UN Officials
Issue 118: Louise Arbour’s Appointment
Recently appointed as High Commissioner for Human Rights is Louise Arbour, a former Canadian professor, lawyer and Supreme Court Justice. The post, held by Sergio
March 10, 2004
Briefings
United Nations
Issue 117: Referral of Israel’s Security Fence to the ICJ
On February 23rd, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin hearing the case of Israel’s security fence, referred to it by the General Assembly
February 11, 2004
Iran
Issue 116: The Return of Hope in Geopolitics
After months of tension and uncertainty, hope seems to be returning to the geopolitical front. Furiously. Witness the overtures between Pakistan and India, Libya and
January 14, 2004
Human Rights
Issue 115: The World Summit on Information Society
The World Summit on the Information Society met from December 10-12 in Geneva. Bringing together government and civil society leaders, the UN-run event took aim
December 17, 2003
Israel
Issue 114: Middle East Conflict Events at the UN
On Monday, Geneva played host to two events related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The first, an annual gathering sponsored by the UN, called for an
December 3, 2003
Israel
Issue 113: Peter Hansen’s Bias
Following is an edited version of a UN Watch article published yesterday on the opinion page of The Jerusalem Post: In a recent interview with
November 12, 2003
Middle East
Issue 112: The 2nd Annual Arab Human Development Report
Following last year’s watershed publication, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released its second annual Arab Human Development Report. Written “by Arabs for Arabs,” the
October 29, 2003
Israel
Issue 111: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The UN’s Division for Palestinian Rights, a branch of its Department of Political Affairs, recently released an announcement for its annual “International Day of Solidarity
October 15, 2003
Human Rights
issue 110: Jean Ziegler’s Visit to Israel
Jean Ziegler, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, visited Israel, the West Bank and Gaza from July 3 to 13. His report
October 1, 2003
United Nations
Issue 109: Security Council Meeting on Israel’s Decision to Remove Arafat
On Monday, a discussion was held at the Security Council on a draft resolution, submitted by Sudan on behalf of the Arab Group, in reaction
September 17, 2003
Human Rights
Issue 108: The UN’s Complacency on Terrorism
In a recent opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, Alan Dershowitz argued that the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad is partly the
September 3, 2003
United Nations
Issue 107: CERD’s Emergency Meeting on Israel
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is a body of eighteen independent experts that monitors states’ compliance with the International Convention on
August 20, 2003