After the September 11 attacks, the UN Security Council passed resolution 1373, which obliged all states to report their counter-terrorism measures to the Security Council’s
The General Assembly met on Monday in a resumed “Emergency Special Session” on the Middle East. Confronted with the Secretary-General’s report that confirmed Israeli allegations
News: On 23 July, the UN General Assembly approved UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s nomination of Sergio Vieira de Mello for the post of High
On 2 July, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released the Arab Human Development Report 2002. Written “by Arabs, for Arabs,” the report has received
Following President Bush’s Middle East policy speech, Secretary-General Kofi Annan commented: “[W]e had hoped that the reforms would not be a condition of the peace-process
At the annual conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO), delegates representing governments, employers and workers rebuffed the Arab states’ attempt to politicize the meeting
The 58th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights has been tarnished by Arab anti-Semitism. Exceeding their habitual exaggerated accusations against Israel, Arab delegates
The 58th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights begins on 18 March. The Commission’s purpose is to promote human rights and respect for
The Commission on Human Rights, the central human rights event on the UN calendar, is due to commence its annual six-week session on 18 March.
Syrian Ambassador Fayssal Mekdad, in his country’s maiden speech to the UN Security Council, compared the terror attacks on the World Trade Center to Israel’s
UN Watch Chairman, Ambassador Alfred H. Moses, reminded the world about the abuse of Israel at the United Nations in an opinion piece, published 8
Today, 10 December, is Human Rights Day. Analysis: AIDS is a major global threat to human security. As the enjoyment of human rights is predicated