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.
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:
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: