Tag: United Nations
Erdan, Thomas-Greenfield team up, urging use of tech to fight domestic violence
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and United Nations, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, together with the nonprofit organization Michal Sela Forum and the UJA-Federation of New York,...
Republican lawmakers step up campaign against sanctions relief for Iran
Republicans in both houses of Congress introduced a resolution on Wednesday opposing any move by U.S. President Biden and his administration to lift sanctions against Iran.
Led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and supported by...
Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as next US ambassador to UN
The U.S. Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
The final vote was 78-20.
The 35-year veteran diplomat and Louisiana native will arrive in the backdrop of U.S. President Joe...
Engaging with the UN Human Rights Council
Many people who have never heard of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) might reasonably ask why this body has the name that it does, upon learning that one of its members, China, is...
NGO Monitor: EU funding campaign to trigger UN sanctions against IDF
Palestinian and international NGOs, funded by European governments and working in tandem with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), have launched a campaign seeking to trigger U.N. sanctions against the Jewish state,...
ICC’s historic declaration: We are a political entity
The International Criminal Court at The Hague finally reached its decision on the Palestinian jurisdiction issue on Friday, making it public after months and months of waiting and long after its pre-determined due date....
Biden UN nominee pledges to combat anti-Israel bias, BDS, Iranian threat
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations pledged on Wednesday to combat the anti-Israel bias at Turtle Bay.
“I look forward to standing with Israel, standing against the unfair...
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Erdan warns UN of Iran threats
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addressed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, warning member states that it was time for “an institution charged with safeguarding peace and security to begin addressing...
Israel’s UN envoy steps into role of US ambassador
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Thursday assumed the role of ambassador to the United States, taking over from Ron Dermer, who held the position for the past seven years.
This is...
Iran stripped of General Assembly voting rights over $16.2 million debt to UN coffers
Iran is among seven countries that have lost their right to vote in the U.N. General Assembly because of unpaid dues, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Monday.
Along with the Islamic...