UNITED NATIONS23 mins agoUN Ambassador Craft calls for reform of Human Rights Council, as Biden likely to rejoinU.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft on Monday called for significant reforms to the controversial Human Rights Council, warning that the U.S. should not rejoin unless it fixes its membership, elections and anti-Israel bias -- ahead of a likely change in policy from the incoming Biden administration.
POLITICS17 hours agoBiden considers Samantha Power for USAID: ReportPresident-elect Joe Biden is reportedly considering former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
North Korea2 days agoNorth Korea accused of using coronavirus to crack down on human rightsSeven members of the U.N. Security Council voiced their concerns during a private, virtual meeting.
Nikki Haley5 days agoNikki Haley says her sister-in-law died of COVID-19Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley says her sister-in-law has died after contracting the coronavirus.
OPINIONDecember 4Liberty Vittert: Biden should halt sales to China of US tech used to persecute and enslave Uighur MuslimsThe Chinese Communist government is currently enslaving about 1 million Uighurs — members of a Muslim ethnic group — in “reeducation centers” that have been described as high-tech concentration camps.
UNITED NATIONSDecember 4Secretary Azar calls out China for 'dereliction of duty' at UN coronavirus meetingHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called out China for mishandling the coronavirus outbreak at a United Nations gathering on the pandemic that the Trump Administration has panned as too little too late.
IsraelDecember 4UN accused by Israeli group of flouting international law by funding construction in Israeli-controlled areasThe United Nations is being accused of funding illegal infrastructure projects for Palestinians in an area where Israel exercises exclusive functional control as envisioned by current peace agreements.
UNITED NATIONSDecember 3UN leaders meet with WH officials about coronavirus response following de Blasio snubMany U.N. staffers and delegates call New York City their home.
IranDecember 3Iran to increase nuclear production, prohibit inspectors from US if sanctions not lifted: reportsThe Iranian parliament has voted to increase its uranium enrichment levels and stop International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from examining facilities if the next U.S. administration declines to lift hefty U.S. banking and oil sanctions by February.
IranDecember 2Where does Iran's nuclear weapons program stand now?As the dust settles following the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last Friday, the international community is once again forced to confront the troubling question of where does Iran currently stand when it comes to nuclear ambitions.