The global <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/population" target="_blank" rel="noopener">population</a> surpassed 8 billion people as of Tuesday, according to a projection from the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a>.
The organization forecasts that the human race will have a membership of 8.5 billion people by 2030 and 9.7 billion people by 2050, although worldwide fertility rates have reached their lowest levels since 1950. India will surpass China next year as the world’s most populous nation.
“This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a <a href="https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-population-reach-8-billion-15-november-2022#:~:text=The%20global%20population%20is%20projected,today%20on%20World%20Population%20Day." target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another.”
More than half of global population growth over the next three decades is slated to occur in eight countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the United Nations. As the populations of most Western countries grow older, most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as parts of Asia and Latin America, are witnessing younger average working populations, signaling the possibility of a more productive workforce presuming gains in education and technology.
The expanding human population, despite lower worldwide birth rates following the lockdown-induced recession, has been the subject of concern for many climate activists. Referencing the purported need to further reduce fertility, United Nations Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin commented in the press release that “rapid population growth makes eradicating poverty, combatting hunger and malnutrition, and increasing the coverage of health and education systems more difficult.”
Claims that decreasing population growth is beneficial for humanity, however, often overlook the robust innovation and productive capacity that can emerge from larger populations. Cato Institute Senior Fellow Marian Tupy, who has authored multiple books about the fallacy of planetary resource depletion, said during an interview with The Daily Wire that “the more people you have, the greater the number of people who are likely to be inventors or innovators.”
“The world’s population in the last 200 years has risen from 1 billion people to 8 billion people, and yet the world is much richer than it was before. Not just that, but we are living longer, we are healthier, we are better educated, we are more moral in many aspects,” he remarked. “Only human beings can have new ideas that lead to innovations, inventions, productivity gains, and increased standards of living. If any progress is going to come, it has to come from the human mind. The more people you have, the more ideas you have, the more innovations you have.”
Tupy, acknowledging that only a fraction of the population innovates in the way he described, noted that population growth is by no means the only factor for productivity. “If a large population was all that mattered, then China would be by far the richest country, because they have been the most populous country for the past 2,000 years,” he continued. “You need to have a modicum of freedom, whereby people are free to think, publish, and associate.”
With respect to climate change, Tupy cited innovation as a mechanism to harness resources in a more efficient manner, specifically pointing to the role of fracking in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and the role of aquaculture in preserving fish populations.
“Yes, human beings are contributing to climate change, but they are also contributing to solving climate change,” he remarked. “Every human being comes into the world not just with an empty stomach, but also with a brain, and it is on those brains that we rely on to create wealth.”

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World Population Surpasses 8 Billion People, India To Overtake China Next Year

World Population Surpasses 8 Billion People

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World

Members of the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> General Assembly on Monday called upon <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> to pay <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> war reparations due to violations of international law.
The <a href="https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/N22/679/12/PDF/N2267912.pdf?OpenElement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> passed with 94 countries in <a href="https://twitter.com/maria_avdv/status/1592230157498351616" target="_blank" rel="noopener">favor</a> and 14 opposed, with Russia, China, and Iran among the disapproving parties, while 73 countries abstained. Stronger than other stances taken against Russia by the international body, the resolution also calls for the creation of an “international mechanism” for the reparations.
The General Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to the “sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine” in the resolution and demanded that Russia “immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine” by “completely and unconditionally” withdrawing all military assets from the country.
Among the nations approving the measure were the United States, France, Norway, Germany, and the United Kingdom. A far more robust margin of nations affirmed a <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129492" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> last month exhorting member states to refrain from recognizing four regions of Ukraine claimed by Russia, as well as demanding that Moscow reverse the “attempted illegal annexation.” China voted against the former resolution and abstained from the latter, while India abstained from both.
Member states of NATO sent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nato-takes-unprecedented-action-to-respond-to-russia-putins-objectives-not-limited-to-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thousands of troops</a> to neighboring eastern European countries in February after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of his country’s neighbor. The United States has sent more than $9.8 billion in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-sending-5-5-billion-more-in-aid-to-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">humanitarian and military assistance</a> to Ukraine over the past several months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ukraine-applies-for-nato-membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submitted</a> an expedited application to become a member of NATO while asserting that his Russian counterpart must step down before peace talks could begin. “Ukraine was and remains a leader in negotiation efforts. It was our state that always offered Russia to reach an agreement on coexistence on equal, honest, decent and fair terms,” he said in a video message. “It is obvious that this is impossible with this Russian president. He does not know what dignity and honesty are. Therefore, we are ready for a dialogue with Russia, but already with another president of Russia.”
The invasion of Ukraine has applied pressure to the global economy, which had already been battling high inflation and backlogged supply chains following the lockdown-induced recession. Developing nations, as well as several leading European economies, have been especially pinched by Russia severely limiting natural gas exports. The Nord Stream pipeline system, which delivers fuel under the Baltic Sea, recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">witnessed</a> “unprecedented” damage from an unknown actor.
Ministers in the European Union have introduced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-union-social-market-economy-might-redistribute-fossil-fuel-profits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposals</a> to redistribute fossil fuel profits in order to pay for residents’ power bills. United States Secretary-General António Guterres <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/world-leaders-gather-to-condemn-fossil-fuel-addiction-as-planet-faces-energy-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> on attendees at climate conference COP27 to tax the “windfall profits of fossil fuel companies” which have benefited from rising energy prices, noting that the funds could be redirected toward “people struggling with rising food and energy prices and to countries suffering loss and damage caused by the climate crisis.”
Citing the purported danger of climate change, Guterres asked member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to phase out the use of coal by 2030, to be followed by all other nations by 2040, and asserted that the United States and China “have a particular responsibility” to adopt such goals. China recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-burns-more-coal-as-drought-cripples-hydropower-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transitioned</a> toward burning more coal as droughts disrupted hydropower capacity, while Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/germany-reverts-to-burning-coal-will-keep-two-nuclear-plants-open-ahead-of-winter-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reverted</a> to consuming the fuel as natural gas supplies remain tight.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

United Nations Call On Russia To Pay Ukraine War Reparations

United Nations Tell Russia To Pay Reparations To Ukraine

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Global leaders are gathered at a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> conference in Egypt to discuss <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate change</a> and a transition away from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fossil fuels</a>, even as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">energy</a> prices soar worldwide.
Disruptions from lockdown policies across the globe and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have led to constrained energy supplies, particularly in developing countries and the European continent. During a Monday <a href="https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2022-11-07/secretary-generals-remarks-high-level-opening-of-cop27#:~:text=The%20two%20largest%20economies%20%E2%80%93%20the,or%20a%20Collective%20Suicide%20Pact." target="_blank" rel="noopener">speech</a> to diplomats and world leaders assembled at COP27, however, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world’s large and small economies to reconsider their “addiction” to fossil fuels.
“Today’s crises cannot be an excuse for backsliding or greenwashing. If anything, they are a reason for greater urgency, stronger action and effective accountability,” he remarked. “Greenhouse gas emissions keep growing. Global temperatures keep rising. And our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.”
Guterres called on member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to phase out the use of coal by 2030, to be followed by all other nations by 2040, and asserted that the United States and China “have a particular responsibility” to adopt such goals. “It is either a climate solidarity pact, or a collective suicide pact,” he added.
China, however, recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-burns-more-coal-as-drought-cripples-hydropower-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener">switched</a> to burning more coal as droughts disrupt hydropower generation capacity, while Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/germany-reverts-to-burning-coal-will-keep-two-nuclear-plants-open-ahead-of-winter-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reverted</a> to consuming the fuel as the natural gas supply remains tight.
“The war in Ukraine, other conflicts, have caused so much bloodshed and violence and have had dramatic impacts all over the world,” Guterres continued. “But we cannot accept that our attention is not focused on climate change. We must of course work together to support peace efforts and end the tremendous suffering, but climate change is on a different timeline, and a different scale.”
European nations, many of which heavily regulate fossil fuel production to combat climate change, were forced to scramble for new power supplies after Russia severed natural gas shipments and the Nord Stream pipeline system sustained <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nord-stream-pipelines-see-unprecedented-damage-after-cia-warned-german-government-of-sabotage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unprecedented damage</a> from an unknown actor. Russia accounted for 40% of the European natural gas supply last year, a rate that had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-union-social-market-economy-might-redistribute-fossil-fuel-profits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dropped</a> to 9% as of three months ago, while Germany has seen dependence on Russian natural gas decrease from 55% to 35%.
Meanwhile, nations in Africa, Asia, and South America are witnessing soaring energy prices, which have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/asian-african-nations-face-famine-as-ukraine-crisis-hits-global-food-supply" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reduced agricultural production</a> as farmers struggle to afford fuel and fertilizer. Protesters in Sri Lanka forced members of their government to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sri-lankas-president-flees-the-country-amid-mass-uprising" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resign and flee abroad</a> in response to unsustainable inflation, while activists in Panama have leveraged the economic chaos to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hard-left-extremists-are-trying-to-topple-things-protests-rock-panama-amid-food-and-fuel-inflation">promote socialism</a>.
Guterres called on attendees to tax the “windfall profits of fossil fuel companies” which have benefited from the rise in energy prices, suggesting that the funds could be redirected toward “people struggling with rising food and energy prices and to countries suffering loss and damage caused by the climate crisis.” Ministers in the European Union have introduced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-union-social-market-economy-might-redistribute-fossil-fuel-profits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">similar proposals</a> to redistribute fossil fuel profits to pay for residents’ power bills.

