🚨🧵 @hrw reacts to #Israel’s latest move against @UNRWA: “The Israeli parliament's appalling decision to ban UNRWA from areas under Israeli control is not only unjustified but risks expanding Israeli authorities’ use of starvation as a weapon of war in #Gaza, a war crime.” 1/x .@hrw: UNRWA provides lifesaving aid, shelter & education across the Occupied Palestinian Territory & elsewhere. @CIJ_ICJ has repeatedly ordered #Israel to ensure sufficient aid reaches people in Gaza to prevent genocide, with UNRWA as a linchpin of the humanitarian response. 2/x

🚨 @AustraliaUN delivers tough joint statement to UN General Assembly 3rd Committee on "ongoing concerns about serious human rights violations in #China." Speaking on behalf of 15 countries, Australia noted China authorities' abuses in #Xinjiang & #Tibet. unny.mission.gov.au/unny/241022_UN… Signatories are Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, UK, US.

#Pakistan read out a pro-China statement on behalf of "80 countries" (sic) that basically said stay out of China's business.

👏 Thanks to @LiechtensteinUN for pushing this important initiative to hold permanent members of UN Security Council accountable for vetoes. It's a step in the right direction.

There's been too much misuse of veto by permanent UNSC members, mostly #Russia & US.

Mini thread 🧵

https://twitter.com/LiechtensteinUN/status/1518969454926913536

Veto abuse - case 1: #Russia on Feb 26 vetoed UN Security Council resolution demanding that it end its invasion of #Ukraine & withdraw all troops. Under Article 27(3) of UN Charter, Russia, a party to the conflict, should have abstained but did not. 👎news.un.org/en/story/2022/…

🚨 #Albania & #France hold informal UN Security Council meeting Weds 4/27 at 3pm EDT on accountability for war crimes in #Ukraine.

@hrw’s @ida_sawyer will speak. Also UN rights chief @mbachelet, FM @xhacka_olta, @IntlCrimCourt prosecutor, Ukraine prosecutor general, Amal Clooney This informal UN Security Council meeting (known in UN parlance as an "Arria formula" meeting) on the importance of accountability for war crimes in #Ukraine will be broadcast live on @UNWebTV here at 3pm EDT Weds 4/27: media.un.org/en/webtv/

🧵Today's 10am ET UN Security Council meeting on #Ukraine is gearing up to be a big deal. President Zelensky will join by video after UN chief @antonioguterres, @DicarloRosemary & @UNReliefChief speak.

apnews.com/article/russia… #Russia has promised "proof" that evidence of Russian atrocities in #Bucha & elsewhere are "fake" and a "staged provocation". This claim by Russia's UN envoy & others has been debunked.

See @hrw's fact-based reported on apparent Russian war crimes here: hrw.org/news/2022/04/0…

Happening today!!! #Covid19 situation in #Venezuela grows more dire every day. @hrw @JohnsHopkinsSPH @womenslink will speak on what UN can do to help VZ combat the pandemic. Co-hosted by @GermanyUN @DominicanRepUN . Tune in at 2pm live on @UNWebTV hrw.org/news/2020/07/2… .@hrw: To help combat #Covid19, @antonioguterres shld urge #Venezuela govt to open doors to full-scale UN humanitarian response so aid can reach entire country. Pres. Maduro needs to stop playing the victim & let UN experts save lives! 2pm @UNWebTV! hrw.org/news/2020/07/2…