Israel
US Calls on UN Official Richard Falk to Resign from Rights Council
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA – UN Watch salutes the US government for echoing our call for an end to the UN service of Richard Falk, the UN Human
July 7, 2011
Press Release
Antisemitism
NGO Urges UN Rights Chief to Condemn Official’s Anti-Semitic Cartoon
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, July 6 — UN Watch, a Geneva-based monitoring group, today called on UN rights chief Navi Pillay to condemn the publication of an anti-semitic cartoon
July 6, 2011
Canada
UN Watch thanks Canada, calls on US and EU to follow in urging N. Korea to resign from UN disarmament presidency
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — UN Watch thanked Canada today for being first in the world to answer its call on UN member states to protest
June 30, 2011
North Korea
UN names North Korea chair of arms control agency
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — A Geneva-based human rights group today called on the US and the EU to strongly protest the U.N.’s appointment of North
June 29, 2011
Human Rights
UN Defends Endorsement of Iran’s “Anti-Terror” Conf
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — After a UN spokesperson defended the world body’s endorsement of Iran’s “anti-terrorism” conference—which accused the US, Britain, and Israel of perpetrating terrorism, and
June 27, 2011
Human Rights
NGO Urges UN Chief to Retract Blessing for Cynical Iranian Conference on Terrorism
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — A watchdog organization is calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to retract his apparent endorsement of an Iranian government conference on terrorism
June 25, 2011
China
Rights Group Applauds UN Chief’s Reelection, Urges Action on China and Russia in 2nd Term
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA — “UN Watch applauds the reelection of Ban Ki-moon, a principled leader who has advanced the cause of human rights in some of
June 21, 2011
Durban
Despite Obama boycott, UN moves ahead to organize “Durban III” racism summit
PRESS RELEASE 25 HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS TO HOLD PARALLEL CONFERENCE, GIVE VOICE TO VICTIMS GENEVA — Two weeks after the Obama administration announced it would boycott
June 13, 2011
Congo
UN Watch slams election of Congo & Kuwait to UN rights council, hails defeat of Nicaragua
PRESS RELEASE Urges new members India, Indonesia, Philippines to improve stance on resolutions for victims NEW YORK, May 20 — UN Watch slammed the UN’s election today of
May 20, 2011
Congo
Rights groups oppose UN rights seats for Congo, Kuwait, Nicaragua; question India, Indonesia, Philippines, Burkina Faso
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 17 — Three days before the UN chooses 15 new member states to its Human Rights Council, human rights groups today said Congo, Kuwait
May 17, 2011
Petitions & Appeals
UN Watch hails Syrian defeat at UN, but opposes reported consolation prize for Assad regime
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, May 9 — UN Watch hailed the breaking news that Syria is expected to drop its bid, but expressed concern that it might be replaced
May 9, 2011
NGOs
Rights groups urge UN Human Rights Council to reject Syrian candidacy at Friday session
PRESS RELEASE GENEVA, April 27 — An international coalition of 17 human rights groups, survivors of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, and an Italian legislator today called on the
April 27, 2011