PRESS RELEASE Groups Urge Removal of “Anti-NGO Clause” and Reinstatement of Annan’s 2/3 Threshold for Member Elections Geneva, March 2, 2006 – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) today
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, Feb 23, 2006 – Today’s proposed UN resolution to replace the world body’s discredited human rights commission with a new council offers some
Key Findings Jean Ziegler, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to food, is abusing his mandate to further his extreme anti-American political agenda at
September 2005 began with great expectations from U.N. friends and foes alike. As the month draws to a close, however, it is likely to leave
PRESS RELEASE For media inquiries, please telephone +41-22-734-1472 or click here. U.N. Rights Experts Slammed for Criticizing Mideast Peace Talk Geneva, Aug. 4, 2005 – In a statement
PRESS RELEASE For media inquiries, please telephone +41-22-734-1472 or click here. Human Rights High Commissioner Slams U.N. Official for “Inflammatory” Nazi Comparison Jean Ziegler Further Denounced
News: Plans for major reform of the United Nations are rapidly accelerating. Multiple competing proposals are on the table, with 191 member states vying for
Anyone questioning the necessity of Kofi Annan’s proposed overhaul of the 53-member U.N. Commission on Human Rights need only look to the results of its
As the UN struggles to lead global relief efforts for victims of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the world body’s senior staff are experiencing a tidal
As the year 2004 comes to a close, all discussion at the United Nations is overshadowed by two seemingly unrelated events: a corruption scandal bearing
News: Jean Ziegler, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, announced at a UN conference last Thursday that he had written to Romano
Recently appointed as High Commissioner for Human Rights is Louise Arbour, a former Canadian professor, lawyer and Supreme Court Justice. The post, held by Sergio