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
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
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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: In a recent letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) expressed its
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
UN leaders issued strong condemnations of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC. Analysis: Following the terror assaults in New York and Washington,
A Special Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights met in Geneva last week. After two days of largely one-sided debate, a resolution was
As the year ends, the Secretary-General is responding to two reports in a way that reveals his professional integrity and his ongoing dedication to improving
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