United Nations

Iranian-American expert says UN is complicit in Iran’s global terror activity

A renowned Iranian-American political scientist and Harvard-educated scholar has warned that the United Nations is turning a blind eye to Iranian terrorist “sleeper cells” in foreign countries and is therefore complicit in Iran’s malignant conduct around the world. Writing for the Gatestone Institute on October 26, head of the International American Council Majid Rafizadeh suggests the US should stop giving billions of dollars to the UN without getting what it pays for from the organization.

UN Security Council must enforce settlement blacklist – UNHRC official

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must enforce a settlement boycott by ensuring that the database of businesses operating over the pre-1967 lines can be used for enforcement action, special rapporteur Michael Lynk said in a written report submitted to the General Assembly in New York.

Israel and Lebanon hold historic talks to resolve maritime border dispute

In an effort to resolve their maritime border dispute, long-time enemies Israel and Lebanon met Wednesday for a historic day of talks at a United Nations building in the Lebanese city of Naquoura, Fox News reports. The meeting concluded with both sides agreeing to reconvene for US brokered negotiations. Both sides stressed that the talks should not be interpreted as a sign of ties or of normalizing diplomatic relations.

World Health Organization Admits Lockdowns Were Wrong

In a major policy shift, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged world leaders to stop “using lockdowns as your primary control method” against the coronavirus amid fears they lead to as many as 100 million deaths.

World Food Program Gets Nobel Peace Prize Amid Global Hunger Fears

The World Food Program (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of its life-saving work amid rising starvation cases. With the coronavirus crisis pushing millions of men, women, and children into hunger, Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said the United Nations agency deserved this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

China pushing hard for leadership in wide range of UN agencies

In contrast to a low-key stance it has adopted in the past, China is now pushing hard for leadership posts in United Nations agencies, frequently resorting to bribery and economic coercion in doing so, the Washington Times reported on Sunday. As one of the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, China has veto power.

China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia on Track to be Ushered Back Onto UN Human Rights Council

The United Nations has confirmed the names of most of the candidates running for seats on the U.N. Human Rights Council in elections tentatively set for next week, and the expected return of the likes of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Cuba will draw attention once again to the justification given by the Trump administration in 2018 for its decision to withdraw.

At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus ‘apocalypse’

African nations came out swinging on the third day of the United Nations annual gathering of world leaders Thursday, calling for dramatic fiscal measures to help economies survive the coronavirus pandemic — which one leader called the “fifth horseman of the apocalypse.”

Slaughter of Christians in Nigeria continues unchecked

According to the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom or Belief (APPG), Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari “has done virtually nothing to address” the killings and kidnappings of Christians in Nigeria by Muslim Fulani herdsmen. Therefore, the murderous persecution of Christians in Nigeria continues unchecked. In one attack this month, a pastor and two church members were killed and two were kidnapped. Then, days later, a church elder was shot in the stomach while his teenage twin daughters were kidnapped, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

Erdogan breaks with Trump over Israel deals and Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of abusing the Palestinian people and lashed President Trump and Persian Gulf nations as “collaborators” during his speech to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday.

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