United Nations
Issue 615: The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016
The Top Ten Worst U.N. Moments of 2016 10. Misogynistic Iran joined the Executive Board of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender
December 19, 2016
United Nations
South Sudan
UN Peacekeepers should protect victims in South Sudan
UN Watch Oral Statement Human Rights Council, Special Session on South Sudan 14 December 2016 Thank you Mr. President. UN Watch welcomes today’s special
December 14, 2016
Canada
UN Watch Salutes Canada's Justin Trudeau for Opposing 6 Anti-Israel Resolutions at U.N.
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release GENEVA, Dec. 2, 2016 – The Geneva-based UN Watch saluted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his government’s principled stand at
December 2, 2016
Israel
Today: 6 UN resolutions on Israel; texts ignore Jewish ties to Temple Mount, urge transfer of Golan to Syria
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release GENEVA, Nov. 29, 2016 – Today the UN General Assembly is marking “Palestine Day” with the scheduled adoption of six resolutions
November 29, 2016
Israel
UNHRC joins anti-Israel BDS campaign with "database" to blacklist companies worldwide
UNHRC Resolution Requests “Database” The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on March 24, 2016, requesting the High Commissioner for Human Rights to produce
November 21, 2016
Human Rights
UN elects Saudi Arabia to Human Rights Council, oversight on women's rights
GENEVA, Nov. 21, 2016 – The UN just elected Saudi Arabia to a 3-year term on its Human Rights Council, and Saudi representative Abdulaziz Alwasil has arrived
November 19, 2016
Canada
Canada to give $25M to UNRWA despite staffers' calls to kill Jews
UN Watch sends PM Trudeau links to UNRWA staffers’ praise of Hitler, urges commission of inquiry into “pervasive incitement to antisemitism” Above: one of numerous
November 16, 2016
United Nations
Comparing Votes: UNGA Resolutions Singling Out Israel
COMPARING VOTES UNGA RESOLUTIONS SINGLING OUT ISRAEL To see how your country voted: https://www.un.org/en/ga/documents/voting.asp For UNGA data starting from 2015, and much more, see the
November 14, 2016
Petitions & Appeals
End UN Bias: Take Action
Click here: Urge world leaders to end U.N. anti-Israel bias https://www.change.org/p/eu-say-no-to-u-n-s-anti-israel-bigotry
November 8, 2016
United Nations
Today: UN condemned Israel 10 times
Chair of the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee, November 8, 2016, which today adopted 9 resolutions against Israel. GENEVA, Nov. 8, 2016 – The U.N.
November 8, 2016
North Korea
UN to condemn North Korea for exploiting overseas laborers
Among the four human rights resolutions on country situations to be adopted by the General Assembly this year is the resolution on human rights violations in
November 8, 2016
United Nations
Dictatorships celebrate election to UN Human Rights Council
On Friday, October 28, 2016, the General Assembly elected 14 members to the Human Rights Council. The body deals with human rights issues around the world. UN
November 3, 2016