COP27 Climate Conference: Opening Ceremony And High-Level Summit

World Leaders Gather To Condemn Fossil Fuel ‘Addiction’ As Planet Faces Energy Crisis

UN Secretary General Condemns Fossil Fuels As World Energy Prices Soar

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U.S. and Mexico officials told the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> Monday both countries stand ready to intervene in the dire humanitarian crisis crippling <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/haiti" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Haiti</a> with civil unrest sparked by gang violence, widespread famine, and a cholera outbreak.
Representatives from the U.S. and Mexico presented two resolutions during a special session of the U.N. Security Council that would impose financial sanctions on criminal actors and authorize &#8220;a limited carefully-scoped non-UN mission led by a partner country with the deep, necessary experience.&#8221;
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., <a href="https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc15064.doc.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a Security Council meeting on Monday that the resolution would &#8220;improve the security situation on the ground so that the delivery of desperately needed aid could reach those in need and address the ongoing cholera crisis.&#8221;
The nation&#8217;s economy has tanked since gangs blocked a major fuel terminal last month, which has forced the closure of businesses and hospitals, according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/17/un-security-council-haiti-session" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Guardian</a>. As a result, U.N. officials warned that about five million Haitian citizens could face catastrophic famine.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has requested international military aid from U.N. officials.
Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-mexico-call-haiti-security-mission-confront-gangs-2022-10-17/?taid=634e38b4b2447a00018cbb90&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> earlier this month that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggested sending &#8220;a rapid action force&#8221; to help Haiti&#8217;s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, with gang leaders like Jimmy Chérizier, a former police officer known as &#8220;Barbecue.&#8221;
&#8220;[Cherizier] is directly responsible for the devastating fuel shortage that is crippling the country,&#8221; U.N. officials <a href="https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc15064.doc.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Guterres called the situation for the nation&#8217;s population, especially in Port-au-Prince, &#8220;nightmarish.&#8221;
&#8220;I believe that we need not only to strengthen the [Haitian] police – strengthening it with training, with equipment, with a number of other measures – but that in the present circumstances, we need an armed action to release the port and to allow for a humanitarian corridor to be established,&#8221; he said, according to <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/17/un-chief-calls-for-armed-action-in-haiti-as-crisis-persists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Al Jazeera</a>.
Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez, Mexico&#8217;s representative to the United Nations, said the sanctions would be imposed on the regime responsible for the violence and an arms embargo.
&#8220;It is not a question of sanctions against the Government, but against those who strike blows against the Government and terrorize citizens,&#8221; Ramírez <a href="https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc15064.doc.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, according to a transcript from the U.N.
President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration said it was reviewing the request last week.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that U.S. officials would deliver humanitarian aid to the Haitian population, adding that the administration would impose new visa restrictions against Haitian officials.
Ambassadors from China and Russia said foreign intervention in the crisis in Haiti could trigger violent confrontation from the population, with many opposition groups refusing support from other nations.
Haitian citizens told Al Jeezera that previous international support failed to bring a resolution, and have called on the resignation of Prime Minister Henry, who has been the country&#8217;s 12th leader since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake decimated the country and killed about 220,000 people in 2010.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faced condemnation after she compared online speech to a weapon of war during a speech at the United Nations this week.
“As leaders, we are rightly concerned that even those most light-touch approaches to disinformation could be misinterpreted as being hostile to the values of free speech we value so highly,” she claimed. “But while I cannot tell you today what the answer is to this challenge, I can say with complete certainty that we cannot ignore it. To do so poses an equal threat to the norms we all value.”
“After all, how do you successfully end a war if people are led to believe the reason for its existence is not only legal but noble?” she continued. “How do you tackle climate change if people do not believe it exists?”
“The weapons may be different but the goals of those who perpetuate them is often the same: To cause chaos and reduce the ability of others to defend themselves, to disband communities, to collapse the collective strength of countries who work together,” she added. “But we have an opportunity here to ensure that these particular weapons of war do not become an established part of warfare.”
Notable responses to Ardern&#8217;s remarks included:
<ul>
<li>Dan Bongino, political commentator: &#8220;One of the most dangerous speeches you’ll hear this year, or next. The liberal totalitarian impulse is increasingly evident.&#8221;</li>
<li>Adam Baldwin, actor: &#8220;Things nasty rhetorical radical communists say: &#8216;… the values of free speech that we [Leaders™] value so highly, but…'&#8221;</li>
<li>Bev Turner, media personality: &#8220;She doesn&#8217;t like &#8216;chaos.&#8217; Remember the opposite of chaos is total control. As she says they have &#8216;weapons&#8217; to tackle anything which challenges HER version of truth. She really is the worst type of totalitarian leader using the needs of the collective &#8216;for your own good.&#8217; Terrifying.&#8221;</li>
<li>David Harsanyi, The Federalist: &#8220;Flat out authoritarian.&#8221; He added, &#8220;Good luck controlling the Internet, tho.&#8221;</li>
<li>Nick Searcy, actor: &#8220;Climate change has always existed, for millions and millions of years. Only in the last 100 years have evil communists claimed that they can control it in order to enslave the stupid idiots they can scare into believing them.&#8221;</li>
<li>Glenn Greenwald, journalist: &#8220;This is the face of authoritarianism &#8211; even though it looks different than you were taught to expect. And it&#8217;s the mindset of tyrants everywhere: This is someone so inebriated by her sense of righteousness and superiority that she views dissent as an evil too dangerous to allow.&#8221;</li>
<li>Ned Ryun, political commentator: &#8220;She’s an absolute authoritarian. In fact, evil.&#8221;</li>
<li>Nick Palmisciano, Diesel Jack Media CEO: &#8220;Yes, please bring on the government disinformation service. What could possibly go wrong? It’s not like we ever see government officials abuse their power to their own ends.&#8221;</li>
</ul>

Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister Slammed For Comparing Free Speech To ‘Weapons Of War’: ‘In Fact, Evil’

New Zealand Prime Minister Slammed For Comparing Free Speech To 'Weapons Of War': 'In Fact, Evil'

New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for censoring the internet during her recent speech at the United Nations, arguing that unregulated free speech on the internet was a &#8220;weapon of war.&#8221;
&#8220;As leaders, we are rightly concerned that even those most light-touch approaches to disinformation could be misinterpreted as being hostile to the values of free speech that we value so highly,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;But while I cannot tell you today what the answer is to this challenge, I can say with complete certainty that we cannot ignore it. To do so poses an equal threat to the norms we all value.&#8221;
&#8220;After all, how do you successfully end a war if people are led to believe the reason for its existence is not only legal but noble?&#8221; she continued. &#8220;How do you tackle climate change if people do not believe it exists?&#8221;
&#8220;The weapons may be different but the goals of those who perpetuate them is often the same: To cause chaos and reduce the ability of others to defend themselves, to disband communities, to collapse the collective strength of countries who work together,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But we have an opportunity here to ensure that these particular weapons of war do not become an established part of warfare.&#8221;
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PM Jacinda Ardern calls internet freedom a “weapon of war” in most recent UN speech. Calls for a new type of internet with “rules and transparency”. “How do you tackle climate change if people don’t believe it exists”. Source: <a href="https://t.co/ZaBdZq6N0U">https://t.co/ZaBdZq6N0U</a> <a href="https://t.co/c0V66jEvfG">pic.twitter.com/c0V66jEvfG</a>
&mdash; Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2023) <a href="https://twitter.com/backtolife_2023/status/1575002436808298501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT:
<blockquote>JACINDA ARDERN, PRIME MINISTER: This week we launched an initiative alongside companies and non-profits to help improve research and understanding of how a person&#8217;s online experiences are curated by automated processes. This will also be important in understanding more about mis and disinformation online. A challenge that we must as leaders address.
Sadly, I think it&#8217;s easy to dismiss this problem as one in the margins. I can certainly understand the desire to leave it to someone else.
As leaders, we are rightly concerned that even those most light-touch approaches to disinformation could be misinterpreted as being hostile to the values of free speech we value so highly.
But while I cannot tell you today what the answer is to this challenge, I can say with complete certainty that we cannot ignore it. To do so poses an equal threat to the norms we all value.
After all, how do you successfully end a war if people are led to believe the reason for its existence is not only legal but noble? How do you tackle climate change if people do not believe it exists? How do you ensure the human rights of others are upheld, when they are subjected to hateful and dangerous rhetoric and ideology?
The weapons may be different but the goals of those who perpetuate them is often the same. To cause chaos and reduce the ability of others to defend themselves. To disband communities. To collapse the collective strength of countries who work together.
But we have an opportunity here to ensure that these particular weapons of war do not become an established part of warfare. &#8230;.
In these times, I am acutely aware of how easy it is to feel disheartened. We are facing many battles on many fronts.
But there is cause for optimism. Because for every new weapon we face, there is a new tool to overcome it.
For every attempt to push the world into chaos, is a collective conviction to bring us back to order.
We have the means; we just need the collective will.</blockquote>
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Compares Free Speech Online To ‘Weapons Of War’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Compares Free Speech Online To 'Weapons Of War'

