UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has decided to step down from her role at the end of the year. She said there are no personal or political reasons why, but that she just wants a break.
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Trump Addresses UN General Assembly: “America Will Never Apologize for Protecting its Citizens”
Tuesday, President Trump spoke addressed the United Nations General Assembly.
Trump praised North Korea, lambasted Iran, saying he’s considering more sanctions, and made clear he will not apologize for his domestic policy.
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Reuters Journalists Investigating Rohingya Abuses Sentenced to Seven Years by Myanmar Court
A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, for seven years after they exposed the human rights abuses by the Myanmar military on the Rohingya minority in the Rakhine state.
The judge claimed the two men “collected and obtained confidential documents.” Prosecutors insisted that the men had...
Germany to Boost UNRWA Funding as US Cuts Aid
As the United States ends funding for the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Germany is boosting the aid for the organization. Germany plans to pay a ‘substantial’ amount to offset the shortfall of estimated $217 million created by cutting of the aid by the U.S., German weekly Der...
Let it be so! UN Secretary General says the UN is running out of money
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Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General for the UN is concerned that the international governing body is alarmingly short on cash.
Yale Teams With United Nations to Create Eco-Friendly Housing Module
Is Yale going to update all of their campus buildings to comply with this new vision of ‘green’ housing?
Archinect reports:
Yale University teams with UN Environment to unveil new eco-housing module
Representing more than a third of global greenhouse gas em...
Human Rights Watch whines after Nikki Haley hits them over obstruction of attempts to reform UN Human Rights Council
The Deputy Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Iain Levine, posted what he called an “extraordinary” letter from United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Wednesday evening.
U.S. Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, Describing It as a ‘Cesspool of Political Bias’
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is never one to mince words and she didn’t hold back as America withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council. From CNN:
“Human rights abusers continue to serve on, and be elected to, the council,” said Haley, listing US grievances with the body. “The...
Haley to Russia on Syria’s Chemical Weapons: ‘We Know Who Did This’
As much as I dislike the United Nations, it’s wonderful to hear Ambassador Nikki Haley shove the truth in Russia’s face for everyone to hear.
Last weekend, a chemical attack in Douma, Syria, killed dozens of people and injured many more. Syria blames Israel while Russia insists that the chemical attack...
McMaster Resigns, John Bolton in as Trump’s National Security Advisor
H.R. McMaster is the latest White House staffer to leave in Trump’s administrative shakeup.
Sen. Todd Young: Palestinian Authority-supplied textbooks for UNRWA schools “promote violence and support martyrdom”
On Tuesday February 27 Senator Todd Young (R-IN) expressed outrage over the schoolbooks used by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) to teach free-of-charge basic education to the children of Palestinians designated as refugees across the West Bank, Gaza, east Jerusalem, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
UNICEF: Another UN Agency corrupted by anti-Israel politics
ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Boko Haram justifiably appear on the UN’s list of grave violators of children’s rights in conflict zones. But UNICEF is also spearheading a campaign to have Israel’s military included on this blacklist, which could lead to Security Council sanctions if successful.
It’s preposterous that the Israel...
U.S. Negotiates $285 Million Budget Cut to UN, May Cut Even More
Last Thursday, the United Nations (UN) voted to condemn America’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and decision to move its embassy to the city.
Professor Jacobson pointed out in a follow up post that the vote gave President Donald Trump to turn that loss into a win with money. The UN...
Jake Tapper Rips UN for Hypocrisy Regarding Jerusalem
Jake Tapper of CNN is one of the few mainstream media stars who is willing to occasionally question his industry’s assumption and practice journalism as opposed to simply accepting predetermined narratives.
On Thursday he continued this tradition by ripping Wednesday’s United Nations General Assembly
How India Threw ‘Ally’ Israel Under the Bus at UN
It was hailed as the reunion of friends when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came calling on a historic visit to Israel in July—the first ever by a sitting Indian head of government. Media pundits in both Israel and India talked of genuine bond of friendship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
UN Security Council Unanimously Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council unanimously has imposed new sanctions on North Korea. Yes, unanimously, which means North Korea’s allies China and Russia even voted yes. From Bloomberg:
Specifically, the new resolution cuts deliveries of products including diesel and kerosene by almost 90 percent, to the equivalent of 500,000 barrels per year...
