Tag: UN Security Council

Asia Pacific Report The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip -- but three of the...

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle   Iran may be about to launch a "proper" missile strike on Israel for the first time ever -- in retaliation for...

Asia Pacific Report The decision of the International Court of Justice that Israeli settlements on Palestinian land are illegal demands immediate action from the New...

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters is putting off recognition of Palestine as a state, despite opposition...

RNZ News New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has told the United Nations the situation in Gaza is an "utter catastrophe" and criticised the...

COMMENTARY: Jewish Voice for Peace The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Monday -- and for the first...

DEMOCRACY NOW! Presented by Amy Goodman AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! -- The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn to Gaza, where...

Asia Pacific Report A leader of one of New Zealand's main Palestine solidarity groups today called on the government to expel the Israeli ambassador and...

Asia Pacific Report The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should act urgently to establish an international protection force to safeguard Palestinian civilians and ensure...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Despite the carnage, United Nations resolutions and international court rulings, Israel's war in Gaza has the potential to...

Pacific Media Watch The toll of four months of war in Gaza on journalism is "nothing short of horrifying" -- Palestinian journalists killed, wounded, and...

Asia Pacific Report About 200 protesters marched through the heart of Auckland's tourist suburb of Devonport today to the Royal New Zealand Navy base, accusing...

Asia Pacific Report Although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not directly issue an order for a ceasefire in Gaza, says a leading Israeli...

By Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report As we prepared for this podcast, representatives of Arab states have presented a united front at the United...

An Israeli air strike has hit Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City where thousands of civilians are seeking medical treatment and shelter from relentless...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato It was perhaps inevitable that the shock Hamas attack on Israel would become a minor election sideshow in...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto The swearing in of the extremist leadership in Israel demands the Aotearoa New Zealand government reassess its policy towards the Middle...

ANALYSIS: By Htwe Htwe Thein, Curtin University The fate of Myanmar has major implications for a free and open Indo-Pacific. An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s...

The global response to the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video: Al Jazeera COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views Nothing justifies the...

ANALYSIS: By Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning at Evening Report In this A View From Afar podcast, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato With the cabinet meeting on Monday agreeing to targeted Russian sanctions legislation, New Zealand is preparing to circumvent...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong --...