Hamas-Blinken clash over cease-fire proposal

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the Palestinian independence group Hamas has proposed ‘multiple changes’ to a US-backed resolution on a Gaza ceasefire. Some of these proposals are not workable. But the mediators are determined to try for a ceasefire. Meanwhile, in an interview given to Al-Arabiya television, Hamas official Osama Hamdan denied this…

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Human Rights 75 Initiative

“Together, let’s rejuvenate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, demonstrate how it can meet the needs of our time AND advance its promise of freedom, equality and justice for all”. Pledges for Human Rights There were more than 286 pledges made from 150 Member States, NGOs, businesses and UN entities on a wide range of…

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