US quits ‘biased’ UN human rights council
Source: BBC News The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a “cesspool of political bias”. Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the UN, […]
US leaving UN Human Rights Council — ‘a cesspool of political bias’
Source: CNN By Laura Koran, CNN Washington (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the […]
The World Health Organization Now Considers ‘Gaming Disorder’ a Unique Mental Health Condition
Source: Time By Jamey Keaten and Maria Cheng / AP (GENEVA) — Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization says they now […]
Common ground emerging on Syria constitution, more talks planned — UN
By Reuters – Jun 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES W UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura gives a press conference closing a round of peace talks at the European […]
Trump Administration Withdraws U.S. From U.N. Human Rights Council
ImageNikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, speaking to the General Assembly last week in New York.CreditDon Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Gardiner Harris June […]
Beating the US ‘veto’: Palestinians need urgent protection from Israel
Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud What is taking place in Palestine is not a “conflict”. We readily utilise the term but, in fact, the word “conflict” is misleading. […]
Syrian conflict : Carla Del Ponte: ‘We didn’t achieve anything; I’m angry’
By Renat Kuenzi This content was published on June 5, 2018 Against tax fraud, the Mafia, and war criminals: Carla Del Ponte fights tirelessly for justice. (Keystone) Swiss prosecutor […]
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return
Lebanese FM Lashes Out at UNHCR For ‘Intimidating’ Syrian Refugees Return Published June 8th, 2018 – 10:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil pledged to take certain steps […]
Safety and ‘identity’ key for Rohingya returnees: U.N. chief in Myanmar
Source: Reuters Antoni Slodkowski 4 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Safety and “identity” need to be in place for Rohingya Muslim refugees who return to Myanmar, the head of the […]
United Nations Appoints Prominent Ahmadi Muslim Barrister Mr. Karim Asad Ahmad Khan to Head Investigation into ISIS War Crimes
Mr. Khan has extensive experience in acting as prosecutor, victim’s counsel and defence lawyer in domestic and international criminal tribunals Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: […]
UN Security Council rejects US draft resolution on Gaza
UN Security Council resoundingly rejects US-drafted resolution criticising Hamas over recent Gaza violence. US Ambassador Nikki Hayley described the resolution as grossly one-sided and pinned the blame on Hamas […]
Hatred against foreigners seeped into mainstream Europe, UN rights chief warns
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA VIENNA High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein attends a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 18, 2018 […]
Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry
Source: Associated Press By ASHRAF SWEILAM and FARES AKRAM GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians resumed their fiery protests at Gaza’s border with Israel on Friday as a U.N. […]
Israel’s Gaza response ‘wholly disproportionate’ – UN rights chief
Source: BBC News The UN human rights chief says Israel used “wholly disproportionate” force against Palestinian border protests which have left over 100 people dead. Zeid Raad al-Hussein told a […]
Foreign policy UN reforms in 2018 are top priority, says Swiss diplomat
By Rita Emch in New York This content was published on January 19, 2018 Antonio Gutérres says he wants to reshape the UN’s unwieldy bureaucracy and structure(Keystone) Urgent […]
About 60 Rohingya Babies Are Born Every Day in Refugee Camps, the U.N. Says
Source: Time By FELIZ SOLOMON Updated: May 16, 2018 10:13 PM ET | Originally published: May 17, 2018 Nine months since military violence in western Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of […]
At least 15 dead after church attack in Central African Republic
Source: Reuters BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 15 people including a priest were killed and scores wounded in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Tuesday when unidentified gunmen attacked a […]
Top-level UN team meets Myanmar leader in Rohingya probe
Source: Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Ambassadors from the U.N. Security Council probing Myanmar’s crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority met Monday with the country’s leader and military […]
UN Security Council meets over Syria in remote Swedish farmhouse
We still face a very serious divide on Syria — Guterres By AFP – Apr 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (right) and Sweden’s Prime Minister […]
A new approach to peace
Apr 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Miroslav Lajcák When the United Nations was created, its founders envisioned a different kind of world. A world in which disputes were resolved in […]