CNN Chief International Anchor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/christiane-amanpour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christiane Amanpour</a> announced on Thursday that Iranian President <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-engages-in-holocaust-denial-cbs-news-lesley-stahl-does-not-push-back/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ebrahim Raisi</a> had scrapped a planned interview when she refused to put on a head scarf.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/top-jewish-group-calls-for-cnn-to-fire-amanpour-over-kristallnacht-remarks-demands-att-investigate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amanpour</a> and her team had already put in hours of preparation, securing translators and lighting for what would have been Raisi&#8217;s first interview on American soil, when an aide for the president made it clear that unless Amanpour covered her head, he was going to walk away.
The veteran journalist explained the context — and the sequence of events that led up to the interview&#8217;s cancelation — in a brief Twitter thread.
&#8220;Protests are sweeping Iran &amp; women are burning their hijabs after the death last week of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest by the &#8216;morality police.&#8217; Human rights groups say at least 8 have been killed. Last night, I planned to ask President Raisi about all this and much more,&#8221; Amanpour began.
She noted that the interview had been planned to coincide with his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly: &#8220;This was going to be President Raisi’s first ever interview on US soil, during his visit to NY for UNGA. After weeks of planning and eight hours of setting up translation equipment, lights and cameras, we were ready. But no sign of President Raisi.&#8221;
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This was going to be President Raisi’s first ever interview on US soil, during his visit to NY for UNGA. After weeks of planning and eight hours of setting up translation equipment, lights and cameras, we were ready. But no sign of President Raisi. 2/7
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&#8220;40 minutes after the interview had been due to start, an aide came over. The president, he said, was suggesting I wear a headscarf, because it’s the holy months of Muharram and Safar,&#8221; Amanpour continued. &#8220;I politely declined. We are in New York, where there is no law or tradition regarding headscarves. I pointed out that no previous Iranian president has required this when I have interviewed them outside Iran.&#8221;
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I politely declined. We are in New York, where there is no law or tradition regarding headscarves. I pointed out that no previous Iranian president has required this when I have interviewed them outside Iran. 4/7
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That was when the tone of the conversation <a href="https://twitter.com/amanpour/status/1572928523672715266" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shifted</a>, Amanpour noted, saying that the aide quickly made it clear that the &#8220;request&#8221; that she don a head scarf was really more of a &#8220;demand&#8221; — without which there would be no interview. &#8220;He said it was &#8216;a matter of respect,&#8217; and referred to &#8216;the situation in Iran&#8217; — alluding to the protests sweeping the country.&#8221;
&#8220;Again, I said that I couldn’t agree to this unprecedented and unexpected condition,&#8221; Amanpour continued. &#8220;And so we walked away. The interview didn’t happen. As protests continue in Iran and people are being killed, it would have been an important moment to speak with President Raisi.&#8221;
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And so we walked away. The interview didn’t happen. As protests continue in Iran and people are being killed, it would have been an important moment to speak with President Raisi. 7/7 <a href="https://t.co/kMFyQY99Zh">pic.twitter.com/kMFyQY99Zh</a>
&mdash; Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) <a href="https://twitter.com/amanpour/status/1572928531713372160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2022</a></blockquote>
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I&#8217;ve covered politics for 35 years, so let me tell you one thing I&#8217;ve learned: the president of the party you oppose is not always wrong.
Wrong a lot, sure, does things you don&#8217;t agree with, certainly, but sometimes, that guy gets it just right. And if you&#8217;re able to take your partisan hat off for just a minute, you&#8217;d see it.
Take Joe Biden (boo, hiss). He popped up to New York City to address the United Nations, as presidents do in September each year, and he hit one out of the park like Aaron Judge does just up the road in Yankee Stadium.
Biden delivered an address to the General Assembly shortly after Russian despot Vladimir Putin gave his own speech, nuttily warning the West that nuclear war is still an option, that he&#8217;s drafting young Russians into the war, that he&#8217;ll never quit until he gets what he wants.
&#8220;Let us speak plainly. A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map,&#8221; Biden told foreign leaders.
&#8220;Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations Charter — no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force.&#8221;
&#8220;Again, just today, President Putin has made overt nuclear threats against Europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the non-proliferation regime. Now Russia is calling — calling up more soldiers to join the fight. And the Kremlin is organizing a sham referenda to try to annex parts of Ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the U.N. Charter,&#8221; the president said.
There, in a succinct nutshell, is the situation in eastern Europe, where Russia has been at war with Ukraine since invading in February.
Biden then told the world leaders just what they needed to do.
&#8220;Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe &#8230; that should make your blood run cold. That’s why 141 nations in the General Assembly came together to unequivocally condemn Russia’s war against Ukraine.&#8221;
&#8220;So, we — each of us in this body who is determined to uphold the principles and beliefs we pledge to defend as members of the United Nations — must be clear, firm, and unwavering in our resolve,&#8221; Biden said.
The president delivered a clarion call to action — then mucked it all up with the kind of woke, hyper-liberal nonsense you&#8217;d expect to hear from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and one of her silly Squad members.
Biden claimed climate change is among the top global challenges &#8220;that matter most to people’s lives.”
Not only does climate change routinely come in the low-single digits in U.S. surveys, but even Biden doesn&#8217;t much care about the issue. He skipped a U.N. roundtable on climate action Wednesday.
The president went on and on about the climate package within his Inflation Reduction Act, declaring spending $370 billion on the issue will be a “global game-changer.&#8221;
He then proceeded with a lengthy list of platitudes:
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<li>&#8220;We believe strongly in the need to feed the world&#8230;&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The United States will always promote human rights&#8230;&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;The time has come for this institution to become more inclusive&#8230;&#8221;</li>
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Biden nailed the part on Russia, then diluted his address by focusing on a problem that has killed far fewer people than Putin.
And that&#8217;s a shame.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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President Joe Biden Got It All Right In U.N. Address — Until He Got It All Wrong

