Greenpeace: Urgent Peace Opportunity
Thanks to an initiative from the Arab League, the UN is not hiding its
head in the sand over the war in Iraq. We now have a crucial opportunity
for the world to condemn the war in Iraq.
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On Wednesday, 26 March, there was an 'open session' of the UN Security
Council, and members are expected to put forward a resolution condemning
the war and calling for a ceasefire. The debate is expected to carry on
until Thursday, but it is clear that any such resolution will be vetoed
by the US and UK.
Arab League Foreign Ministers, as well as their colleagues in the
non-Aligned Movement, have said that if there is no Security Council
resolution, they will invoke Resolution 377 ('Uniting for Peace'), and
call for an Emergency Session of the UN General Assembly, where a
resolution calling for an end to the war would get overwhelming support.
We have chosen several countries whose support for this move is key to
its success. Any country that puts this forward, will have to be able to
withstand diplomatic and economic blackmail from the US and the UK in
order to exercise their democratic right to speak on behalf of their
people.
Please use this link:
http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?as3&s=wr
to write to the Foreign Ministers of Cuba, South Africa, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Nigeria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Fiji, Mexico, Chile,
Germany, Russia, and France, and ask them to support 'Uniting for
Peace'.
You can discuss the campaign for a 'Uniting for Peace' resolution here:
http://act.greenpeace.org/1048719593
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