Human-Rights (Third Year)

8 October 2023Peace and Security

As the 15-member Council prepared to meet, UN agencies were reporting that hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured following the early Saturday morning rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian militants.

The ensuing Israeli response to the Hamas attacks included airstrikes in Gaza, where the UN agency operating there, UNRWA, had reported massive damages alongside rising death tolls.

The UN agency is currently sheltering 73,538 internally displaced people in 64 of its schools in all areas in the Gaza Strip. An UNRWA school sheltering 225 people was “directly hit” and severely damaged, but no casualties were recorded, the agency said.  

New reports emerged of alarming food scarcity and clashes across the Israel-Lebanon border.

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Men walk through a heavily damaged area of central Gaza.

Israel-Lebanon border: Rocket, artillery fire

Early Sunday, the UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, UNIFIL, “detected several rockets fired from southeast Lebanon toward Israeli-occupied territory in the general area of Kafr Chouba and artillery fire from Israel to Lebanon in response”, according to the mission.

The UN Security Council-mandated mission, operating along an area known as the “Blue Line”, was deployed in 1978 to restore peace between Israel and Lebanon.

“We are in contact with authorities on both sides of the Blue Line, at all levels, to contain the situation and avoid a more serious escalation,” UNIFIL said in a statement. “Our peacekeepers remain in their positions and on task.”

UNIFIL said peacekeepers continued to work, “some from shelters, for their safety”.

“We urge everyone to exercise restraint and make use of UNIFIL’s liaison and coordination mechanisms to de-escalate to prevent a fast deterioration of the security situation,” the mission said.

In ‘close contact’ with key actors

At the same time, the UN chief of the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, “is in close contact” with the United States, European Union, Qatar, Egypt, and Lebanon “to discuss the ongoing war” in Israel and Gaza, according to a social media post by his office, UNSCO.

“Priority now is to avoid further loss of civilian life and deliver much needed humanitarian aid to the Strip,” the UNSCO post said, adding that the “UN remains actively engaged to advance these efforts”.

Calls to protect civilians

Top UN officials have called for an immediate cessation of violence.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack by Hamas against Israeli towns, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, urging “maximum restraint” and that “all diplomatic efforts” are made “to avoid a wider conflagration”.

“Civilians must be respected and protected in accordance with international humanitarian law at all times,” the UN chief said in a statement.

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Rescue workers in southern Israel.

UN agency raises alarm over food scarcity

As the conflict intensifies, civilians, including vulnerable children and families, face mounting challenges in accessing essential food supplies, with distribution networks disrupted and production severely hampered by hostilities, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

“WFP urges safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to affected areas, calling on all parties to uphold the principles of humanitarian law, taking every necessary measure to safeguard the lives and well-being of civilians, including ensuring access to food,”

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In an effort to curb migrants, the European Union struck a deal with Tunisia , in a development that once again shows the European Community’s willingness to turn a blind eye to human rights and migrants’ abuses.

The New York Times says, in a report by its correspondent in Brussels, Monica Bronchak, that after the ship disaster in the Mediterranean, European officials provided money to Tunisia in order to prevent migrants from boarding the sea.

This is happening amid intense debate among European officials over migration and its prevention, including the ship disaster off Greek shores, last month. The agreement reached on Sunday stipulates that the Tunisian government is committed to tightening control at the maritime borders, pursuing migrant smuggling gangs, and accelerating the return of Tunisians living illegally in Europe.

The European Union presented a broad package to support the country’s ailing economy. And the Tunisian capital is only 130 miles from the Italian island of Sicily, which is closer to the smaller Italian islands. This does not make Tunisia the source of immigrants in the first place, but rather makes it a transit point for immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries wishing to reach Europe.

The EU agreement comes amid criticism from human rights organizations of Tunisia, and its treatment and violations of migrants from the Sahel and Sahara countries, including rounding up hundreds of them and leaving them at the desert border with Libya without water or food.

On Sunday, the European Union provided 105 million euros for the purchase of monitoring devices, boats and marches, as well as training and technical support for the Tunisian border guards. These funds will cover the cost of returning migrants who want to return voluntarily to their countries.

In June, more than 600 migrants died when a ship full of migrants sank off the coast of Greece. This great loss, and the failure of European officials to help the sinking ship, was the cause of intense debate about the role of the European Community in the crisis.

“The sinking of the ship, in which so many people lost their lives, is yet another call to action,” said European Commission President Ursla von der Leyen. “We want to go after smugglers and human traffickers,” she added.

Besides the 105 million euros to combat illegal immigration, European officials have pledged an additional 150 million euros to support Tunisia, but without providing details on how the money will be spent.

