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![UN Program's 2025 Outlook Warns 343 Million Acutely Food Insecure](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_5fc7fc66e9324b579400f49fdc3016c4~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9fd087_5fc7fc66e9324b579400f49fdc3016c4~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Nov 24, 20243 min read
UN Program's 2025 Outlook Warns 343 Million Acutely Food Insecure
"Global humanitarian needs are rising, fueled by devastating conflicts, more frequent climate disasters, and extensive economic turmoil,"...
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![Cuba condemns continued Israeli airstrikes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_7456c5321b39422cbd0e9df666fda468~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_7456c5321b39422cbd0e9df666fda468~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Cuba condemns continued Israeli airstrikes
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, November 18 released a statement condemning continuing Israeli airstrikes in Beirut and...
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![As US Keeps Arms Flowing, UN Panel Says Israeli Assault on Gaza 'Consistent With Genocide'](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_c664db2d5bb4470a9db080724c88c6ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_c664db2d5bb4470a9db080724c88c6ab~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Nov 14, 20243 min read
As US Keeps Arms Flowing, UN Panel Says Israeli Assault on Gaza 'Consistent With Genocide'
"Israel is intentionally causing death, starvation, and serious injury, using starvation as a method of war, and inflicting collective...
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!['Horrific Reality': Nearly 70% of UN-Verified Gaza Deaths Are Women and Children](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_72a4ea580c7c4a5c81258466c8c24203~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_72a4ea580c7c4a5c81258466c8c24203~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Nov 9, 20243 min read
'Horrific Reality': Nearly 70% of UN-Verified Gaza Deaths Are Women and Children
The United Nations human rights office noted the "unprecedented levels of killings, death, injury, starvation, illness, disease,...
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![CPUSA condemns US Cuba vote at UN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_982e3c45c07c47e48bc3fbff8afdb64b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_982e3c45c07c47e48bc3fbff8afdb64b~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Nov 4, 20242 min read
CPUSA condemns US Cuba vote at UN
The Communist Party USA is condemning the US Cuba blockade vote at the United Nations on October 30. For the 32nd consecutive time the ...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 30, 20241 min read
UN votes overwhelmingly -- again -- against the US blockade of Cuba
For the 32nd time the United Nations General Assembly today (October 30) voted overwhelmingly to call for an end to the US economic...
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!['The Entire Population of North Gaza Is at Risk of Dying': UN Relief Official](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_aa7cc17573c44708bee3074578275e06~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_aa7cc17573c44708bee3074578275e06~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Oct 26, 20243 min read
'The Entire Population of North Gaza Is at Risk of Dying': UN Relief Official
"Such blatant disregard for basic humanity and for the laws of war must stop," the official said. Olivia Rosane By Olivia Rosane, Common...
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![Biden Stands Aside as Netanyahu Incinerates Gaza, Now Lebanon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_d62b1969445440bdab40988f55c46626~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9fd087_d62b1969445440bdab40988f55c46626~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 20244 min read
Biden Stands Aside as Netanyahu Incinerates Gaza, Now Lebanon
Having full U.S. government backing, including weapons and political cover to continue the carnage, Netanyahu knows he has a free hand to...
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![Not Just Its Neighbors, Israel Makes War on the Entire World](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_aa5b57173a2444a4960b6a290c78f059~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_aa5b57173a2444a4960b6a290c78f059~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Oct 17, 20246 min read
Not Just Its Neighbors, Israel Makes War on the Entire World
Israel’s relationship with the UN and the rest of the world is at a breaking point, and U.S. obstruction offers no solution to this...
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![Haitians Demand True Security and Justice in the Wake of Gang Massacre](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_6a92141a115b44ceb3a2e58a321325c8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9fd087_6a92141a115b44ceb3a2e58a321325c8~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Oct 12, 20241 min read
Haitians Demand True Security and Justice in the Wake of Gang Massacre
Haitians walk through wreckage in the aftermath of the massacre -- image via X By Global News Service On October 5, the Haitian...
