Tag: United Nations
Report: Palestinian curricula glorify female terrorism, promote gender inequality
On International Women’s Day on March 8, a report found that textbooks used in the Palestinian education system label it an “injustice” to teach gender equality.
The March 2024 report, published by the Institute for Monitoring...
Norway says UNRWA donor countries will soon restore funding
Oslo suggested on Wednesday that many of the 16 donor countries that temporarily cut off funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) will soon restore their financial contributions to the embattled...
Hamas rejects UN report on Oct. 7 sexual violence
Hamas issued a statement on Tuesday rejecting a United Nations report released the previous day on the Gaza-based terrorist group’s sexual violence during the Oct. 7 massacre and the sexual abuse of hostages.
“We in Hamas strongly...
UNRWA, on ropes over terror ties, decides to investigate Israel
Despite itself being the focus of an investigation, UNRWA has opened an inquiry into Israel’s conduct towards Gazan prisoners of war, sparking a rebuke from Israel’s government.
“The audacity of @UNRWA, with employees complicit in...
Again wielding veto, US strikes down UN ceasefire resolution
The United States again used its veto power at the U.N. Security Council to thwart a call for the imposition of a ceasefire on Israel.
Washington stood alone on Tuesday in voting down an Algeria-drafted resolution...
US floats UNSC resolution for interim ceasefire ‘as soon as practicable’
After threatening to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, the United States is floating a ceasefire draft of its own, albeit with watered-down terms.
Washington’s proposed text includes “support for a...
At Munich shul, Guterres denounces Jew-hatred on same day UN official says Hamas not...
António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, told the Jewish community in Munich that “We must be in the center of fighting antisemitism in all its aspects.”
The U.N. head spoke at Ohel Jakob,...
With new UN ceasefire resolution, Algeria all but dares Washington to veto
Washington is out of reasons for rejecting a U.N. Security Council resolution insisting upon a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terror organization, according to Algeria, which plans next week to put forward a...
UNRWA chief: Call to close agency ‘short-sighted,’ won’t resign
Calls to dismantle the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are “short-sighted,” and terminating the organization’s mandate would be a “disaster” for the Gaza Strip, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe...
Jerusalem denies entry to UN official who blamed Israel for Oct. 7
Israel will bar Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories,” from entering the Jewish state, including Judea and Samaria.
Albanese blamed the slaughter of Jews by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7...