In this report, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris travels to Minab in Iran, where he speaks with families who lost loved ones in an attack on a girls’ school and a nearby residential area, 168 people were killed and 95 injured, most of them children. As he visits burial sites and listens […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English visit the following link: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-to-end-the-iran-war ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English visit the following link: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/united-nations-israel-us-attack-iran ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]
In this episode of The Source, our host and supporting editor Zain Raza speaks with historian and best-selling author Vijay Prashad about the release of the Epstein files, the widening fallout across the United States and Europe, and what it reveals about elite networks and political power. The conversation then turns to Iran, where escalating […]
On Monday November 17, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution endorsing Donald Trump’s so-called ‘peace plan’ for Gaza. The resolution approves the creation of a U.S.-led “peace board” to supervise the Gaza Strip, calls for the ‘demilitarization’ of Gaza without imposing any restrictions on the arming of Israel, and authorizes an “international stabilization force” […]
Two days ago, a UN Independent Commission of Inquiry released a report accusing Israel of committing genocide. In this interview, Dimitri Lascaris speaks with former UN human rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber about the mechanisms available to the United Nations to respond to such findings. They also discuss Israel’s recent attack on Qatar and the reactions […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares Dear Mr. Minister, I write to you following your speech at the United Nations Security Council on August 5. I attended the session but did not have the chance to speak with you following the session. I want to share my reflections on your speech. In your speech […]
In this video, published exclusively in German on our channel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald interviews Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories. They talk about the challenges she faces in her work and her specific responsibility to document and investigate violations of international law committed by Israel in the occupied […]
Die Dringlichkeit der Diplomatie – Prof. Jeffrey Sachs.