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1K
#UN
spox confirms that the organization/SecGen have yet to see the
#Israeli
dossier accusing
#UNRWA
staffers of taking part in Hamas attack on Oct. 7
@SecBlinken
23
259
373
France: Russia is using the Security Council again as a "propaganda platform"
The
#BlackSea
grain deal is a "success"
Everything must be done to keep the initiative [going]
Ru's "blackmail" to suspend role in the deal is using "hunger" as a weapon of war
5
53
334
.
@ZelenskyyUa
tells the
#UN
Security Council that Russians hit a maternity ward, killing a 2-day-old child, in
#Zaporizhzhia
Ru sent 70 missiles against our energy infrastructure today
Also hit
#Moldova
Ru is weaponizing winter in
#Ukraine
8
67
257
India replies to
@ImranKhan
's remarks
#UNGA
:
He had no reasonable to offer the world except for lies....
Pakistan pays terrorists from state funds, hosts largest # of terrorists & cleanses minorities...
#Kashmir
is an integral part of India
@narendramodi
@IndiaUNNewYork
5
34
226
Breaking, per UN spokes:
[Matt] "Hancock’s appointment by the UN Economic Commission for Africa is not being taken forward. ECA has advised him of the matter.”
@MattHancock
@GlobalJusticeUK
@UKParliament
19
98
238
#Ukraine
Since Sept, Ru has impeded access of ships via Black Sea corridor to blackmail Ukraine
More than 2mn metric tons foodstuffs are blocked by Ru, not reaching 7mn people globally
Ukraine remains committed to
#BlackSeaGrainInitiative
2
34
237
The
#UNGA
vote: 141 yes; 5 no; 35
Draft rez is adopted
#UkraineRussiaWar
@UN_PGA
has to shout results bc of clapping
15
103
214
As Russia leads the UN Security Council
Two more photos from Sloviansk after Russia hit a residential building there with an S300 rocket on 14th April.
The attack killed 15 people and wounded 24 - rescue services.
Russia continues terrorizing civilians.
123
1K
3K
6
55
214
Russian envoy to
#UN
claims:
We use our military [at
#ZaporizhzhiaNPP
] to provide the physical safety of the plant
[but the plant has become a global radioactive danger under Ru occupation]
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29
201
Kenya stands w/people of Ukraine who suffer from the failure of multilateralism
Gravely concerned by latest developments from missile attacks.
Blockade of Ukr to Black Sea has disrupted global food supply chain
Reaffirm respect for sovereignty & territoriality of
#Ukraine
1
16
200
Yes, Russia is to blame for most of the problems in the world right now
6
27
194
#Ukraine
on
#ZaporizhzhiaNPP
:
Ukraine is ready to discuss modalities on
#IAEA
proposal
The world needs reps of
#IAEA
to force Russia to demilitarize the plant & withdraw
We have never used forceful military actions [on the plant].
The worst-case scenario has become possible
1
33
187
Russia took 46 children, most under 5, from this Kherson orphanage, to occupied Crimea on October 21. Russians didn't hide the evidence of war crime.
In fact, Igor Kastyukevich, Member of Russian State Duma, widely advertised the move.
228
2K
3K
6
61
191
U.N. Rights Chief Tells U.S. to Stop Taking Migrant Children From Parents
4
105
182
#Ukraine
:
I wonder if ever this whole [General] assembly voted...to admit Ru Federation to the UN in Dec 1991 or Jan 1992 or forever thereafter
Which countries voted? raise yr hand
Puts on his glasses & says no one has raised hand
7
35
185
#Mozambique
envoy to
#UN
, 1 of main
#UNSC
members to lead
#Gaza
draft rez to fruition today, also insists it is legally binding
5
83
187
#Ukraine
envoy:
Ru envoy "whines" that he hasn't had time to properly study
#IAEA
report "as if it weren't Ru that called this urgent mtg"
An attempt to pressure
@rafaelmgrossi
on his report
My advice to Ru envoy: be patient; do not bustle
Do not put words in my govt's mouth
1
21
175
Which Woman Should Be the Next UN Secretary-General? Our Survey Results
35
98
184
Before
#Russia
-led UN Security Council mtg on weapons flows to
#Ukraine
,
@SergiyKyslytsya
, shown here with dozens of other ambassadors, tells media:
"Ukraine will win this war, but not only Ukraine but all the democratic world"
#UNSC
0
34
173
3
19
151
Concludes: Kenya supports the sovereignty, integrity and independence of Ukraine
0
5
128
#Ukraine
's envoy to
#UN
on
#OlenivkaMassacre
:
There are many reasons to believe that it was a planned operation by the Russian side
0
19
128
@POTUS
Then let the UN Security Council pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
2
4
122
#Ireland
's ambassador to the UN, Geraldine Nason Byrne, says farewell to journalists at one of her favorite places: the Security Council stakeout
She heads to DC as her country's envoy
Slán & ádh mór
4
9
119
Breaking: From a UN source this AM: a message from the staff union announcing that the us mission will no longer give g4 visas to same sex unmarried couples. Possible backlash?
