FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 10, 2024
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MEDIA INVITE: CODEPINK, World Beyond War, and Catholic Worker to Hold Press Conference and March from UN South African MIssion to Israeli Mission: No More Arms for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
NEW YORK - On September 16, 2024, CODEPINK, World Beyond War, and Catholic Worker will hold a press conference followed by a peaceful march from the South African Mission to the United Nations to the Israeli UN Mission to call on the UN to impose an arms embargo on Israel. The event is scheduled to take place from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in New York City, in conjunction with the ongoing United Nations General Assembly session.
The United Nations was founded to end the scourge of war. The Security Council is empowered under the UN Charter to take action to ensure international peace and stability, but it has failed to do so, particularly in its response to Israel’s assault and siege of Gaza, as well as the expansion of settler violence and annexation in the West Bank. The GeneralAssembly has the power, however, to act on its own under the Uniting for Peace resolution to override US and Israel’s obstruction at the Security Council. The march will feature powerful visuals, including banners and props resembling commandments that read, "Thou Shall Not Kill" and "Thou Shall Not Steal."
Press Conference at South Africa UN Mission) and March to the Israeli UN Mission
Date: September 16, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Press Conference 1-1:20p.m.; March thereafter
Location: South Africa Mission to the UN (845 Third Avenue) to Israeli UN Mission (42nd Street and 2nd Avenue), New York City
Organizers call on UN member states to embargo arms, oil and tech on Israel to stop settler terrorism and destruction in the West Bank and Israeli military genocide in Gaza. They are urging the enforcement of the World Court's Provisional Measures to protect Palestinian civilians and ensure that international law is upheld.
“(UN Member States) can now invoke the authoritative ruling of the World Court to credibly assert that participating in boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israeli occupation, colonization, and apartheid is not only a moral imperative and constitutional and human right, but also an international legal obligation.” Craig Mokhiber, former director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have already been killed or maimed, and urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza continues to be obstructed.
CODEPINK, World Beyond War, and Catholic Worker demand justice and accountability for these atrocities and call upon the global community to uphold the principles of peace and human rights.
For media inquiries, contact: Krys at [email protected].
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