Here is the UN You-Tube of the 90 minute session.
Ann’s statement begins at minute 12:57- and ends at 21:55
Read the speech of Ann Wright
NATO Cannot Combat Climate Change
As European and North American military alliances prepare to “wage war on climate change,” the real war on nature and vulnerable communities rages in the background.
With COP28 in full swing, my (Nico Edwards) latest commentary for Inkstick Media highlights NATO’s ongoing efforts to militarise climate action. It’s a taster of my report on Resisting Green Militarism launching 1pm GMT with World Peace Foundation Tuesday December 5th (tomorrow).
COP28’s Delinquent Emitter: The US Military Industrial Complex
As the world gathers at COP28 in Dubai amidst an accelerating climate crisis, the Oakland Institute’s new brief, Exempted! The US Military Industrial Complex and the Climate Crisis, reveals a critical blind spot in global climate agreements. Despite being the world’s largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases, the US military is completely exempt from international reporting obligations, significantly undermining global climate action.
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Sign the petition to the governments of U.S., China, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Saudi Arabia: Close your bases in Djibouti, remove your troops, and substitute no-strings humanitarian aid for rent payments. VIDEO: President Monroe Helps Bury the Monroe Doctrine at His House
By World BEYOND War, December 2, 2023
The Monroe Doctrine turned 200 on Dec. 2, 2023.
President James Monroe came back to life to help bury it for good at his house on the grounds of the University of Virginia.
https://worldbeyondwar.org/video-president-monroe-helps-bury-the-monroe-doctrine-at-his-house/
The lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrine
Retracing the legacies of racism and colonialism on the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine
By Benjamin Weber, published December 2, 2023 5:30AM (EST)
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere.
https://www.salon.com/2023/12/02/the-lesser-known-history-of-the-monroe-doctrine/
20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza
20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza
https://davidswanson.org/20-things-youre-not-supposed-to-know-about-the-war-on-gaza/
David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org.
Jeffrey Sachs Testimony at the UN Security Council Meeting – November 20, 2023
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NATO – Klimakiller (de)
Erklärung der Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN)
Die Nordatlantikpakt-Organisation ist ein 1949 gegründetes Militärbündnis von 31 Ländern des globalen Nordens. Die NATO wird von den Vereinigten Staaten dominiert, seit ihrer Gründung ist der Oberste Befehlshaber immer ein amerikanischer General. NATO-Verbündete müssen mit der US-Militärmaschinerie, dem größten Verbraucher fossiler Brennstoffe auf dem Planeten, interoperabel sein.