Tag: United Nations
Arab nations back extending UN arms embargo on Iran
Six Arab countries have called on the United Nations to extend its arms embargo on Iran.
“Iran has continued to proliferate conventional weapons and arm terrorist and sectarian organizations and movements throughout the region,” said...
Should the UN ‘blacklist’ be taken seriously?
With the February 2020 publication by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of a “blacklist” of Israeli and other commercial enterprises functioning in the territories, several questions have arisen as to whether...
Pompeo: US to present UN resolution to extend arms embargo on Iran
The United States will present a resolution at the U.N. Security Council next week to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday.
“Of course, the conflict...
UN expresses ‘dismay’ at anti-Semitic statements by Islamic Relief leader
The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Miguel Moratinos, expressed his “dismay” on Tuesday over anti-Semitic views espoused on Facebook by Heshmat Khalifa, the head of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW),...
UN names first-ever anti-Semitism monitor
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has named Miguel Morantinos, the High Representative for the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), as the first-ever U.N. Focal Point to monitor anti-Semitism.
In his new position, Morantinos—a former Spanish Foreign...
Outgoing UN Ambassador Danny Danon says world is gradually changing its perspective on Israel
Just days after returning to Israel following his five-year stint as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon spoke to JNS in an exclusive interview on his experiences in New York.
Born in Ramat...
Israel fights UN discrimination with green initiative
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry unveiled a new program on Sunday that would essentially grade Israeli businesses according to their contribution to society, as part of an effort to offset potential blacklisting by the United...
Danon: Obama’s decision to ‘abandon’ Israel was lowest moment of UN tenure
Israel’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reflected on his last five years in office and plans for the future during his final press briefing on Tuesday.
Danon’s first move upon returning to...
Israel set to formalize appointment of Gilad Erdan as new UN, US ambassador
The Israeli government is set to formalize the appointment of outgoing Regional Cooperation Minister and previous Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan as the country’s next ambassador to the United Nations. The appointment is expected...
UN secretary general to Security Council: Israeli sovereignty ‘calamitous’ for the region
In a report to the United Nations Security Council, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged Israel to drop plans to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, saying it would be a “most serious...