The Mandate (click here for pdf version) On March 24, 2016, at its 31st session, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted resolution 31/36
Click here for YouTube. Full transcript: During the past year, as the representative of the United States, I have most often taken the position that
In the flurry of press about UNRWA in the last weeks, much has been written and said about the U.N. Palestine refugee agency, both positive
Click here for YouTube Video transcript: VAN SUSTEREN: “UNRWA — you’ve been very vocal in reducing the amount of contributions the United States makes, and
GENEVA, January 18, 2018 – Burundi and its allies attempted to whitewash the government’s terrible human rights record during a mandatory U.N. Human Rights Council review
Transcript: I fear that these excellent intentions may not achieve much, because at the apex of all international effort lies the UN Human Rights Council,
MEMBERS: Saudi Arabia Iraq, Cuba, China, Qatar, Angola, Burundi, Pakistan, Venezuela, DR Congo, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates… Meet the 2018 membership of the U.N. Human Rights Council, elected by the United Nations with
In the wake of U.S. threats to cut aid to the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians, a look at UNRWA textbooks—which deny Jewish rights in
Time Line of Events Leading up to U.S. Freeze of UNRWA Funding Dec. 6, 2017 – Trump issues statement officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital:
GENEVA, January 11, 2018 — The non-governmental human rights group United Nations Watch today urged the 47-nation Human Rights Council to hold an urgent session
A flurry of statements and articles by Sweden, the New York Times, and Foreign Policy, want us to believe that a U.S. reduction in its
UN security council vote for a no-fly zone over Libya, March 2011. Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images While Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström questioned the justification