UNESCO On The Nose
By David Singer Thursday, February 9, 2012
UNESCO seems set to preside over a looming global humanitarian crisis as it continues to struggle in its efforts to cope with the loss of $260 million - 22% of its projected budget - until the end of 2013.
A UN Farce in SyriaBy Daniel Greenfield Tuesday, February 7, 2012
If anyone is to blame for Russia and China’s vetoing of the Syria resolution in the UN Security Council, it’s Barack Obama. Last year the United States and the Arab League brought forward a No Fly Zone to the UN Security Council. Instead of enforcing a No Fly Zone, Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy instead used it as an excuse for an invasion and regime change. If Russia and China refused to take another plan from the same suspects at face value, the blame lies with an administration that abused a No Fly Zone.
The message from Russia and China is fairly clear. Fool me once, shame on you. But don’t even think about trying it twice.
Stalemate at the United Nations While The Slaughters Continue in SyriaBy Joseph A. Klein Sunday, February 5, 2012
Nearly 6000 Syrians have died during the 10-month revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including hundreds of children. In one of the worst single day outbursts of violence, which occurred on February 3rd, the death toll from shelling by Syrian security forces in the city of Homs alone exceeded 200.
Exclusive: Documents Reveal Syria to Face Expulsion Bid From UNESCO Human Rights CommitteeBy Online Wednesday, January 25, 2012
GENEVA, Jan. 25 – For the first time in its history, the UN’s culture and education agency is preparing to condemn Syria and expel it from a human rights committee, revealed a Geneva-based human rights organization today, releasing a motion filed by the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and six other countries, now backed also by Japan and South Korea. Click here for motion and related memo; see text below.
NGO: UN must condemn stabbing of Palestinian activist who criticized Hamas rights abuses
By Online Tuesday, January 17, 2012
GENEVA, - The stabbing in Gaza of a Palestinian rights activist after he criticized the Hamas government for torture, abuse and trampling free speech should be strongly condemned by the United Nations – both as an attack on the victim’s human rights, and on the idea of freedom of expression, a Geneva-based monitoring group said Tuesday.
UNESCO Commissioner Spells Out Global Fallout From Palestine DecisionBy David Singer Friday, January 13, 2012
Global programs in literacy, gender equality and clean water initiatives will be impacted as a result of America suspending its dues to UNESCO totaling about $225 million dollars until 2013 - according to United States National Commissioner to UNESCO - Emilya Cachapero.
Morocco’s Anti-Israel Hypocrisy At The UNBy Joseph A. Klein Thursday, January 12, 2012
Morocco, replacing Lebanon on the United Nations Security Council, wasted no time in raising the issue of Israeli settlements after a closed door Security Council meeting on January 10th about the unrelated topic of Children and Armed Conflict. As the United States representative is reported to have pointed out, Morocco’s request was “ill-timed and counter-productive.” Morocco’s decision to begin its tenure on the Security Council by carrying the Palestinians’ torch on the Israeli settlements issue is also the height of hypocrisy, considering Morocco’s continuing illegal occupation of the Western Sahara territory and repression of its people who yearn for self-determination.
Hamas Says Gaza Not “Occupied” But U.N. Insists It IsBy Online Tuesday, January 3, 2012
GENEVA, – The UN’s continued labeling of the Gaza Strip as “occupied” was directly contradicted today by a top leader of Hamas, the vehemently anti-Israel Palestinian terror group that controls the territory.
UN lowers flag for Kim Jong-il; rights group urges equal sympathy for victims
By Online Wednesday, December 28, 2011
GENEVA, Dec. 28 – With UN flags at half-mast today at its Human Rights Council (see photo right) and other buildings to mark the funeral of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, a Geneva-based human rights group called on the UN to show equal sympathy for the victims of Kim’s ruthless regime.
Good News from the UN!By Phyllis Schlafly Wednesday, December 28, 2011
After spirited discussions from November 28 to December 11 (including two days of overtime that ended only in the wee hours), the United Nations Climate Change conference in Durban, South Africa failed to achieve its two main goals: producing a new treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol limiting greenhouse gas emissions, and agreeing on a global tax scheme to finance a Green Climate Fund. Hallelujah! Sometimes we get good news from the UN.
The UN Climate Change Summit in DurbanBy Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The UN Climate Change Summit in Durban has outlined the mandate to “respect the rights of Mother Earth” by paying a “climate debt,” a slush fund to bankroll the activities of a one-world government. I bet you did not know that Mother Earth had rights.
Lord Christopher Monckton said that the treaty “calls for the west to achieve 50 percent CO2 emissions reduction within the next eight years, a feat that would completely bankrupt the global economy and spark a new great depression, as well as a more than 100 percent reduction by 2050, which presumably could only be accomplished by killing billions of humans to prevent them from exhaling carbon dioxide.”
Media Promote Global Tax as Financial Crisis DeepensBy Cliff Kincaid Friday, December 9, 2011
A New York Times story about a “modest” global tax mentions some of those supporting the idea but forgets an important one—the United Nations. I attended a November 30 U.N.-sponsored conference in Washington, D.C., where officials of the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) appeared on a panel endorsing the idea.
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