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Article: U.S. Must Pressure UN on Palestine
January 14, 2015
Brett Schaefer and James Phillips of the Heritage Foundation write that the U.S. must maintain a strong line on UN funding in order to prevent the organization from derailing the Israel-Palestine peace process by accepting Palestine's claims of statehood.
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UN Aid Office Subject to Control by North Korea Regime
January 14, 2015
George Russell reports that the UN Children's Fund ("UNICEF") office in North Korea is unable to monitor where a portion of its aid is sent in the country and has been forced to accept dozens of staff members from the regime of dictator Kim Jong Un.
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Fund: Groups Use UNHRC as "Political Weapon"
January 07, 2015
John Fund writes that the attempt of nongovernmental organizations to use the UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") to criticize the government of Sri Lanka demonstrates how groups around the world have politicized the concept of human rights in order to attack their opponents.
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Palestine Seeks ICC Investigation of Gaza Conflict
January 07, 2015
Gulf News reports that Palestinian authorities have applied for membership in the International Criminal Court ("ICC") and have filed documents recognizing the ICC's jurisdiction over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza during the recent conflict in the region involving Israel.
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UN Criticizes EU Migration Policies
January 07, 2015
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed alarm over the halt of an EU search and rescue operation for migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and has called on the bloc to provide greater access to refugees who wish to cross its boundaries.
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