UN General Assembly will not be able to debate the INF Treaty

The UN General Assembly will not be able to debate the INF Treaty

27 October 2018
On 25 October 2018, the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, tasked with disarmament and international security, rejected the Russian draft resolution on the INF Treaty (the Treaty on Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces).
25 Nato Member States voted against examining the Russian draft. This was because it had been filed on 18 October outside the prescribed time limit.
31 States voted in favour of examining the resolution. Such states reason that the Russian draft responds to the US (...)

UNO : birth of the post-Western world

by Thierry Meyssan

UNO : birth of the post-Western world

Damascus (Syria) | 2 October 2018
The administration of the UNO had been hoping for a clash between the pro- and anti-Trump factions during the General Assembly. What actually happened was very different. While several States, including France, denounced the methods of the resident of the White House, Russia undertook an analysis of the Western alliance. According to Moscow, most of our current problems are due to the desire of the old colonial powers to conserve their domination of the rest of the world - at whatever the cost. In order to overtake them, a formidable coalition has been born.

Introduction of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly

by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés

Introduction of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York (USA) | 25 September 2018
Heads of State and Government,
Distinguished Ministers,
Excellencies,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Madam Deputy Secretary-General,
It is an honour to welcome you to the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. I welcome you to the only place where a meeting such as this is possible. Only this Assembly, as the main deliberative and representative body of the United Nations, offers an opportunity to all the world’s peoples and leaders to listen and to be heard on an (...)

Opening of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly

by António Guterres

Opening of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York (USA) | 25 September 2018
Your Excellency Madam President of the General Assembly,
Distinguished Heads of State and Government,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Our world is suffering from a bad case of “Trust Deficit Disorder”.
People are feeling troubled and insecure.
Trust is at a breaking point. Trust in national institutions. Trust among states. Trust in the rules-based global order.
Within countries, people are losing faith in political establishments, polarization is on the rise and populism is on (...)

How the administration of the UNO is organising the war

by Thierry Meyssan

How the administration of the UNO is organising the war

Damascus (Syria) | 5 September 2018
The internal document of the United Nations that we have just published attests to the fact that the administration of the Organisation is working against the UN’s objectives. The gravity of this situation calls for an explanation by Secretary General António Guterres, as demanded by Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergueï Lavrov. Failing which, the member-States could call the United Nations into question.

Parameters and Principles of UN assistance in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Feltman

Parameters and Principles of UN assistance in Syria

New York (USA) | 3 September 2018
The existence of this document, written in October 2017 by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, was revealed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 20 August 2018. The Voltaire Network procured it and published it.
The following initial parameters and principles shall apply in all UN actors operating in Syria in order to ensure support and assistance is provided to those en need in all areas of Syria. Note that these parameters and principles are to (...)

Russia denounces the diarchy at the heart of the UNO and the USA

by Thierry Meyssan

Russia denounces the diarchy at the heart of the UNO and the USA

Damascus (Syria) | 28 August 2018
The Western powers are moving inexorably towards Internet censorship, thereby facilitating the dissemination of propaganda and war indoctrination in their countries. In this context, an extremely violent tension is tearing apart the international scene. Aware of the increasing risk of general confrontation, Moscow is attempting to find credible interlocutors in the UNO and the United States. What is happening at the moment has seen no equivalent since 1938, and could degenerate in the same way.

As far as Lavrov is concerned, Guterres would be a straw man at the head of the UN

As far as Lavrov is concerned, Guterres would be a straw man at the head of the UN

22 August 2018
Receiving the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigrants, Gibran Bassil, his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, has again lifted the veil on the actual functioning of the United Nations .
According to the Charter, the purpose of the Organization is to peacefully settle differences between nations. However, since July 2012, the real power is no longer held by the Secretary General, but by his "number 2": the Director of Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman. Out of control, he (...)

Damages resulting from war against Syria total 388 billion dollars. Who must pay?

Damages resulting from war against Syria total 388 billion dollars. Who must pay?

9 August 2018
The UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) considers that the damages, the aftermath of the war against Syria, reach at least 388 000 million dollars. This figure was the figure announced during a conference that took place in Beirut on 7 and 8 August 2018.
The ESCWA will shortly present its report entitled Syria, 7 years at war.
The US President, Donald Trump, considers that the conflict that took place in Syria is a war of aggression organized by transnational financial (...)

The Security Council meets in Sweden avoiding the public eye

The Security Council meets in Sweden avoiding the public eye

23 April 2018
Sweden, a temporary member of the Security Council, has just organized a delocalized session of this UN organ.
Each year, the Security Council holds a delocalized session for a friendly debate. 15 ambassadors and the UN Secretary General have convened in a converted farm in Backåkra, in the South of Sweden, with a view to freely debating the war in Syria.
This summer house was the residence of the former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, who was assassinated in (...)

