Issue 571: UN Watch is Hiring

UN Watch is Hiring

Seeking North American Director Based in New York
UN Watch is seeking to recruit an ambitious, creative, experienced, dynamic, and highly-organized North American Director who will conceive and implement programming, advocacy and fundraising activities for UN Watch in the U.S. and Canada. The North American Director will be based in a new UN Watch office to be established in New York, which will be the focus of activity. The North American Director will successfully grow fundraising initiatives in support of our multi-year strategic vision for growth and expansion. More
Graduate Fellowship in Geneva 
Graduates with degrees in international relations or related fields, and at least one year of work experience, are invited to apply for a one-year paid Graduate Fellowship with UN Watch in Geneva. Candidates must have superb writing skills in English. Fellows draft reports, speeches, op-eds, and press releases, monitor and report on meetings at the UN, perform research, and manage social media. Previous UN Watch Fellows have gone on to prestigious careers in government, international diplomacy, human rights and journalism. Deadline for application: Feb. 29th. More

Around the Globe

Columbia University: On Monday, January 18th, Mr. Neuer met with Columbia University student leaders of the Aryeh club, where he spoke on the importance of Martin Luther King Day and the historic role of UN Watch founder Morris Abram in America’s civil rights struggle. Click here to read some of Ambassador Abram’s own memoirs.

Upcoming

California: Mr. Neuer will be visiting Los Angeles this weekend to lecture at a private event and to meet with partners and supporters.
Geneva Summit: UN Watch leads a coalition of 24 human rights organizations in organizing the 8th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, on February 23, 2016. The event provides a vital platform for human rights victims and activists from around the world to shine a light on urgent situations. This year’s speakers include the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, and the former bodyguard of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il. To find out more, visit www.genevasummit.org.

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In the News

 
 
“When given the John Snow treatment as to what Britain’s role behind securing Saudi Arabia its position on the UN Human Rights Council was, Prime Minister David Cameron fenced furiously before embellishing Riyadh’s value in its relations with the West. Cables from 2013, separately translated by UN Watch and The Australian, discloses proposed positions of support.” Counterpunch, “Bribery over Humanity: The UK, Saudi Arabia and the UN Human Rights Council,” Jan. 5, 2016

“The U.N.’s disproportionate assault against the Jewish state undermines the institutional credibility of what is supposed to be an impartial international body, and exposes the sores of politicization and selectivity that eat away at its founding mission, eroding the U.N. Charter’s promise of equal treatment to all nations large and small.” The Hill, “UN goes two ways on Israel,” quoting UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer, Jan. 7, 2016.


 
 
“Like Falk, Wibosono had expressed anti-Israel views. According to UN Watch, Wibosono accused Israel of ‘unconscionable use of force against the Palestinians,’ ‘untenable acts of aggression,’ and a ‘policy of retribution against the entire Palestinian nation.’ Algermeiner, “UN envoy to Palestinian territories resigns over lack of access,” Jan. 7, 2016.
 

Les 10 plus beaux accomplissements de UN Watch en 2015

UN Watch est une organisation non gouvernementale qui, comme son nom l’indique, a pour mission de surveiller le respect par les Nations Unies de sa propre charte – une charge à temps plein formidablement assurée par son directeur Hillel Neuer, et de défendre les *vrais* Droits de l’homme et la démocratie. Dreuz.info, Jan. 15, 2016.