The ‘Group of 21,’ a drafting committee for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), has released the latest draft
The International Labour Organization recently held an acrimonious “special sitting” on the “situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories” at its annual Conference. Analysis:
The 57th Commission on Human Rights is currently taking place in Geneva, with its traditional disproportionate focus on the Middle East conflict even more accentuated
The Commission on Human Rights, the central human rights event on the UN calendar, is due to commence its annual six-week session on 19th March.
News: Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, recently succeeded Sadako Ogata as High Commissioner for Refugees. Analysis: This transition takes place during the
News: The High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has just issued a report on her ‘fact-finding’ mission to the Middle East, which was one-sided
Next Wednesday, on November 29th, the UN will observe its annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Analysis: The past month has seen
The UN Undersecretary General for Management stated recently that the UN’s financial state was alarming. Member States have yet to pay more than $3 billion
A Special Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights met in Geneva last week. After two days of largely one-sided debate, a resolution was
Following the murder of four UNHCR staff members in less than two weeks, thousands of humanitarian workers gathered worldwide last Thursday to mourn their loss
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, has appointed as Senior Advisor an individual who has compared Israel’s policies to those of the Nazis.
Palestinian Observer to the UN in New York, Nasser al-Kidwa, has called for the admission of “Palestine” as a full Member State of the UN