Churches on Internat'l Affairs (WCC-CCIA)
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The Commission of the Churches on International Affairs advises the World Council of Churches (@oikoumene) and provides a joint advocacy platform to WCC members
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http://www.oikoumene.org/ccia 10-06-2014 13:12:42
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' #Diplomacy as an instrument for dealing with the world’s biggest problems is in decline.'
👉Read David Harland's insightful article: genevapolicyoutlook.ch/reversing-the-…
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
'There is absolutely no safe place in Rafah anymore... They are asked to move - the question is, where to move?'
Philippe Lazzarini United Nations Geneva: More than 100,000 people in📍 #Gaza have been killed, injured or are missing.
People are anxious & fear a large scale military operation.
'If this military operation takes place, the question is: 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙜𝙤?
There is absolutely no safe place in #Rafah anymore.'
- Philippe Lazzarini at United Nations Geneva
'A potential full-fledged military incursion into Rafah, where some 1.5 mln Palestinians are packed against Egyptian border with nowhere further to flee, is terrifying, given the prospect that an extremely high number of civilians will likely be killed & injured.' - Volker Türk
Our colleagues at London Mining Network (London Mining Network) and Global Legal Action Network (@GLAN_LAW) have filed a landmark legal action at the UK High Court against the London Metal Exchange for trading metals from the environmentally devastating Grasberg Mine in #WestPapua .
Together with co-claimant London Mining Network we've launched a ground-breaking legal action to help those fighting for justice in #WestPapua & around the world - and force the London Metal Exchange to clean up its exchange for good.
Learn more: glanlaw.org/dirty-metals
#dirtymetals
Important challenge to dirty business models of some int'l mining & extractive industry players.
There must be accountability for environmental, social & human rights harms in places like #WestPapua (Freeport-McMoRan) & #Ogoniland #Nigeria (@Shell).
Repeated refusals by #Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver desperately needed humanitarian relief inside #Gaza have effectively cut off five hospitals in the north from access to “lifesaving medical supplies and equipment”, warns UN Humanitarian.
news.un.org/en/story/2024/…
One of the most chilling parts of South Africa's genocide case today was a video of Israeli troops dancing and chanting that there are “no uninvolved citizens.” That's a recipe for war crimes, showing they heard the message sent by Netanyahu and Gallant.
theguardian.com/law/2024/jan/1…
Gaza: 85% of the population has been displaced.
Nearly 1.4 million people are sheltering in UN facilities, but more than 300 people have died in attacks on these places of refuge.
Civilians are #NotATarget .
reliefweb.int/report/occupie…
via UN Humanitarian
Anyone who watched today's powerful presentation by South Africa to the International Court of Justice would recognize that the US government's facile dismissal of the case as 'meritless' is actually 'clueless.' Israel has a tough job responding tomorrow. foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/10/sou…