On 29 November, the United Nations will observe the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People for the 25th straight year. Analysis: The
Terrorism still eludes definition at the United Nations. This week’s discussions about such a definition at the UN General Assembly’s Sixth (Legal) Committee appear to
United Nations Day, October 24, commemorates the entry into force of the UN Charter. A core Charter principle, international humanitarian cooperation, is embodied by the
The Trade and Development Board of UNCTAD convened in October its 48th Session Analysis: The UN Conference on Trade and Development has worked to avoid
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,
he Third Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism (WCAR) ended in Geneva last week with reports that there was progress made toward a
The ‘Group of 21,’ a drafting committee for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), has released the latest draft
The International Labour Organization recently held an acrimonious “special sitting” on the “situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories” at its annual Conference. Analysis:
The 57th Commission on Human Rights is currently taking place in Geneva, with its traditional disproportionate focus on the Middle East conflict even more accentuated
The Commission on Human Rights, the central human rights event on the UN calendar, is due to commence its annual six-week session on 19th March.
News: Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, recently succeeded Sadako Ogata as High Commissioner for Refugees. Analysis: This transition takes place during the
News: The High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has just issued a report on her ‘fact-finding’ mission to the Middle East, which was one-sided