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106
@IlzeKehris
, UN ASG for human rights:
"While stated that its evacuation orders have been for the safety of Palestinian civilians, it appears that Israel has made scant provision to ensure such relocations comply w/IL"; particularly, appropriate hygiene, health, safety, nutrition…
3
41
112
#UK
: What Russia fails to mention is that Russia's Black Sea fleet is illegally blocking Ukraine ports
0
20
107
Trivia that signals good omen for
#UN
:
@JoeBiden
married Jill Jacobs at the Chapel of the United Nations in NYC
@UN
#UNSC
@Jillbiden46
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111
Our photos of the
#UNGA
emergency session in which 141 countries voted to censure
#Russia
today
@SergiyKyslytsya
,
#Ukraine
ambassador, waving the UN Charter
@penneyjsp
1
11
102
We are unhappy with positions of
#UN
special envoy for
#Myanmar
:
We want to remove entire military from govt
Negotiations will not produce results
Why doesn't UN envoy meet w/
#NUG
?
#WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
@NUGMyanmar
4
46
105
.
@SergiyKyslytsya
We should not forget the war started in 2014
#Crimea
Ru committing war crimes & crimes ag humanity (thoroughly documented); intl legal proceedings underway
@CIJ_ICJ
@IntlCrimCourt
Even if Ukr reaches ceasefire it doesn't mean we will switch to biz as usual
1
25
100
Amanda Gordon, 23-yr-old poet laureate:
We lift our gaze to what stands before us. . . we seek harmony for all...we will never again sow division... democracy can never be permanently defeated
#BidenHarrisInauguration
[how cool she is]
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20
96
Strong, personable condemnation from
@BobRae48
, Canada's ambassador to UN
#Canada
in
#UNGA
on
#Ukraine
:
To Putin:
Take your finger away from the nuclear button & never put it back for as long as you live
@CanadaUN
@CanadianPM
@JustinTrudeau
0
11
29
3
23
95
6
32
92
Prez
#CostaRica
@CarlosAlvQ
: We created a patent pool in developing vaccines. People globally are looking for leaders to act. Costa Rica supports you fully,
@DrTedros
16
22
83
At
#UNGA
session on
#Russia
's aggression against
#Ukraine
, many countries brought in toys to symbolize the value of the resolution for children of future generations
@DominicanRepUN
@penneyjsp
0
39
90
We need to stop flows of arms, jet fuel & financial flow to the military: this is what we want to see in a
#UNSC
legally binding resolution on
#Myanmar
@KyawTun62907405
@UN
2
34
87
4
18
86
#Ukraine
: Those of you...opt today to be a bystander, to abstain, let me quote Elie Wiesel: ... "indifference is always a friend of the enemy"
All you need to do is press the 'yes' button; 'no' means pulling a trigger & red dot on screen: red as the blood of innocent lives lost
2
21
85
.
@BobRae48
of
#Canada
We must rise to the call today to defend the UN Charter
#UNGA
#UkraineRussianWar
2
16
66
1
14
81
Balakrishnan Rajagopal,
#UN
special rapporteur on
@adequatehousing
: systematic demolition of Palestinian border homes could constitute a war crime because they pose no immediate threat to Israel.
“There is simply no provision in the Geneva Conventions for what Israel is doing…
1
41
82
#Sweden
, chair of the
#UN
General Assembly Credentials Committee, reads a statement on the decision by the group to defer envoy status on
#Afghanistan
&
#Myanmar
.
@SwedenUN
@4afghanwomen
@UNAMAnews
2
50
77
.