Daesh continues to be supported by the United States and the United Nations

Daesh continues to be supported by the United States and the United Nations

13 October 2017
The Russian Defence Minister denounced an attack on a humanitarian convoy of medicines and nutrition designated for a de-escalation zone.
About 300 Daesh fighters suddenly appeared from an area under US control, jumped on board the pick-up and seized the entire load.
In an identical manner, on 2 and 3 October, 600 armed fighters had left the UN Camp of Rukban (Jordan) to enter the governorate of Daraa, a de-escalation zone on Syrian (...)

Remarks by Donald Trump at the Reforming the United Nations Meeting

by Donald Trump

Remarks by Donald Trump at the Reforming the United Nations Meeting

New York (USA) | 18 September 2017
© UN Photo/Mark Garten
Well, thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you.
I actually saw great potential right across the street, to be honest with you, and it was only for the reason that the United Nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project.
So I want to thank you, Ambassador Haley, for your introduction and for your steadfast advocacy for American interests on the world stage.
On behalf of the co-host countries, I would like to also thank Secretary (...)

Beirut Declaration: “Faith for Rights”

Beirut Declaration: “Faith for Rights”

Beirut (Lebanon) | 29 March 2017
We, faith-based and civil society actors working in the field of human rights and gathered in Beirut on 28-29 March 2017, express the deep conviction that our respective religions and beliefs share a common commitment to upholding the dignity and the equal worth of all human beings. Shared human values and equal dignity are therefore common roots of our cultures. Faith and rights should be mutually reinforcing spheres. Individual and communal expression of religions or beliefs thrive and (...)

Washington halves its financial contribution to the UN

Washington halves its financial contribution to the UN

20 March 2017
President Donald Trump has instructed his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to reduce by half the US’s financial participation for UN expenses over the next three years.
This decision was made following the request for an audit of Nikki Halley, the UN ambassador to the Security Council.
Since July 2012 and the appointment of Jeffrey Feltman as the head of the UN Policy Department, UN resources are used by the US Deep State to pursue its goals to remodel an expanded Middle East and to cut (...)

«The Art of War»

Nuclear Drowsiness Strikes

by Manlio Dinucci

Nuclear Drowsiness Strikes

Rome (Italy) | 28 February 2017
Don’t think for a minute that Italy has decided to make good on its signature to the Non Proliferation Treaty. It’s just that the Italian representative to the UN General Assembly was completely exhausted and unfortunately pressed the wrong button when he voted.

NATO Crisis

19 December 2016
Voltaire Network — On 18 December 2016, the UN Security Council will examine a draft resolution prepared by France requiring the deployment of observers of the UN and its “partners” (sic) [Draft, §3] at East Aleppo to supervise the evacuation of both civilians as well as “opposition fighters” (sic) [Draft, §1].
On Monday 19 December 2016, a Nato-Russia summit will take place just after Nato officers have been taken prisoners at East-Aleppo where they were training the jihadists. Just as when (...)

The 5th Chinese Veto and the 6th Russian veto on Syria

The 5th Chinese Veto and the 6th Russian veto on Syria

6 December 2016
China, Russia and Venezuela have strongly reacted to New Zealand’s proposal on Syria, which was backed by Spain and Egypt [10].
This proposal which provided for an immediate cease-fire was blocked on two issues that have monopolized debates in the Council for [the past] five years:
the fact that, in violation of a number of Council resolutions, some States (Saudi Arabia, the United States, France, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Turkey) are supporting the jihadists.
the withdrawal of (...)

Islamic Emirate and homosexuality

by Thierry Meyssan

Islamic Emirate and homosexuality

Damascus (Syria) | 20 June 2016
Looking back to the mass killing in Orlando, Thierry Meyssan reminds us that the conflict between Daesh and the Syrian Arab Republic is above all a struggle between two forms of society, one dominated by men, the other equal in rights. It is also the occasion to underline the fact that the Syrian civilisation has a long yet little-known history of the integration of homosexuals, which Daesh is attempting to destroy.

Geneva 3

Towards peace in Syria without armed opposition

by Thierry Meyssan

Towards peace in Syria without armed opposition

Damascus (Syria) | 1 February 2016
The Geneva 3 negotiations for peace in Syria have just begun, after the pro-Saudi opposition finally submitted to the demands of the US State Department and agreed to participate. However, observes Thierry Meyssan, while Washington and Moscow were hoping for a rapid peace agreement in December, and adopted Resolution 2254, the United States are now convinced that the leaders chosen by Riyadh are incapable of exercising power.

Opening Speech by Mogens Lykketoft at 70th UN General Assembly

by Mogens Lykketoft

Opening Speech by Mogens Lykketoft at 70th UN General Assembly

New York (USA) | 28 September 2015
Heads of states,
heads of governments,
distinguished ministers,
Mr. Secretary-General,
Excellencies,
delegates,
ladies and gentlemen,
Friends
On Friday, You, the Heads of States and Governments, approved the 2030 Agenda.
A genuinely transformative decision - epic in its analysis and revolutionary in its ambition.
A decision that once again proved the universal relevance and value of the United Nations.
Now, we face the even more daunting task of transforming our vision into (...)

