GENEVA, Oct. 24, 2016 — Human rights groups are criticizing UN chief Ban Ki-moon after he honored the Syrian regime’s envoy for 10 years of service, along with other ambassadors. Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based non-governmental group UN Watch asked, “How can the UN …
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today: UNHRC to confirm nominees of Egyptian-led panel GENEVA, July 8, 2016 — A representative of the Egyptian regime of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has replaced the delegate of Saudi Arabia as chair of the UN Human Rights Council panel which nominates global …
GENEVA, July 7, 2016 — Turkey played a key role as co-sponsor of the U.N.’s “internet freedom” resolution, even as it censors and shuts down access to websites such as Twitter, Facebook and Wikipedia. The recent 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council witnessed the …
Take Action: Sign the Petition At the recent UN World Health Assembly, why did the UK, France, Germany and other EU states vote for a politicized resolution—co-sponsored by the Arab states and the Palestinians—that singled out Israel as the only alleged violator of “mental, physical and environmental …
GENEVA, May 25 — The UK, France, Germany and other EU states voted today for a UN resolution, co-sponsored by the Arab group of states and the Palestinian delegation, that singled out Israel at the annual assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) as the only violator of “mental, physical and …
EXCLUSIVE REPORT Swedish delegate joins UK, France, Germany and other EU states today in voting “Yes” to single out Israel at the 2016 WHO world assembly, May 25, 2016. GENEVA, May 25 — The UK, France, Germany and other EU states voted today for a UN resolution, co-sponsored by the Arab group of …
BY DIEGO ARRIA, VENEZUELA’S FORMER UN AMBASSADOR By Diego Arria “What does Israel plan to do with the Palestinians?” asked the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN, Rafael Ramirez. It was, of course, a rhetorical question. Speaking at an informal session of the Security Council this month, the …
CLICK FOR VIDEO EXCERPTS FROM FILM INTERVIEW WITH HILLEL NEUER: When I started at UN Watch, I knew something about what the United Nations was, but I think until I got there, I never had a clue of what it felt to be in a room where the worst dictators, murderers, and tyrannies of the world, sit there and …
Ban Ki-moon visited hospital bed of Richard Lakin, 78-year-old American-Israeli peace activist, after he was shot in the head and stabbed in the face GENEVA, April 3, 2016 – UN Watch sent the following letter today to UN chief Ban Ki-moon. Click for PDF Dear Mr. Secretary-General, UN Watch is alarmed to …
