18/03/2021
The 2011 Arms Embargo – Obliging States to Prevent the Direct or Indirect Supply of All Weaponry to Libya – “Remains Totally Ineffective”
Human Wrongs Watch
17 March 2021 (UN News)* — An arms embargo imposed on Libya by the Security Council in 2011 remains “totally ineffective” a UN Panel of Experts has said, adding that civilians, including migrants and asylum seekers, continue to suffer widespread rights violations and abuses.
In its final report, the Panel of Experts on Libya – established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) – said that throughout its mandate, the body identified “multiple acts” that threatened the peace, stability or security of the country, and increased attacks against State institutions and installations.
“Designated terrorist groups remained active in Libya, albeit with diminished activities. Their acts of violence continue to have a disruptive effect on the stability and security of the country”, it said.
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18/03/2021
Arms: US, French and German Exports Rise, Russian and Chinese Exports Fall – Middle East Imports Grow Most, Driven Chiefly by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar
Human Wrongs Watch
(Stockholm) International transfers of major arms stayed at the same level between 2011–15 and 2016–20. Substantial increases in transfers by three of the top five arms exporters—the USA, France and Germany—were largely offset by declining Russian and Chinese arms exports. Middle Eastern arms imports grew by 25 per cent in the period, driven chiefly by Saudi Arabia (+61 per cent), Egypt (+136 per cent) and Qatar (+361 per cent), according to new data on global arms transfers published on by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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The trend in international transfers of major arms, 1981–202018/03/2021
International Aid Is the Latest Victim of Boris Johnson’s Culture Wars
Boris Johnson’s government is planning to slash the UK’s aid to war-torn countries | Hannah Mckay/Reuters/Alamy
18/03/2021
Are High-Ranking UN Jobs the Political Birthright of Big Powers?
Human Wrongs Watch
“The basic problem is that the 193-member General Assembly has deferred too many times, for too long, and on too many issues to the UN Security Council and the five permanent members (P-5) of the UN Security Council (UNSC)”.
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The UN General Assembly in session. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elias .
