As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
Tag: United Nations Human Rights Council
Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries
Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”
U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza
A report by a U.N. committee found that Israel has committed “genocidal acts” intended to prevent births. Israel quickly rejected the findings as biased.
U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza
A report by a U.N. committee found that Israel has committed “genocidal acts” intended to prevent births. Israel quickly rejected the findings as biased.
U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza
A report by a U.N. committee found that Israel has committed “genocidal acts” intended to prevent births. Israel quickly rejected the findings as biased.
U.N. Panel Calls for International Force in Sudan to Protect Civilians
The country’s brutal civil war has led to the killing, rape and torture of civilians, including children, as it threatens to destabilize neighboring countries.
UN Panel Says Israel Is Obstructing Its Investigation of the Oct. 7 Attack
The commission, which is looking at possible human rights violations by Hamas and Israel, said it had still amassed large amounts of evidence. Israel has accused the commission of bias.
U.N. Rights Body Calls for a Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel
The resolution adds diplomatic weight to international demands to curb the supply of weapons being used in Gaza.
U.S. Seeks ‘Results’ After Israel Promises More Gaza Aid Routes
World leaders welcomed the shift by an Israel facing increasing pressure, but they stressed that the measure of success would be whether enough trucks get in to ease the humanitarian crisis.
North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says
The allegations of human rights violations linked to pollution from the factory broadens a yearslong battle over the site and over the chemicals known as PFAS.