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Israel, U.S. Decry Rights Monitor’s Remarks as ‘Antisemitic’
Israel, the United States and Britain on Thursday criticized an expert commissioned by the U.N. human rights body…
Palestinian Government Probed for Torture, War Crimes
The Palestinian government is complicit in "rampant, wide-spread, and systematic torture of Palestinian nationals" and Israelis, according to…
U.N. Committee Against Torture to Review Palestinian Authority’s Record
UN Watch report says the P.A. and Hamas routinely torture human-rights activists, women, members of the LGBT community, political opponents, “collaborators” with Israel, and Palestinians who sell land to Jews.
U.N.: Record 345 Million People ‘Marching to the Brink of Starvation’
A new UN report on hunger shows that the number of acutely hungry worldwide is increasing as fuel and food prices soar. The war in Ukraine has intensified the crisis.
U.N. Says Joe Biden’s Border is ‘Deadliest Land Crossing in the World’
President Joe Biden’s border with Mexico is the deadliest land crossing in the world, according to a United…
‘Enough With the Bias’: 22 Countries Sign Declaration Against U.N. Probe into Israel
A group of 22 countries, led by the US, have signed a declaration criticizing an open-ended probe established…
China and Russia Defend North Korea Vetoes in First at U.N.
China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would have imposed tough new…
Russian Ambassador Angrily Quits U.N. Meeting After Getting Blamed for Global Food Crisis
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday after the…
House Republican Introduces Bill to Withdraw U.S. From United Nations and WHO
The top Republican lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee introduced a bill that would withdraw the United States from…
N. Korea Criticized As it Takes Helm of U.N. Disarmament Body
Dozens of mostly Western countries criticized North Korean “reckless actions” in its weapons programs as its government on…