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Israel’s longtime top diplomat told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro</a> Monday that the U.S. should stay in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> to change it from within even though he agreed with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Wire</a> host that the world body has become “a wretched hive of scum and villainy.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-un-ambassador-danny-danon-un-must-designate-josh-hammer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Danny Danon</a>, who was Israel’s representative to the UN from 2015-2020, has a new book out called “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Den-Israel-World/dp/1637580002" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In The Lion’s Den</a>” in which he recounts his time representing the Jewish State in the world body. Appearing on Shapiro’s daily radio show and podcast, Danon acknowledged that the pervasive anti-Semitism at the UN made him wonder why the U.S. or its staunch Middle East ally stayed.
“After spending five long years there, I thought about this idea almost every day,” Danon said. “But I think the U.S. should not leave the UN. I think they should demand reforms at the UN. You give so much funds to the UN, you can demand more. You should demand more and make sure that the UN is doing what it was supposed to do.
“And that is not to bash Israel, but that is to promote peace in the world,” he continued. “I would advise the US and others stronger countries to change the UN.”
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Sickening! In <a href="https://twitter.com/60Minutes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@60Minutes</a> interview, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a>’s President <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raisi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Raisi</a> says ‘not sure’ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Holocaust?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Holocaust</a> happened. Like he’s ‘not sure’ his thugs beat up women to a pulp? And this week, he will address <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNGA</a> ? <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@antonioguterres</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlinejadMasih</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benshapiro</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/StateSEAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StateSEAS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yadvashem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yadvashem</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jciqb1xqta">pic.twitter.com/Jciqb1xqta</a>
&mdash; Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ostrov_A/status/1571708737148325888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Shapiro noted that just the night before, Iranian President Ibrahim Razi had appeared on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” where he refused to acknowledge that the Holocaust occurred. Razi was also recently granted a visa waiver to come to the U.S. in order to address the UN General Assembly, Shapiro noted.
“I mean, it&#8217;s always been one of the great mysteries of history as to whether the Holocaust happened,” Shapiro said sarcastically.
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ben-shapiro-show/id1047335260" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BEN SHAPIRO&#8217;S LATEST PODCAST</a>
But the real reason for Razi’s trip to the U.S. is to lobby world leaders to support the Iran nuclear deal that former President Obama hatched with Tehran and that his successor, former President Trump, tore up. Razi should not be allowed the privilege after his shameful remarks about the Holocaust, said Danon.
“You denied the Holocaust and we deny him the platform of speaking at the United Nations,” Danon said. “I think what should happen when he wants to speak in a few days is that everybody should deny his speech, not to show up to his speech.”
Danon said he didn’t expect any international show of solidarity on behalf of Israel.
“The UN will let him speak, unfortunately,” he said. “But I think that every respectable democracy should not send their ambassador or a head of state into the General Assembly hall and send a clear message. If you deny the Holocaust, we deny your presence.
“Unfortunately, he&#8217;s coming to the U.S. like a celebrity, and that&#8217;s not how you treat terrorists,” Danon added.
The longtime diplomat said he hopes that the current election taking place in Israel will result in former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returning to power.
“Look at what&#8217;s happening in the region,” Danon said, adding that Iran as well as terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah pose a gathering threat to the Jewish state. “They feel the weakness of this current government and that&#8217;s why they are trying to push us now. I hope that by the end of November, we will have a stable government.”

