#The UN continues Israel-bashing after Biden promised to stop it

#The UN continues Israel-bashing after Biden promised to stop it

“The UN continues Israel-bashing after Biden promised to stop it” When the Biden administration last year reversed its predecessor’s decision to abandon the UN Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged his team would use diplomatic engagement to stop its focus on delegitimizing Israel. That promise remains unfulfilled — and the administration stands on the…

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#18 killed, 30 wounded in Myanmar crackdown: UN official

#18 killed, 30 wounded in Myanmar crackdown: UN official

“#18 killed, 30 wounded in Myanmar crackdown: UN official” YANGON, Myanmar — Security forces in Myanmar opened fire and made mass arrests Sunday as they sought to break up protests against the military’s seizure of power, and a U.N. human rights official said it had “credible information” that 18 people were killed and 30 were…

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#Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

#Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader

“#Power struggle leaves UN rights body without leader” GENEVA – Russia and China have opposed a candidate from Fiji seen as a staunch human rights defender to lead the top United Nations rights body, diplomats and observers say, creating a deadlock just as Washington may seek to rejoin the forum it quit in 2018. The…

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