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11 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
But Mr. Secretary-General @antonioguterres, you delivered blessings to the UN meeting that elected the perpetrator—Syria's Assad regime—to a top post on the UN committee fighting the "subjugation of peoples." un.org/press/en/2021/…

Full story & video: unwatch.org/u-n-to-elect-s…
Also: “UN Secretary General, António Guterres affirmed strong commitment to working for the interest of the Syrian people and cooperation with the Syrian government.

“Guterres extended his warm greetings to President Bashar al-Assad.“ sana.sy/en/?p=224980
“Guterres appreciated the history and culture of the Syrian people and their generosity and hospitality that he closely touched when he was working as ex-high commissioner for refugees.

“Ambassador Sabbagh, for his part, conveyed President al-Assad’s greetings to Guterres...“
“expressing aspiration for cooperation with him.“

“He affirmed Syria’s full support to the efforts of UN Secretary General in implementing and protecting principles and goals of the UN convention.“

sana.sy/en/?p=224980

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New York Times' @IKershner quotes William Schabas—"a former chairman of the UN Gaza Commission"—without mentioning he was forced to resign in disgrace when it was revealed Schabas failed to disclose a conflict of interest: his paid legal work for the PLO.
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