The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Thursday July 7th, 2022 – World Chocolate Day
World Chocolate Day, sometimes referred to as International Chocolate Day, or just Chocolate Day, is an annual celebration of chocolate, occurring globally on July 7, which some suggest to be the anniversary of the introduction of chocolate to Europe in 1550. The observance of World Chocolate Day dates back to 2009.
The Mouse that Growled: Liechtenstein and the Power of the Veto by Rene Wadlow
A remarkable question was recently posed by the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein via a Resolution broached for discussion at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly which is scheduled to begin on the 13th of September 2022.
The Liechtenstein Resolution calls for the President of the General Assembly to invite a permanent member of the UN Security Council to come before the General Assembly and explain its stand within ten days of applying a veto. The resolution asks that these five permanent members submit a special report at least 72 hours before the relevant discussions in the General Assembly.
The Charter of the UN is very clear in outlining the organization’s mission of saving“succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, whereby the Security Council has been granted the power to act on the General Assembly’s behalf in achieving this aim through Article 24 of the UN Charter. Ironically, the veto power granted to P-5 members has been applied to block various peace-keeping initiatives. By their continued use of the veto, the P-5 have left the nations of the world in paralysis many times.
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Fried Eggs & Ham #poem & #photo by Nikos Laios
“The eggs are
Popping in the pan,
The coffee pot is hot,
The blinds are flapping
And the leaves are
Crumpled and dry.”
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Ephemera #63 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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