The world’s reluctance to act in the face of continuing military aggression in Kosovo prompts a consideration of the evolution in the legitimacy of the
In the past month, China has committed several widely-reported human rights violations. Xu Wenli, Qin Yongmin, and Wang Yucai were sentenced to 13, 12, and
This year, the Secretary-General has advocated fundamental organizational reform of the UN. Since this is the last edition of The Wednesday Watch for 1998, let’s
November 29th marked the 21st annual UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. UN headquarters in New York, Geneva, and Vienna were turned
Executive Summary: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Gaza (OHCHR-Gaza), now completing its second year of operation, is a project worth
* On November 9-10 in Geneva, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in consultation with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, will
Many Member States have recently expressed a desire for a wider, more open and inclusive Security Council. On Monday, the Secretary-General made reference to a
Today, all 185 members of the UN are gathering in New York for the start of the 53rd session of the General Assembly. Analysis:
Reports of mismanagement within the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) seem to have been rebutted, and they have not derailed the candidacy of High
Last week at the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination, ostensibly a non-political body made up of independent experts, the Egyptian, Mr. Ahmad Khalifa, launched an
The UN’s Rome Conference has overwhelmingly adopted a Statute that will create an International Criminal Court (ICC). This paves the way for the world’s first
With a vote of 124 to 4, the UN General Assembly granted the PLO additional powers, including the right to participate in the general debate