Saudi Arabia wins seat at UN commission on women
Abdallah Al-Mouallami, the Saudi envoy to the UN Updated 18 April 2018 Arab News April 18, 2018 01:58 The Kingdom was one of 12 new countries elected The commission will […]
Myanmar military put on UN blacklist for sexual violence
Source: Associated Press By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new U.N. report puts Myanmar’s armed forces on a U.N. blacklist of government and rebel groups “credibly suspected” of carrying out rapes and other acts of sexual violence in conflict for the first time. An advance copy of […]
‘The Cold War is back with a vengeance,’ warns UN chief Guterres
DAILY SABAH WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., April […]
Waning interest in UN activities on human rights
Apr 07,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi A top-ranking UN official at the Office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights in Geneva complained recently during a meeting […]
U.N. chief ‘shocked’ by top Myanmar general’s comments on Rohingya
Reuters International This content was published on March 27, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees build shelter with bamboo at the Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, […]
Jimmy Carter says Bolton pick is “worst mistake” Trump has made
Source: MSN News Former President Jimmy Carter says President Trump’s choice of John Boltonas his new national security adviser is “the worst mistake” Mr. Trump has made. “I have been concerned […]
More anti-Muslim, conspiratorial tweets emerge from Trump’s pick for top UN migration job
Source: CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Nathan McDermott, CNN Ken Isaacs (CNN)Ken Isaacs, the Trump administration pick to head the international organization that coordinates assistance to migrants worldwide, once wrote […]
The decades-long quest to end drought (and feed millions) by taking the salt out of seawater
Source: Wired By EMMA BRYCE In October 2017, Charlie Paton was driving across the parched plains of northwestern Somaliland when he passed a seemingly endless queue of rumbling trucks. Each was […]
Burma considers law that could restrict work of United Nations, nongovernmental groups
Source: The Washington Post By Timothy McLaughlin March 18 RANGOON, Burma — Burma’s government, struggling to handle accusations of ethnic cleansing over its treatment of Rohingya Muslims, is contemplating legislation that would seek […]
Not the time to let UNRWA down
Mar 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL It must have taken some countries with surprise, notably the US, when Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano pledged […]
The UN’s crimes of omission
Mar 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Nabil Fahmy CAIRO — When the United Nations was founded, its primary goals, as stated in its Charter’s preamble, included saving future generations from […]
Saudi Arabia must ban discrimination against women: U.N. rights panel
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay 3 MIN READ GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive […]
Rohingya crisis: UN envoy says refugees facing ‘forced starvation’
Source: BBC News Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Rakhine state, a United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday. The UN envoy’s assessment […]
UN rights chief: Intolerance making inroads in Indonesia
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief says “strains of intolerance” once thought foreign to Indonesia are making inroads in the world’s most populous Muslim […]
Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority
Source: The Washington Post By Aaron C. Davis and Jack Gillum February 3 Email the author The Trump administration’s nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media […]
U.N. calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
Source: Reuters MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of […]
At Davos forum, UN agency launches report spotlighting benefits of investing in better migration data
Investing in value-based migration data that squarely focuses on impact can benefit the world to the tune of $35 billion dollars, according to a new report launched Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, by the United Nations migration agency. A study by the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Global Migration Data Analysis […]
Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5 billion in new aid for war-torn Yemen
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP RIYADH In this Aug. 25, 2017 file photo, people inspect the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo) A […]
UN human rights chief calls it quits
Jan 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The declared intention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights HH Prince Zeid not to seek another term at […]
Continuing conflicts: Is there hope for diplomacy in 2018?
By Imogen Foulkes December 29, 2017 UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for another round of peace talks in Geneva, December 13, 2017. (Keystone) “One year ago I […]