@SergiyKyslytsya
, Ukraine's envoy to
#UN
on General Assembly, says vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council was a "catharsis"
#Ukraine
#BuchaMasacre
2
6
75
#Ukraine
:
Quoting
@rogerwaters
: The method for becoming a totalitarian state . . . is always the identification of the 'other' as the enemy
"Keep strumming your guitar, Mr Waters"
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8
76
A Millennial UN Staffer Who Is Daring to Run Against Secretary-General António Guterres
3
42
74
Open letter from independent UN human rights experts serving in various investigative, reporting & advisory capacities mandated by
@UN_HRC
:
"We call urgently upon all UN Member States to immediately cease and desist from articulating political and moral support or providing…
4
34
72
We're concerned by Albanian presidency allowing
@ZelenskyyUa
to [speak]; no consultations were held on this matter & violates "existing practice" of
#UNSC
. Must be physically present.
[Meanwhile,
#Russia
violates UN Charter in its war on
#Ukraine
& attacks civilians]
7
9
70
Ugandan President Doesn’t Deserve a Seat at the US-Africa Summit, Critics Say
19
25
70
#Pakistan
replies to
#India
#UNGA
:
.
@ImranKhanPTI
shed a spotlight today in his speech on
#JammuKashmir
& [India's] suppression of minorities, with India acting as a regional bully. . . as it descends fast into a fascist state...
#UN75
1
15
63
#UNSC
votes for 1st time in weeks on another
#Gaza
draft rez. This 1, led by
#Malta
, focuses on the 1000s of children enduring war firsthand: 4K killed so far, inc preemies
#AlShifaHospital
Res 2712 adopted
Yes 12
Abstain 3 (US, UK, Ru)
Ru amendment calling 4 immediate truce…
4
38
69
.
@Unicef
's
@Manuel_Fontaine
:
"I returned last week from a mission to Ukraine. In my 31 years as a humanitarian, I have rarely seen so much damage caused in so little time.
Friday’s attack on
#Kramatorsk
train station was particularly horrifying."
1
33
67
#WPS
debate in
#UNSC
is also a moment when a delegation showing up is fully female. The optics change the public perception of the Security Council
#Norway
#halfthesky
2
20
63
1
7
63
#Ukraine
asks when did
#SouthAfrica
request the vote on its draft rez?
#SouthAfrica
: requested action be taken on our draft rez
#Ukraine
: attempt to confuse the
#UNGA
Says: SoAfr text a "twin brother" of defunct Ru draft in
#UNSC
1
19
61
US AMB THOMAS-GREENFIELD: I am hearing those concerns every single day. [
#Rafah
] And what we have tried to do is keep our colleagues briefed on what is happening on the ground so that we don’t take actions in the Security Council that might jeopardize the very sensitive…
2
29
61
Breaking:
@DmytroKuleba
holding a presser at 2:45 PM Monday
@UN
, before 3 PM SecCouncil mtg on
#Ukraine
It looks like FMs of
#France
&
#Poland
will participate in the
#UNSC
mtg too
@MinColonna
@rauzibigniew
0
14
62
.
@UN_PGA
:
Albania requests that vote on A/ES11/L5 be made by recorded vote & not secret ballot
Russia: Objects to the motion
Final count:
107 in favor of Albanian proposal
No: 13
Abstention:39
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60
The terrorist groups conducting attacks in
#Pakistan
are "facilitated, financed, backed & supported by a country in our neighborhood":
@BBhuttoZardari
to media
@UN
0
24
56
US envoy to UN with EU crowd after Ru vetoes resolution condemning itself
"We will be taking this matter to the General Assembly, where the Ru veto does not apply"
#UkraineUnderAttack
#RussiaInvadesUkraine
1
20
58
By the grace of God, the world narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe...We all waited to exhale as we watched the horrific situation unfold in real time.
I applaud the ability of the Ukrainian operators to keep all 6 reactors in safe conditions while attacked
#Zaporizhzhia
2
19
58
A/ES11/L7
#UNGA
draft rez:
141 yes
7 no
32 abstentions
11 countries didn't vote
[round of hearty applause]
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29
55
In all, 190
#UN
member states spoke at
#UNGA75
.
The 190 included 102 heads of state, 1 VP, 55 heads of government, 1 deputy PM & 26 ministers.
Of the 190, 9 were women: 4 heads of state, 4 heads of govt & 1 minister
@WomeninPolitics
@WomenInFP
@WomenLeadersG
@IPUparliament
2
40
58
Breaking: The provisional schedule for the
#UNGA75
is out:
Sept 22, 1st day lineup:
Brazil, US, Turkey, China, Chile, Cuba, Russia, Jordan, SKorea, Qatar, Philippines, Morocco, Iran, France, SoAfrica
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