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![We stand against the widening of war in the Middle East!: Joint Statement of Communist and Workers Parties](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_acdc9ec3b0c743368d3741fbd0e98c85~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_acdc9ec3b0c743368d3741fbd0e98c85~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Oct 7, 20243 min read
We stand against the widening of war in the Middle East!: Joint Statement of Communist and Workers Parties
Flags of Palestine and Lebanon fly at a protest in Sydney, Australia, January 2024 -- image via X A number of Communist and workers'...
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![The World Says That Israel’s Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Must End](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_ad11ef4348644b998bbaf7f3c8beabd5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_ad11ef4348644b998bbaf7f3c8beabd5~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Sep 19, 20245 min read
The World Says That Israel’s Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Must End
By Vijay Prashad On September 18, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution that demanded that Israel...
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![UN Expert Fears 'Almost the Entire Population' of Gaza Exterminated If Israel Not Stopped](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_b086b01485a94951bb579b62c54e5cb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_b086b01485a94951bb579b62c54e5cb6~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Sep 7, 20244 min read
UN Expert Fears 'Almost the Entire Population' of Gaza Exterminated If Israel Not Stopped
"The range of presumable direct and indirect deaths could be between 15 and 20% of the population already by the end of this year," said...
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!['We Need a Cease-Fire Now': Israeli Bombings Kill Dozens During Polio Vaccination Drive](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_7c61212043124e7aab40aab950c96e4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_7c61212043124e7aab40aab950c96e4a~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Sep 4, 20243 min read
'We Need a Cease-Fire Now': Israeli Bombings Kill Dozens During Polio Vaccination Drive
"Israel kills 33 Palestinians in 24 hours but wants Palestinian families to think it's safe to travel to vaccinate their kids against...
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![Join Us to Expose and Oppose the US and Israel’s Flouting of International Law](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_8a23f7f74910474591188512fe52ae72~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9fd087_8a23f7f74910474591188512fe52ae72~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Aug 31, 20245 min read
Join Us to Expose and Oppose the US and Israel’s Flouting of International Law
From September 10-30, we will gather before the U.S.’ U.N. Mission and the Israeli Consulate demanding both nations desist from further...
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![123 countries call for Cuba to be removed from unilateral, coercive US terrorism list](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_0c7a3f64066a42d99cfb6c163fdd42b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_0c7a3f64066a42d99cfb6c163fdd42b9~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Aug 1, 20241 min read
123 countries call for Cuba to be removed from unilateral, coercive US terrorism list
In a significant move, 123 countries have jointly demanded the exclusion of Cuba from the unilateral and arbitrary U.S. government list...
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![One out of 11 people in the world and one out of every five in Africa faced hunger in 2023](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_7733983626ae4c5dbfbba6213fb86867~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9fd087_7733983626ae4c5dbfbba6213fb86867~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Jul 30, 20242 min read
One out of 11 people in the world and one out of every five in Africa faced hunger in 2023
The UN's 2024 edition of “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” (SOFI) report was released July 25 and included many...
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![Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Family Members in Gaza: Leaked Report](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_0986c49c0f744b84aff14b6f4417aa1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_0986c49c0f744b84aff14b6f4417aa1c~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Jul 24, 20242 min read
Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Family Members in Gaza: Leaked Report
Confidential figures shed additional light on what's been the deadliest-ever war for United Nations staff. Aftermath of an attack on a UN...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 25, 20241 min read
MSF worker killed as UN warns it will suspend aid operations in Gaza
Image via MSF on X Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is condemning the killing of yet another of their colleagues in Gaza. Fadi Al-Wadiya, a...
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![The Major Obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is the United States](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9fd087_b048dae38e0b4950a11dc1ca16607b0c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9fd087_b048dae38e0b4950a11dc1ca16607b0c~mv2.webp)
Michael Laxer
Jun 17, 20246 min read
The Major Obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is the United States
The U.S. government seems determined to share Israel’s self-inflicted isolation from voices calling for peace from all over the world,...
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