As the UN Human Rights Council celebrates its 10th anniversary with endless self-congratulatory speeches, UN Watch will be reporting daily on the debates of the June 2016 session.
Swiss FM Didier Burkhalter (left) with Obaid Salem Saeed Al Zaabi (right), UN Geneva envoy of United Arab Emirates, 13 June 2016. UN Photo /
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UN Chief & World Leaders Urged to Endorse Appeal for Amnesty of Political Prisoners as UNHRC Celebrates 10th Anniversary on
Following is the high level panel who will be celebrating the UNHRC’s 10th anniversary on Monday, June 13, 2016. Click here for PDF of High
In sharp contrast to the statement of UN chief Ban Ki-moon, the world body’s high commissioner for rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan, noticeably refused to call
In violation of its core mandate, the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) has once again singled out Israel for politicized, differential and discriminatory
In a rare move, the United Nations has rebuked Hamas leaders, with secretary-general Ban Ki-moon saying he was “shocked” that they celebrated last night’s
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENEVA, June 8, 2016 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, today called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
GENEVA, June 7, 2016 — UN Watch called on UN chief Ban Ki-moon to investigate the UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the wake of
Take Action: Sign the Petition At the recent UN World Health Assembly, why did the UK, France, Germany and other EU states vote for a politicized resolution—co-sponsored by
On this day 35 years ago, Israel destroyed Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor, one of the most important military surprises of all time. In response, the
In his meeting today with the Chinese foreign minister (see UN readout below), Ban Ki-moon failed to mention any United Nations concern at all with