Congress
UNESCO, Then WHO, Then IAEA. Then the UN Itself?
Congress can’t muster the will to change laws prohibiting American funding of UN agencies that admit Palestine as a member. Yet a vast majority of countries around the world support Palestine’s membership to a growing number of UN Agencies.
Literacy Programs for Afghan Police Under Threat Because of USA Pullout From UNESCO
Less than 20% of the Afghan Security Forces can read or write at a basic level of a first grader. Guess which UN agency runs literacy programs for the Afghan National Police?
Beyonce Knowles and the Looming Crisis at the UN
When the Palestinians join UN bodies as full members, the United States will be forced to pullout. Beyonce stands to lose.
New Polling Data Shows Americans Overwhelmingly Support Engagement at the UN
Members of Congress are out of step with the rest of the country on the value of the United Nations to the United States.
Take that, Pregnant Lady! Indecency on Display in Congress
In a markup hearing at the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday, the committee voted to eliminate American funding for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The vote proceeded along a straight party line vot.
House GOP Getting Intense in their Opposition to the UN
House Republicans held a press conference on Capitol Hill this morning to tout their UN a la carte bill that would effectively de-fund the United Nations.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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