Issue 566: TOP 10 WORST U.N. MOMENTS OF 2015
TOP 10 WORST U.N. MOMENTS OF 2015 Left: Faisal Trad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Geneva, was elected Chair of the UN Human Rights Council panel that appoints
December 30, 2015
Middle East
Issue 559: UN condemns Israel in 6 resolutions, no criticism of Palestinian attacks
Annual ritual to see total of 20 resolutions on Israel, 3 on rest of world UN Watch commends Canada’s new Trudeau government for maintaining opposition to biased resolutions Syria’s ambassador Jaafari expressed “heartfelt appreciation
November 27, 2015
UN expert on Human Rights in Iran Lambastes Theocratic Regime
In a recent statement on November 11th 2015 Ahmed Shaheed, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of
November 18, 2015
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
I. Introduction The Special Rapporteur welcomes the recent nuclear agreement struck between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Germany, Russian
November 17, 2015
L'UNESCO adopte une résolution anti-Israël controversée
Ce mercredi 21 octobre, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Education, la Science et la Culture (UNESCO) a voté en faveur d’une résolution condamnant Israël. A
October 23, 2015
UNESCO adopts controversial anti-Israel resolution
On 21st October, the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted in favor of a resolution condemning Israel. Initially the text included a bid to
October 22, 2015
Israel
UNRWA Employees Incite to Murder on Facebook
Call to “Stab Zionist Dogs” • At least ten different UNRWA employees are using social media to incite Palestinian stabbing and shooting attacks against Israeli Jews,
October 19, 2015
Country
Report: UN Officials Inciting Murder of Jews, Call to "Stab Zionist Dogs"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [UPDATE, Oct. 19: Despite all of the links and screenshots below, the UN spokesman said Friday that it “remains to be seen” if UNRWA
October 16, 2015
Lebanon Fails to Reverse UN Censure of Hizbullah
During its 30th session, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution concerning the human rights situation in Syria, as it has done since the
October 12, 2015
WATCH: AP grills State Department for double standards against Israel in light of Afghan bombing
U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner appeared dumbstruck yesterday when AP reporter Matt Lee, following up on our tweet from Saturday, asked him why
October 11, 2015
Saudis win UNHRC contest over Yemen resolution
GENEVA, October 1, 2015 – Saudi Arabia has managed to block a Dutch-led draft resolution at the UN Human Rights Council that would have dispatched the UN rights
October 1, 2015
Iran submits UNHRC resolution declaring that sanctions violate human rights
Acting in its capacity as chair of the largest group of nations at the UN Human Rights Council, the Islamic Republic of Iran has just
September 25, 2015
