DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Russia applies to the UN Human Rights Council

2023-10-10 09:13:13

UN official in Moscow on grain exports

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, visited Moscow yesterday to discuss grain and fertilizer exports. According to UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the objective of these negotiations is to guarantee global food markets “unimpeded access” to grain shipments from Ukraine and Russia. According to a British intelligence report, Russia has “already destroyed enough grain to feed more than a million people for a year.” However, the UN hopes to be able to negotiate a relaunch of this grain agreement.

The US military will need Congress to approve additional funding to help both Ukraine and Israel

For the US military to be able to simultaneously meet the needs of Israel and Ukraine, US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said additional funding from Congress was essential to increase weapons and equipment production. ammunition. Currently, Congress is discussing an aid package for Ukraine of up to $100 billion over one year. However, still seeks to restore the grain deal to secure supplies.

Twenty-seven Russian drones shot down in southern Ukraine, Air Force says

Twenty-seven of the thirty-six attack drones launched overnight by Russian forces in southern Ukraine were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force announced. These Shahed-131 and 136 drones were launched from Cape Chauda, ​​Crimea,

The US military awaits the green light from Congress

The American military said Monday that Congress should decide on an additional envelope to guarantee the simultaneous supply of weapons to Israel and Ukraine. The US House of Representatives remains paralyzed as Republicans struggle to choose a new president.

Russia attempts to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council

Despite the war in Ukraine, Russia will today try to regain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. The UN General Assembly, which excluded Russia from this body established in Geneva after its invasion of Ukraine, is today choosing 15 new members for the period 2024-2026.

“Those who attack their neighbors, who kill innocent people, who deliberately destroy civilian infrastructure, ports, grain silos, who deport children and are proud of it, who use torture and sexual violence as a weapon, who rape international laws on human rights, have no place in the Human Rights Council,” said Albanian Ambassador to the UN Ferit Hoxha.

“The re-election of Russia to this body, while it continues to commit war crimes and other atrocities, would be a horrible stain that would undermine the credibility” of the United Nations, added Deputy American Ambassador Robert Wood.

To be elected, Russia will need 97 votes out of the 193 member states. In the meantime, this vote will allow us to see the real level of support from Russia. Finally, China should also join the Council.

Russian ambassador to the UN says “neo-Nazis” were killed in Groza

Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said Monday that many “Ukrainian neo-Nazis” were killed in the bombing that left 52 people dead at a funeral last week in Groza. This attack was not claimed by Moscow (which also did not deny its involvement), but the UN ruled on Friday that “everything indicates” that a Russian missile was indeed at the origin of the carnage. .