Press Release from Flaherty Law Group in Geneva: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 UN Intellectual Property Agency WIPO Fires Staff Union Head Following Exposure of Dubious Management Practices On 19 September 2014, the World Intellectual Property Agency (WIPO) fired Mr Moncef Kateb, …
Russia organized an event at the UN to blame Ukraine and the West for the ongoing conflict. On September 9, in the midst of the 27th session of Human Rights Council, the Russian UN Mission, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Peace Foundation held a parallel meeting on the conflict in …
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General’s remarks to International Conference on the Palestinian Economy and Gaza Reconstruction, 02.03.2009 “Construction materials and spare parts are needed to repair damaged water and sanitation systems. There is no concrete or steel to build homes or …
Emergency U.N. Session on Gaza: Iran, Syria, PLO try to shut d… On this day 3 years ago, in middle of the Hamas-Israel war of 2014, Iran, Syria and the Palestinian ambassador tried to silence UN Watch's Hillel Neuer at a U.N. Emergency Session, as he defended Israel's right to resist Hamas …
GENEVA, July 23, 2014 – From its inception in 2006 until and including today’s urgent meeting to condemn Israel, the UN Human Rights Council has held 21 special sessions. Of the 17 sessions that criticize countries, more than 30 percent have been on Israel. They are examined below. In addition, in …
Photo: Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird receiving UN Watch human rights award, September 2013 BAIRD APPALLED BY REPORTS OF UN AGENCY HANDING OVER WEAPONS TO HAMAS July 22, 2014 Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement; “I was appalled to hear reports, one as recent …
GENEVA, July 18 – The independent Geneva-based monitoring group UN Watch today called on U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power to oppose the candidacy of UNESCO chief Irina Bokova to replace Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General so long as she continues her “selective outrage in support of the Hamas …
Photo: Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird receiving UN Watch award in September 2013 Canada Rejects UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Criticism of Israel’s Response to Rocket Attacks from Gaza July 12, 2014 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following …
Before a UN committee, Sudan tried to whitewash its human rights record and deny well-documented abuses in the country. On Wednesday, July 9th, the Human Rights Committee reviewed the human rights situation in Sudan. Sudan, among the 168 States party to the ICCPR, is required to submit regular reports to the …
The ILO issued a deeply flawed, misleading and misrepresentative report on the Palestinian territories. Last month, at the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN agency dealing with labor issues, presented their 2014 report on “The situation of …
