Tag: 20th anniversary

UNGA marks 20th anniversary of Durban Declaration’s adoption

The Declaration was adopted against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance on September 8, 2001.

September 23, 2021

Taliban flag rises over seat of power on fateful anniversary

The white banner, emblazoned with a Quranic verse, was hoisted by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban interim government, in a low-key ceremony

September 12, 2021

Biden marks 9/11 anniversary with tribute, call for unity

Biden was a senator when hijackers commandeered four planes and exacted the nation’s worst terror attack in 2001. Now he marks the 9/11 anniversary for the first time as commander in chief.

September 11, 2021

US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end

The U.S. marks the milestone anniversary Saturday under the pall of a pandemic and in the shadow of a frantic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

September 11, 2021

UN chief marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

A total of 2,996 people were killed in the attacks, which were the deadliest in human history, with more than 25,000 others injured.

September 11, 2021

Lessons of 9/11 remain unlearned

The mainstream distinction between ‘far right’ and ‘Islamist’ militancy can be (perhaps intentionally) confusing, given the ideological affinities between white supremacism and religious extremism. But it’s decidedly the former that has claimed far more lives in America since 9/11.

September 8, 2021