The United Nations is the best hope to spare humanity from the barbarity of war, from the senseless death, destruction and dislocation it brings abou… - Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

It’s quite clear that when you impose sanctions on a country that the population is going to suffer. It’s ridiculous to pretend that the sanctions are only going to affect the government elite. In fact, the government elite usually continues living rather well. It’s the most vulnerable – women, children – who have to pay for the consequences of these illegal sanctions.

The families of the killed and disappeared are entitled to the right to know what happened to their loved ones, and to adequate reparation for the suffering endured.

Decolonization was not only just and consistent with the Charter; it was necessary to end violence.