The European Community said that there is an offer on the table of 900 million euros in the form of mini-financial assistance, conditional on Tunisia’s approval of the reforms of the International Monetary Fund.

Europe has tightened immigration policies after the arrival of more than a million Syrians to Germany between 2015-2016, which led to the rise of the far right in Europe, which considered them a threat to culture on the continent.

The European Union, along with public opinion, has expressed tendencies to adopt tougher policies towards immigrants, which traditional parties in the past considered anti-European values.

With more than a million Ukrainian refugees arriving in the past 18 months, European politicians are trying to reduce the number of new arrivals. The agreement signed by von der Leyen, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, and Tunisian President Kais Saied will not take effect unless all heads of state of the European Union agree, which is expected to happen.

Said criticized the organizations that should provide support to immigrants, claiming that they were content with data, compared to the Tunisian people who gave immigrants everything they had, and showed generosity and generosity.

Italy is the first arrival station for migrants, and from there to the rest of European countries. The Netherlands is a preferred arrival point for immigrants.

The Rutte government collapsed last week over immigration policy. The Dutch and Italian leaders praised the deal, and Meloni considered it a “model” for other agreements with North African countries.

European officials hope that funding and control over politics will give them leverage to prevent abuses of migrants by Tunisians. But human rights organizations, experts and analysts criticized the agreement, and spoke about the risks of financing and rewarding foreign governments for stemming the waves of migrants.

Over the past years, the European Union has funded the coast guard in Libya to prevent migrants, although the guard’s record of violations of migrants is documented, and the European Union is repeating the same mistake with Tunisia, according to the newspaper.

Saeed led a campaign of hatred against immigrants from the Sahara countries, accusing them of trying to change the demographic character of the country, and he is accused of canceling the democratic gains that Tunisians achieved during the past decade.

“The deal shows once again that the EU is willing to deviate from values ​​in favor of short-term solutions to the migration problem,” says Camille Le Coz, co-director of the Institute for Migration Policy in Brussels. “What is missing is the reference to protection issues and human rights abuses.” against immigrants.

first of all

thank you for your good news media

I wish the best for Russian people

we care , we read the news and we support you

wishing you the best

Dear Sir and Madam

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The united Nation is another place that has a huge resources and ability to reflect a the facts and what is happening and who to blame in the conflects

most conflicts are in Africa and some in Asia

when giving ability to United nation to be able on create and support a true image as independent not the parts of the conflicts or any other that may in favor

these countries can get this effort done and agreed on

(when they do that , it is recommended not to oppose that when a conflict happen )

United nation has the opportunity to send UN representative and has ability to access the war fields through the UNHCR and other organization

I hope they will consider to make this more open

fact check will help and save lives

2nd point

When the Russia – Ukraine war is over ?

How things will look Like

Dear Sir and Madam

I hope you are doing well

Media in some countries do complain about what governments require what is published and what is not published

will not say fire wall but more like controlling what you can access to it online while it is free and accessible to every one

Journalism has given a magnificent investigative reporting on corruption , war fields and extras

Some would volunteer to raise concern only has been created and make it by them (bubbles ) which will let to the others to volunteerly participating in this self monitor

it also go to the added bubble to be on top of what is happening

this is not for democracy but for more losing freedom little by little

Mr Tucker Carlson was absolutely right in opening this topic for general discussion

this is completely understandable (but not agreed with ) in several parts of the world ,

We do have better approach

free discussion solve more than what is settled in dark rooms

democratic party is near socialism in economy and bigger government as we live here , we learn more

observing channels that are on specific hot events and not covering the rest of the news does not match the biggest sources from reporters on ground and connection in every corner and reachable to who make the decision .

the different between media in frmr president trump administration and how they cover news and now in presence of Biden administration

we cannot blame influence of government in areas that complain about freedom press while the options in the free world can do that

democratic party is closer to socialism and we still study and learn

you are very welcome to add to this efforts in your own expression and in the way you can

first of all

every one has the right to practice his freedom of speech

so we don’t group of freaks speak on behave of them

create what ever makes it work for them

at the end of the day

it gives them what they looking for only

China efforts for peace in the middle is awesome and wishing everyone the best

this website is online

I couldnt find a good topic to share in this important point

it is important to listen ,

will find better topics in this part

becoming a better listener

Listening resembles a muscle. It requires training, persistence, effort, and most importantly, the intention to become a good listener. It requires clearing your mind from internal and external noise — and if this isn’t possible, postponing a conversation for when you can truly listen without being distracted. Here are some best practices:

Give 100% of your attention, or do not listen. Put aside your smartphone, iPad, or laptop, and look at the speaker, even if they do not look back at you. In an ordinary conversation, a speaker looks at you occasionally to see that you’re still listening. Constant eye contact lets the speaker feel that you are listening.

