Human Rights WatchOpinion

The World Needs Stronger UN, Not Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’

The United States played a leading role in establishing the UN. Now, US President Donald Trump is undermining and defunding ...
UN WatchOpinion

UN Watch Welcomes UN Session on Iran—But Slams Deadly Delay as Protesters Keep Dying

UN Watch, the Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, today welcomed the expected convening of a special ...
CNBC

Trump UN escalator snafu: White House wants investigation of sudden stop

An escalator at the United Nations abruptly halted just as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump got on it ahead of his speech at the General Assembly. Trump questioned the very purpose ...
United Nations

UN announces new Expert Advisory Panel to advance efforts in quantifying countries’ multidimensional vulnerabilities

UN announces new Expert Advisory Panel to advance efforts in quantifying countries’ multidimensional vulnerabilities ...
Human Rights Watch

UN Funding Uncertainty Threatens Rights Investigations

United Nations member countries should take urgent steps to end the UN’s financial troubles, which are hindering human rights investigations in Ukraine, Sudan, Haiti, Israel/Palestine, and elsewhere ...
The Economist

The UN’s grim future

THE UNITED NATIONS has known many crises since its founding in 1945, from the mysterious death in Congo of its secretary-general, Dag Hammarskjöld, in 1961, to Nikita Khrushchev’s alleged shoe-banging ...
United Nations

80th anniversary of UN Economic and Social Council to reaffirm its critical role in addressing today’s global challenges

For eight decades, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the six main organs of the United Nations, has provided a unique platform for Member States, civil society, the UN system and ...