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‘Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy’: Ben Shapiro Nukes UN In Chat With Key Israeli Diplomat

'Wretched Hive Of Scum': Ben Shapiro Nukes UN In Chat With Key Israeli Diplomat

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations">UN</a> Commission on Human Rights released a stunning report on Wednesday alleging that human rights abuses <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China</a> has committed against the Uyghur minority population may constitute “crimes against humanity.”
The <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/2022-08-31/22-08-31-final-assesment.pdf">48-page report</a> outlines allegations leveled against the Chinese Communist Party for years by numerous journalists, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/us-and-allies-impose-sanctions-on-officials-in-china-over-human-rights-offenses-in-xinjiang">governments</a>, and international organizations. The Uyghurs, an Islamic, Turkic-speaking minority in China’s remote northwestern frontier, have been reportedly subjected to arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence, and forced labor. 
“Despite well-documented evidence of state-sponsored torture and the intended destruction of the entire Uyghur ethnic groups through massive concentration camps, physical and mental torture, slave labor, massive displacement, enforced sterilization to prevent population growth and separation of children from their parents, the U.N. report came short of calling the crime by name,” Mehmet Tohti, executive director of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/world/asia/china-xinjiang-uyghurs.html">The New York Times</a>.
The UN first began receiving reports of abuse at the end of 2017, and the report cites 40 interviews with witnesses of the atrocities, 26 of whom reportedly spent time in a Uyghur internment camp. China initially <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/world/asia/china-xinjiang-un.html">denied</a> the existence of the camps, and when that became impossible, Beijing characterized them as “vocational training centers” meant to combat “extremism.&#8221;
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The Chinese mission to the UN released a <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/countries/2022-08-31/ANNEX_A.pdf">122-page counter</a> condemning the UN&#8217;s decision to release their report. 
“This so called &#8216;assessment&#8217; … ignores the human rights achievements made together by people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and the devastating damage caused by terrorism and extremism to the human rights of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang,” the Chinese mission said. 
The CCP has been increasingly aggressive in its censorship of foreign media, using its iron grip on the highly coveted Chinese market to compel American corporations like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-pompeo-rips-hollywood-corporate-acquiescence-to-communist-china">Disney</a> and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-nba-blocks-people-from-being-able-to-order-freehongkong-customizable-jerseys">NBA</a> to kowtow to the party line.
While the UN report was condemnatory in its language, it did not go so far as to call the ongoing campaign of repression a genocide, despite the widespread demolition of Uyghur mosques, restrictions on the speaking and teaching the Uyghur language, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/only-on-ap-middle-east-europe-government-and-politics-76acafd6547fb7cc9ef03c0dd0156eab">forced abortions of Uyghur children</a> and the drastic and demonstrable drop in Uyghur birth rates.
“It is imperative that nations take this report and make concrete steps toward stopping these crimes against humanity and holding China accountable for them,” Rushan Abbas, a Uyghur American activist said. 
Abbas previously worked as a translator for the US Department of Defense, and after he began speaking out his sister was reportedly sentenced to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/world/asia/uighur-muslims-china-detainment.html">20 years in prison</a> by the Chinese government. Chinese authorities have been accused of taking reprisals against the relatives of whistleblowers and foreign critics.
For some Uyghurs, the report is too little, too late. Mukerrem Abitoglu, who fled to Turkey from China with her youngest daughter 5 years ago, told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/uyghurs-turkey-disappointed-by-un-report-chinas-xinjiang-2022-09-01/">Reuters</a>, “China kills our young people, leaves our children orphaned so what [the United Nations] do now is not enough.”

