United Nations Tag

Afghanistan: UN Cites ‘Credible’ Reports of Taliban Killing Former Gov’t Officials and Their Family Members 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 14, 2021 28 Comments

UN Human Rights chief "said there had also been cases where ex-government officials and their relatives had been arbitrarily detained and were later found dead."...

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UN Watchdog Warns North Korea May Have Resumed Nuclear Activities

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 31, 2021 12 Comments

IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is now warning that North Korea may have restarted a nuclear reactor, signaling that the communist nation might once again pursue the creation of nuclear weapons. North Korea's timing on this is perfect because there's not enough chaos in the world right now.

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Report: UN-Funded Palestinian Teachers Promote Antisemitism, Glorify Jihad Terrorism

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 03, 2021 10 Comments

UNRWA "schoolteachers, principals and other staffers who openly support terrorism and antisemitism." ...

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Big Tech To Expand Joint Database On Domestic Groups, Focused On “Far-Right” Extremists

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 26, 2021 33 Comments

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism usually monitors groups on a special U.N. list. Now it wants to target militia and supposed far-right groups....

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Secretary of State Blinken Invites United Nations to Investigate Racism in the U.S.

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2021 37 Comments

"Responsible nations must not shrink from scrutiny of their human rights record. Rather, they should be transparent with the intent to grow and do better."...

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U.N. Considers Global Ban on Chemical Essential to Manufacture Plastics

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 29, 2021 42 Comments

Proponents of the plastics industry intend to fight these plans...

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Scientist Connected to Wuhan Lab Recused from UN Commission Investigating COVID

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 22, 2021 11 Comments

The Lancet invited the 27 authors of the Daszak-organized natural origin letter to re-evaluate their competing interests. ...

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UN Agency Admits Hamas Had Attack Tunnel Under Gaza Schoolyard Bombed By Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2021 9 Comments

"UNRWA condemns the existence and potential use by Palestinian armed groups of such tunnels underneath its schools in the strongest possible terms. It is unacceptable that students and staff be placed at risk in such a way."...

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Hamas Cheers as UN Rights Body Approves Open-Ended Probe Against Israel

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 28, 2021 20 Comments

On Thursday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) overwhelmingly voted to set up a permanent commission of inquiry to probe alleged "war crimes" committed during the recently-ended Gaza conflict.

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UNRWA Gaza Chief Forced To Apologizes After Admitting IDF Strikes ‘Precise’ and ‘Sophisticated’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 26, 2021 10 Comments

Hamas supporters force the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for "Palestinian Refugees" (UNRWA) in Gaza to apologize after admitting that Israel launched "precise" and "sophisticated" airstrikes against Hamas terrorist targets.

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Iran Elected to UN Forum on Women Dedicated to “Gender Equality” 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 24, 2021 43 Comments

Iran, one of the world's leading violator of women's and human rights, has been elected to the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women. The UN forum, which purports to advance "gender equality and the empowerment of women" across the globe, includes leading human rights abusers such as China, Cuba, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.

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UN Amb. Thomas-Greenfield Doubles Down: Acknowledging ‘Imperfections’ is ‘Our Strength’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 19, 2021 56 Comments

UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield doubled down on her remarks about how the "original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles." She stressed that acknowledging this supposed truth is our strength.

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Pskai: Biden ‘Proud to Have’ UN Ambassador Who Called U.S. Founding Principles Racist

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 16, 2021 46 Comments

UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield insisted that America has to acknowledge its own human rights failure before it rejoins the UN Human Rights Council. She claimed she has seen "how the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles."

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Biden’s UN Ambassador: ‘Sin of Slavery Weaved White Supremacy Into Our Founding Documents and Principles’

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 15, 2021 65 Comments

President Joe Biden's UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says America must acknowledge its own failures before it joins the UN Human Rights Council.

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North Korean officials claim ‘new tactical guided’ missiles were launched

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 27, 2021 16 Comments

North Korean officials have claimed the missiles it launched earlier this week were a "new-type tactical guided projectile" in its first statement since the test.

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U.N. Investigators: Iran Guilty of Multiple Rights Violations in Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 06, 2021 10 Comments

The Iranian regime committed "multiple human rights violations" in shooting down the civilian Ukrainian airliner last January, the United Nations investigators concluded after a six-month probe.

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U.N. Accepts Iran’s New Restrictions on Inspections of Nuclear Sites

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 22, 2021 19 Comments

On Sunday, the United Nations nuclear chief accepted Iran's decision to restrict access to its nuclear sites. The U.N. watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) acquiesced to Tehran's move to giving international inspectors "less access" to its facilities amid mounting evidence of nuclear activity at some of these sites.

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Biden to Pay $200 Million in WHO “Obligations,” Reversing Trump’s Decision

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 18, 2021 19 Comments

President Joe Biden's administration will pay more than $200 million to the World Health Organization (WHO), reversing another decision made by the outgoing Trump White House.

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