Do not interrupt. Resist the urge to interrupt before the speaker indicates that they are done for the moment. In our workshop, we give managers the following instruction: “Go to someone at your work who makes listening very hard on you. Let them know that you are learning and practicing listening and that today, you will only listen for __ minutes (where the blank could be 3, 5, or even 10 minutes), and delay responding until the predetermined listening time is up, or even until the following day.”

The managers are often amazed at their discoveries. One shared, “in 6 minutes, we completed a transaction that otherwise would have taken more than an hour”; another told us; “the other person shared things with me that I had prevented her from saying for 18 years.”

Do not judge or evaluate. Listen without jumping to conclusions and interpreting what you hear. You may notice your judgmental thoughts but push them aside. If you notice that you lost track of the conversation due to your judgments, apologize to the speaker that your mind was distracted, and ask them to repeat. Do not pretend to listen.

Do not impose your solutions. The role of the listener is to help the speaker draw up a solution themselves. Therefore, when listening to a fellow colleague or subordinate, refrain from suggesting solutions. If you believe you have a good solution and feel an urge to share it, use a question, such as “I wonder what will happen if you choose to do X?”

Ask more (good) questions. Listeners shape conversations by asking questions that benefit the speaker. Good listening requires being thoughtful about what the speaker needs help with most and crafting a question that would lead the speaker to search for an answer. Ask questions to help someone delve deeper into their thoughts and experiences.

Before you ask a question, ask yourself, “is this question intended to benefit the speaker or satisfy my curiosity?” Of course, there is room for both, but a good listener prioritizes the needs of the other. One of the best questions you can ask is, “Is there anything else?” This often exposes novel information and unexpected opportunities.

Proverbs 17:17 – A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity
LOYALTY DOES NOT WAVER.
As we have learnt from the plethora of definitions of loyalty, we can safely distil all the meanings into this simplified sentence. It involves the steady involvement and commitment to our relationship, responsibilities in God and His kingdom. It also suggests the presence of likely turbulent factors that will constantly attempt to tip the scales of our allegiance into a state of imbalance. Some of these forces might even be of legitimate nature; however it behooves us to maintain our proper directions in God. Loyalty is usually revealed when these turbulent factors show up and presents the ample opportunity for factual evaluation and possible course corrections.

LOYALTY IS WHAT YOU DO, NOT WHAT YOU SAY.

Talk they say is cheap. While it is important from time to time to reassert our allegiance verbally that is not enough. Loyalty must be action backed. It can and does not thrive on mere verbal assurances; it must reveal itself in all that we do. The level of impact we make as Christians involved in the work of the Kingdom cannot be measured in any way satisfactorily if it does not take cognizance of our practical involvement with verifiable results. Our Loyalty must produce evidential ends not just comments and verbal contributions. Even the bible in giving account of the ministry of Jesus on earth which in fact was an outlet of His commitment to the Fathers business said “…all that Jesus began to do and to teach…” Acts 1:1. Jesus did not begin by talking, He began by doing. This is very instructive. Therefore, we can safely say that we must of necessity take a cue from Jesus. After all, God will not require from us that which He has not first and foremost demonstrated to us.

LOYALTY IS A WILLING DECISION.

Forced compliance is fake loyalty. It is not uncommon to observe this brand of loyalty in some circles, both in secular and faith-based organizations. However loyalty must not be faked, else it will snowball into technical sabotage. This is a crime that attracts consequences and as such must be avoided at all cost. You must make up your mind to align yourself with God’s will as far as loyalty is concerned. Remember, the bible clearly states that “Be not deceived, God is not mocked whatsoever a man sows that shall he reap” Gal 6:7. It suffices to say then that when we allow ourselves to get embroiled in disloyalty we run the risk of reaping same. This is why we need to let this understanding inform our manner of life and Christianity. You have no other meaningful alternative apart from that which offers you lasting incentive but you must make up your mind about the matter.

LOYALTY IS DEMANDING.

Loyalty can easily be described will usually put demands on you. When we don’t become comfortable with this truth disloyalty becomes inevitable. You will be called upon to do the unthinkable sometimes, you must be careful not to be misguided by what may seem as demeaning tasks and responsibilities. Sometimes promotion comes in the most unfashionable assignments. You must maintain your steadiness and positive attitude in every case.

I picked this part , I hope you like it

The US has been always a defender for human rights

the department of state report about Human rights is one of the best reports around the world.

work with UN Human counsel was on of the most observed points in the US foreign policy.

I hope this will continue

Having a good congress can make the balance of power and able to ask and observe the executive branch , will help a lot in the best way that The US can mover its Human rights agenda forward

All Best