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China Committed ‘Serious Human Rights Violations’ In Uyghur Concentration Camps: UN Report

China Committed 'Serious Human Rights Violations' In Uyghur Concentration Camps: UN Report

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A third of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pakistan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a> is underwater amid intense flooding that began in mid-June and has claimed over a thousand lives. 
About 33 million people have been affected by the <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1125752" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record levels of flooding</a>, leaving over 1,000 people dead and causing an <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/initial-economic-losses-pakistan-floods-least-10-bln-planning-minister-2022-08-29/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated</a> $10 billion in damages. On Tuesday, the United Nations announced an appeal for $160 million in aid for the country. 
“The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video posted to Twitter, explaining the disaster as “the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding.”
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The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids. More than 1000 people have been killed &#8211; with millions more lives shattered. 
This colossal crisis requires urgent, collective action to help the Government &amp; people of Pakistan in their hour of need. <a href="https://t.co/aVFFy4Irwa">pic.twitter.com/aVFFy4Irwa</a>
&mdash; António Guterres (@antonioguterres) <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1564556094680227841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the UN Humanitarian Coordination Office (OCHA), said Tuesday that 500,000 people have been displaced and almost one million homes have been damaged. Damaged infrastructure, including 3,500 km of roads and 150 bridges, has hindered people&#8217;s ability to flee to safer ground. Many of the dead are children, she said. 
Pakistan Climate Minister Sherry Rehman said on Monday that a third of the country is underwater, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-floods-un-appeal-aid-monsoon-climate-change-rcna45219" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling</a> the floods “the monster monsoon of the decade.” She also attributed the disaster to climate change. 
The United Nations&#8217; $160 million aid plan is designed to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country,” with the objective of delivering lifesaving assistance, preventing disease outbreaks, and ensuring access to assistance and protection. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has also <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/aug-30-2022-united-states-providing-additional-30-million-critical-humanitarian-assistance-pakistan-flooding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">committed</a> $30 million in aid. 
The floodwaters in select areas of Pakistan started receding as the rain stopped three days ago, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/30/pakistan-flooding-underwater-monsoon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. After reviewing the damages caused by the floods, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, “I can say without any fear of contradiction, this flood situation is probably the worst in the history of Pakistan.”
Intense flooding isn’t new to Pakistan. Historic floods <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62722117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crushed the country</a> in 2010, killing almost 2,000 people in what became at the time the deadliest flood in its history.
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‘Monster Monsoon,’ Flooding Kills Over A Thousand In Pakistan: Officials

‘Monster Monsoon Of The Decade,’ Flooding Kills Over A Thousand In Pakistan

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> representative from Africa was busted by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NYPD</a> for an alleged rape Sunday, then sprung almost immediately because he has diplomatic immunity, police said.
Charles Dickens Imene Oliha, 46, who works for the South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, allegedly assaulted a neighbor in her apartment Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/un-diplomat-dodges-nyc-rape-rap-thanks-to-diplomatic-immunity-cop-sources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post reported</a>. He was brought in for questioning by detectives from the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit, but released after informing police he was beyond the law.
“It’s incredibly disturbing that someone who is accused of rape cannot be held accountable no matter what the facts,” Jane Manning, director of the Women’s Equal Justice project and a former sex-crimes prosecutor, told The Post. “I hope that the NYPD detectives will still do a full and thorough investigation to establish what the evidence shows.”
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According to the report, the victim said she was going to walk another neighbor’s dog when the suspect approached her in the lobby and followed her upstairs to her apartment. When she entered her apartment, the suspect pushed his way inside, according to police.
Inside the apartment, the suspect allegedly raped her twice. The victim said she went into shock and fell asleep, but later called 911 on the advice of a friend.
Oliha was arrested nearly 12 hours later, but was released around 5 a.m. Monday.
It was not immediately known what legal steps the city could take.
“This remains an ongoing investigation,” Deputy Commissioner Julian Phillips told the <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-sudan-diplomat-accused-of-rape-in-nyc-but-released-because-he-has-full-immunity-police-sources-say/ar-AA10Xsaw">New York Daily News</a>.
The Post sent reporters to Oliha’s apartment, where two women answered the door and declined comment. The newspaper reached the deputy permanent representative for South Sudan&#8217;s embassy,  Cecilia Adeng, who said she was only just hearing about the accusation.
“Of course this is not something that’s tolerable at all,” she said. “So we’ll be reporting to our headquarters and seeing what’s going on.”
Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, which was ratified by 187 countries, diplomats “shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention.” The immunity has been invoked in a wide range of transgressions, from parking tickets to rape and murder. But under the law, the U.S. could still eject Oliha from the country.

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