United Nations
UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions
In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.
Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake - opinion
PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape
Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree
My Word: Guterres and the gutless United Nations
Israel is never far from the UN spotlight as the 'bad guys,' while an entire department is dedicated to promoting the Palestinian narrative.
'Moral absurdity': US, Israel outraged as Iran elected as Vice-Chair of UN Charter Committee
Upon the announcement, Israel’s representative Noam Cappon immediately objected, calling the Iranian regime “the world’s leading state sponsor and the largest proliferator of terrorism.”
Iran tells UN chief it will respond 'decisively' if subjected to military aggression
US President Donald Trump's rhetoric towards Iran "signals a real risk of military aggression," Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in the letter, adding that Iran did not want a war.
New York UN School ignored Jewish teacher's antisemitism complaints, investigated her instead
Nadine Sébag filed a complaint against the UNIS, stating that administrators and senior leadership were fully aware of the harassment and did nothing to prevent it.
IDF, Hamas committed atrocity crimes in Gaza, UN report claims
A UN report claims the IDF, Hamas, and other groups committed war crimes in Gaza, including ethnic cleansing and hostage mistreatment.
RSF's mass killings of non-Arabs in Sudan's al-Fashir points to genocide, UN probe says
At the end of October last year, the RSF took over al‑Fashir, which had been the last remaining stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in the Darfur region in the west of the country.
Gideon Sa'ar responds to Yvette Cooper’s criticism of Israel during UN Security Council meeting
Gideon Sa'ar sharply responded to Yvette Cooper's criticism of Israel's land policies at the UN, referencing the Balfour Declaration and historical British support for a Jewish homeland.
UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies
The session, initiated by the British Foreign Secretary, comes less than a week after the Israeli government reopened land registration in Area C for the first time since 1967.
Besieged Kobane faces humanitarian disaster amid Syrian government, SDF deadlock
Reports say Kobane's ‘roads remain closed, while food and medical supplies are barred from entry’ to an area of 600,000 people.
United Nations: Language shapes gender equality negotiations - opinion
The behind-the-scenes journey from draft to deal raises uncomfortable questions about whom the UN truly serves, and for what purpose.