Speech by Ban Ki-moon at 70th UN General Assembly

by Ban Ki-moon

Speech by Ban Ki-moon at 70th UN General Assembly

New York (USA) | 28 September 2015
The 70th session of the General Assembly has opened with a towering achievement: the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, including 17 inspiring Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs.
Our aim is clear. Our mission is possible. And our destination is in our sights: an end to extreme poverty by 2030; a life of peace and dignity for all.
What counts now is translating promises on paper into change on the ground.
We owe this and much more to the vulnerable, the oppressed, the displaced and the (...)

Address of Pope Francis to the United Nations

by Pope Francis

Address of Pope Francis to the United Nations

25 September 2015
Mr President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good day. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the United Nations has invited the Pope to address this distinguished assembly of nations. In my own name, and that of the entire Catholic community, I wish to express to you, Mr Ban Ki-moon, my heartfelt gratitude. I greet the Heads of State and Heads of Government present, as well as the ambassadors, diplomats and political and technical officials (...)

New consultations for Syria in Geneva

by Thierry Meyssan

New consultations for Syria in Geneva

Damascus (Syria) | 25 September 2015
While Ban Ki-moon’s representative for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, organises new consultations in Geneva between the government and its foreign-based opposition, Thierry Meyssan reviews the changes that have occurred in the country. He notes that for the last three years, the government has implemented the Geneva Communiqué, while the foreign-based opposition has refused to do so, thus gaining time and hoping for the overthrow of the Republic by the jihadists.

The CSTO arrives in Iraq and Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

The CSTO arrives in Iraq and Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 21 September 2015
The intervention of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) against terrorism in Iraq and Syria may be the beginning of a world order based on the cooperation and defence of civilian populations, or, on the contrary, a period of East-West confrontation in which the West openly supports terrorism. Contrary to popular belief, this military deployment is aimed less at defending Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic than the members of the CSTO themselves. It is therefore not negotiable. The debates in the UNO General Assembly and Security Council on the 30th September will reveal the response of Washinton and its allies. In any case, nothing will ever be the same.

Disappearance of incriminating tapes of UN assisting Islamic State

Disappearance of incriminating tapes of UN assisting Islamic State

22 October 2014
Journalist Serena Chehim had announced she was working on a report including videos showing the involvement of the World Food Programme in transporting jihadists of the Islamic Emirate (Daesh) between Turkey and Syria.
However, this story will never be released. The journalist died after her car was hit by a heavy vehicle on the Syrian border; her cameraman was seriously injured and the video tapes have vanished.
Serena Chehim was a dual Lebanese-US national. She worked for the Iranian (...)

Inaugural Speech by Ban Ki-moon at 69th UN General Assembly

by Ban Ki-moon

Inaugural Speech by Ban Ki-moon at 69th UN General Assembly

New York (USA) | 24 September 2014
It is a great honour to welcome you to this renovated General Assembly Hall.
This great Hall is home to “we the peoples”. It has been restored, renewed and reinvented for the 21st century.
I thank all of you for making it possible.
The Capital Master Plan was not an easy project. But you, the Member States, embraced the vision. You made the investment. Now we see the wonderful results: a state-of-the-art space in which we shall work together to improve the state of the world.
Please (...)

Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad appointed UN Human Rights chief

Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad appointed UN Human Rights chief

11 June 2014
Prince Zeid bin Ra’ad has been appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing Navi Pillay.
Raised in England and having lived most of his life in the West, Prince Zeid served as Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, then as Ambassador to the United States, and again at the United Nations until the present time. He is a lawyer, who built his career within the international (...)

The UN as a Propaganda Nest for the NATO Information Vulture

by Andrew Korybko

The UN as a Propaganda Nest for the NATO Information Vulture

Moscow (Russia) | 19 April 2014
Ivan Šimonović, Croatian diplomat, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights since 2010.
Portions of the UN’s forthcoming human rights report on Crimea, to be released Tuesday, have been leaked to Foreign Policy magazine, and its findings are far from objective [12]. Indicating yet another instance of institutional bias against the Russian Federation and its interests, Ivan Šimonović, the UN’s Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, has filled the so-called report with bias, (...)

New report on Dag Hammarskjöld’s assassination

New report on Dag Hammarskjöld's assassination

5 April 2014
Swedish diplomat and United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane explosion, 18 September 1961, over Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).
An international commission of retired judges, including Sir Stephen Sedley and Sir Richard Goldstone, was established by the United Nations in February 2014. It has appealed to the United States to declassify several documents, including the NSA radio intercepts.
The document released is a cable from the U.S. ambassador to the Congo, Ed (...)

Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General AND US Ambassador

Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General AND US Ambassador

7 March 2014
At the meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey D. Feltman, filled in for US Secretary of State, John Kerry, when the latter had to leave to attend to the Ukraine crisis.
This shows that Feltman is not an international civil servant, but a U.S. official attached to the United Nations. He retains his prerogatives as former Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East Affairs and combines them with his new (...)

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