Why are you really paying extra at the pump? That’s the question lawmakers say they’re trying to get the bottom of this week. Oil and gas CEOs are coming to Capitol Hill to testify. Three states are suing the Biden administration over its lifting of a rule that blocks migrants from entering the United States….
Capitol Report (April 5): Gen. Flynn on Ukraine-Russia War
April 6, 2022
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WHO Suspends UN Supply of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Vaccine for COVID-19
April 5, 2022
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it has suspended supply through United Nations agencies of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, produced by India’s Bharat Biotech, to allow the manufacturer to upgrade facilities and address deficiencies found in an inspection. The WHO asked countries that have received the vaccine to take appropriate actions, according to the…
UN Food Chief Warns of Global Crisis Not Seen Since World War II
March 30, 2022
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The U.N. food chief on Tuesday warned that Russia’s Ukraine invasion will have a global impact “beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II” and that the war has created “a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe.” “We would have never dreamed anything like this would be possible,” David Beasley, executive director of the U.N….
UN Judge Dismissed Before Ruling on Allegations Agency Helped Beijing to Persecute Dissidents
March 21, 2022
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The United Nations has been accused of undermining judicial independence and staging a legal “coup d’etat” after it fired an Australian judge in charge of the case where a whistle-blower disclosed the UN’s role in assisting China in its human rights violation. In July 2019, the international body dismissed Australian judge Rowan Downing, QC, a…
UN Secretary-General Guterres Tells Countries to Endure High Gas Prices for the Environment
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the United Nations on Monday, cautioning world leaders not to embrace new coal or natural gas imports for the short-term economic advantage of easing cost of living for citizens to the detriment of environmental considerations, warning about the purportedly imminent dangers of climate change as forecast by the IPCC’s predictive models….
UN Calls for ‘Immediate Measures’ to Stop Burmese Army’s ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
The United Nations on Tuesday urged the international community to take “immediate measures” to stop the Burmese military junta’s systematic human rights violations, which it said amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The military junta has shown “a flagrant disregard for human life” by launching airstrikes on populated areas and deliberately targeting civilians,…
Power Knocked out at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant: Ukrainian Officials
The International Energy Agency (IAEA) said there has been “no critical impact” on the safety of the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other officials issued a warning about a potential radiation leak overnight. Kyiv’s government informed the U.N. nuclear agency at the power plant, said its chief, Rafael Grossi,…
UN General Assembly Calls For Immediate Withdrawal of Russian Forces From Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly approved on March 2 a resolution denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while calling for an immediate and peaceful withdrawal of all troops. The vote was 141 to 5, with 35 of the body’s 193 members abstaining. It was the first time the assembly convened an emergency session since 1997. Assembly…
Russia Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution Condemning Its Attack on Ukraine; 3 Nations, Including China, Abstain
February 25, 2022
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Russia vetoed a draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine and to oust it from the organization on Feb. 25. Three other nations abstained from voting, while 11 voted in favor. Russia is allowed to veto any vote at the United Nations (U.N.) as it is…
UN Projects Climate Change Will Increase Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) predicts that climate change will raise the global likelihood of catastrophic wildfires—defined as one-in-100-year wildfires—by a factor of 1.31 to 1.57. “The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report indicates that weather conducive to wildfires (‘fire weather’—hot, dry, and windy) is becoming more…
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