In addition to its notorious anti-Israel bias, the United Nations largely fails to condemn and combat anti-Semitism, a Geneva-based watchdog charged Monday.   A report by UN Watch published Monday accuses top UN officials of being quick to condemn racism and ethnic discrimination all over the world but hesitant to denounce attacks on Jews.   […]

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday hailed the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).Marking the date, Guterres in a statement said, “The NPT is an essential pillar of international peace and security, and the heart of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime. Its unique […]

China must lead the way in reforming global governance, the foreign ministry on Saturday cited President Xi Jinping as saying, as Beijing looks to increase its world influence. China has sought a greater say in global organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and United Nations, in line with its growing economic […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivered the verdict on the U.N. Human Rights Council in a joint appearance at the State Department.”For too long, the human rights council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias,” Haley said in announcing […]

Chancellor Angela Merkel made a forceful pitch for Europe to play a more assertive role in global affairs as U.S. President Donald Trump dismantles the post-World War II order, setting the stage for a potential tense standoff at the Group of Seven summit this week.The German leader again questioned the durability of trans-Atlantic relations by […]

The United States vetoed on Friday an Arab-backed UN draft resolution calling for measures to protect the Palestinians but failed to win backing for its own text condemning Hamas for the violence in Gaza.The two failed votes at the Security Council came on the same day that a young Palestinian woman was shot dead by […]

“The United Nations was created with the goal of eliminating war as an instrument of foreign policy,” Secretary-General António Guterres said, unveiling his new agenda, entitled, Securing Our Common Future, at the University of Geneva, in Switzerland.“But seven decades on, our world is as dangerous as it has ever been,” he warned.“Disarmament prevents and ends […]

Accusing Israel of systematic crimes, including apartheid in the occupied territories, Palestinians on Tuesday urged the International Criminal Court to open an investigation that could ultimately lead to charges against Israeli leaders.Israel immediately slammed the Palestinian move as “legally invalid.”ADVERTISINGThe referral seeks an investigation into Israeli policies in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza […]

President Donald Trump will be meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the White House to discuss UN reform, North Korea, and Syria. According to the White House announcement, the meeting “will reaffirm the commitment of the United States to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the United Nations”. The two will discuss several issues […]

transparent and democratic societies.” By the end of day, though, a United Nations group was itself facing accusations of censorship.The group, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, “postponed” a panel discussion marking World Press Freedom Day and acknowledged asking a participant to alter a video presentation that had singled out countries with heavy restrictions on […]