Human Rights Council

Daughter of former Gaza hostage confronts UN over UNRWA funding despite Hamas ties

UNRWA was founded in 1949 and operates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, providing humanitarian aid and education for Palestinians.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Neta Heiman Mina, whose mother was held hostage in Gaza for nearly 2 months, speaks to a UN human rights panel on September 15, 2026.
Palestinians walk past a destroyed Israeli armored vehicle left behind by the Israeli army during the recent war, in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, September 7, 2026.

UN human rights chief accuses Israel of war crimes following remains discovered under Gaza rubble

He claimed that the discoveries revived concerns raised in a 2024 UN report that found Israeli strikes on residential buildings during the early weeks of the war may have violated humanitarian law.

|ByREUTERS
The UN Charter was not intended to create a supranational government, but an organization with limited powers dependent on the good faith of its sovereign member states.PremiumPremium

The United Nations has drifted beyond its charter - it is time to rethink it - opinion

As political majorities increasingly push the UN beyond the limits of its Charter, institutional renewal has become an urgent necessity

|ByALAN BAKER
Protesters hold signs outside the Royal Courts of Justice, after High Court judges ruled the British government’s decision to designate pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation unlawful, in London, Britain, February 13, 2026.

UN rights office says US terror designation of Palestine Action threatens free speech

Palestine Action has targeted Israel-linked defence companies in Britain, especially Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems, often blocking entrances or spraying red paint.

|ByREUTERS

The U.N. and the oppressed people of the Middle East

The reality of the world and the region dictates the need for more strategic cooperation and understanding between the oppressed nations of the Middle East and Israel.

JANUARY 12, 2019ByJAMAL NASIR BALOCH
UN human rights council

UN chief suggests options for ‘improved Palestinian protection’

Danon: The real protection the Palestinians need is from their own leaders.

AUGUST 19, 2018ByHERB KEINON, REUTERS
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon speaks at the UNGA

First Israeli scholar ever picked as chief of U.N. Human Rights Committee

“Currently, the UN’s Human Rights Committee faces several challenges, chiefly that we live in an international climate that no longer supports human rights."

JULY 3, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Overview of the Human Rights Council one day after the U.S. announced their withdraw at the United Nations in Geneva,

U.S. exit from U.N. Human Rights Council is long overdue

You don’t have to be a fan of the Trump administration to applaud them for the courageous and principled stance they have taken at the UN since entering office.

JUNE 21, 2018ByJULIE LENARZ
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks to the press announcing the US's withdrawal from the UN's Human Rights Council at the Department of State in Washington, US, June 19, 2018

U.S. could quit U.N. Human Rights Council 'imminently' over anti-Israel bias

Nikki Haley publicly told the Council a year ago that Washington might leave the body unless a "chronic anti-Israel bias" were removed.

JUNE 15, 2018ByREUTERS
Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.

U.N. Human Rights - as wrong as ever

MAY 18, 2018ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

UNHRC session timeline: Resolution on Gaza violence investigation approved

The UNHRC approved on Friday a resolution asking the commission of inquiry to “provide recommendations to protect civilians against any further assaults” in Gaza.

MAY 18, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, JPOST.COM STAFF
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein of Jordan

Report: Palestinians apply unilaterally to 8 international treaties

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon: "The Palestinian leadership is wrong to think that it can dictate facts on the ground via bypasses and unilateral moves."

MARCH 25, 2018ByEYTAN HALON
The Palestinian flag flies after being raised by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a ceremony at the United Nations General Assembly.

Amb. Haley slams ‘foolish’ UNHRC after it passes 5 anti-Israel resolutions

Haley also warned that the US is still weighing whether it plans to remain on the council, adding that Friday’s resolutions was another blow to the institution’s “credibility.”

MARCH 23, 2018ByDANIEL J. ROTH
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at UN headquarters in New York

UN Human Rights Council approves call for arms embargo against Israel

The council approved five anti-Israel resolutions during the Geneva body's 37th session.

MARCH 23, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Overview of the United Nations Human Rights Council is seen in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017.