UN Watch Blog 5/1/2008 China and Russia are greatest funders of Durban II fund, says UN
According to the UN’s latest budget document on the Durban II preparations, China and Russia are the greatest contributors to its voluntary fund.[more]
Urge the Security Council to rescind Iran's UN membership.
Issue 173 • February 5, 2008
UN rights chief reversal on anti-Semitic Arab charter
In an unprecedented reversal, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has backed off from her earlier endorsement of an Arab text calling for the “elimination” of Zionism, in response to a UN Watch protest. News of the controversy was covered internationally, sparking a series of Canadian newspaper editorials critical of Ms. Arbour’s initial statement and her overall handling of the affair. [more]
