Syria
Syria elected to UN forum on protecting people from abuse
GENEVA, February 28, 2020 — The same Syrian government now indiscriminately bombing four million of its own civilians in Idlib was elected to a senior
February 28, 2020
Syria
Syria denies killing children at UN review session
Above: Syrian Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala, whose recent presidency of the UN Conference on Disarmament provoked a global outcry. Syria was reviewed today in Geneva
January 16, 2019
Conference on Disarmament
Highlights: Democracies attack as Syria takes over UN disarmament conference
As the Assad regime took over the presidency of the UN’s top disarmament forum today, democracies clashed with the Syrian chair. Highlights below. REGIMES CONGRATULATE
May 29, 2018
What we're asking democracies to do as Syria begins presidency of UN disarmament forum
GENEVA, May 29, 2018 – The non-governmental monitoring group UN Watch, leader of the global campaign to protest Syria’s presidency of the UN-backed Conference on Disarmament (CD), released the following
May 29, 2018
Democracies slam Syria's presidency of UN disarmament conference
Responding to the protest campaign and appeal of UN Watch, democracies have strongly protested Syria’s take-over of the presidency of the UN-backed Conference on Disarmament.
May 29, 2018
U.S. calls on Syria to 'stand down' from presidency of UN disarmament forum, asks Russia for help
GENEVA, May 25, 2018 – The U.S. called on Russia to pressure Syria to “stand down” from the presidency of the UN-backed Conference on Disarmament which the Assad regime is
May 25, 2018
UN chief hopes Syria's presidency of top disarmament forum won't have "negative impact"
GENEVA, May 25, 2018 – After delivering a speech yesterday in Geneva on disarmament, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres expressed the hope that Syria’s
May 25, 2018
Transcript: Syria denies chemical weapons attacks, defends presidency of UN disarmament forum
Debate in UN Conference on Disarmament May 22, 2018 Full 1-hour audio recording Click here for petition https://unwatch.org/wp-admin/post-new.php Highlights related to Syria’s upcoming presidency of
May 24, 2018
UN Watch Launches Petition to Oppose Syria Chairing UN Disarmament Forum on May 28th
GENEVA, May 23, 2018 – UN Watch today launched a global petition to leaders of major democracies urging them to pull their ambassadors form the
May 23, 2018
Top Tweets of the Week
Trending UN Watch tweets from this past week: Jeremy Corbyn, who in the past has repeatedly called for sanctions on Israel, advocates “negotiations” and “diplomatic
April 16, 2018
Conference on Disarmament
Going Viral: UN Watch Report on Syria heading UN disarmament forum
UN Watch’s exclusive report and appeal on Syria’s upcoming presidency of the UN’s top disarmament forum has sparked a global firestorm. The scandal arose yesterday in
April 11, 2018
Syria to chair UN disarmament forum on chemical & nuclear weapons; watchdog calls on US & EU to walk out
Syrian ambassador Hussam Edin Aala, left, with Vladimir Gratchev, representative of Michael Møller, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, Sept. 3, 2014. GENEVA,
April 9, 2018
