United Nations

UN Rights Commissioner Compares Protest Response in U.S. to Apartheid

August 27, 2014

Arguing that scenes of Missouri police responding to protesters remind her of those in apartheid South Africa, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has called for respect of the right to protest and for an investigation into the "root causes" of racial discrimination in the U.S.
Report Indicates Lack of Oversight in UN Somali Operations

August 27, 2014

An audit of the UN Development Programme's operations in Somalia indicates that the agency failed to oversee the spending of millions of dollars in aid money to ensure that it was used for its intended purposes.
Waters: UN Is Growing Threat to Human Rights

August 27, 2014

Anne Marie Waters writes that in light of the UN's acceptance of a relative, society-specific approach to human rights and its "relentless pursuit" of Israel, the global body cannot advance human rights protection and in fact represents a threat to civil and political rights around the world.
ECLJ Seeks Explanation from UN on Hamas Rocket Storage

August 27, 2014

The European Centre for Law and Justice ("ECLJ") has sent a letter to the UN concerning possible violations of international law by the UN involved in the storage of rockets at its facilities in Gaza, as well as the return of these rockets to Hamas.
Report Reveals Lack of Funding Oversight in Gaza

August 27, 2014

George Russell has published an article highlighting a UN Development Programme internal audit revealing the possible misuse of development aid funds in Gaza.
Report to UN Calls for Redistribution for "Sustainable Development"

August 20, 2014

A report from the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing to the UN General Assembly calls for a "reallocation" of $22 trillion in order to meet the finance needs of developing countries in achieving UN goals on sustainable development.
Bolton Calls for U.S. Defunding of UN Agencies

August 13, 2014

In response to statements from UN officials on Gaza and the actions of its agencies in the region, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton has called on the U.S. to pull out of the UN Human Rights Council and writes that the U.S. Congress should defund UN agencies that do not act in the country's interest.
AI Seeks Prosecutions for Israeli "War Crimes"

August 06, 2014

Amnesty International ("AI") has published a piece calling for the UN Human Rights Council to investigate alleged Israel missile strikes hitting schools and a power plant as "war crimes" and for the Council to ensure that those responsible are "brought to justice" for violating international law.
HRC Launches "War Crimes" Investigation into Gaza Conflict

July 30, 2014

The UN Human Rights Council ("HRC") has adopted a resolution condemning Israel for failing to end its presence in Palestinian territories and sending a team to Gaza to investigate alleged "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" committed by parties to the conflict.
UN Calls for End of "Occupation" During Fighting in Gaza

July 30, 2014

Citing Israel's "international legal obligation to protect civilians" during its conflict with Hamas in Gaza, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on both sides of the conflict to respect a ceasefire and ultimately for Israel to end "the nearly half century of occupation" of Palestinian territories.