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Published on 19:39 GMT

Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 UN agencies in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel has refused to renew visas for the heads of at least three United Nations agencies in Gaza, which the U.N. humanitarian chief blames on their work trying to protect Palestinian civilians in the war-torn territory. Visas for the …

Source: Associated Press - Neutral
Published on 19:47 GMT

World News | Israel Has Refused to Renew Visas for Heads of at Least 3 UN Agencies in Gaza

United Nations, Jul 17 (AP) Israel has refused to renew visas for the heads of at least three United Nations agencies in Gaza, which the UN humanitarian chief blames on their work trying to protect Palestinian civilians in the war-torn territory. Visas for …

Source: Latestly - Indeterminate
Published on 18:23 GMT

Israel demands UN scrap investigation body for Palestinian territories

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Israel has demanded the U.N. Human Rights Council scrap a commission investigating rights violations in the Palestinian territories and Israel, accusing the body of bias, in a letter seen by Reuters. In the message …

Source: Yahoo News - Center-left
Published on Jul 15, 2025

UN Experts Duel Over ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender’ at Human Rights Council

At the latest session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which just concluded last week, delegates dialogued with two U.N. human rights experts who have written reports focused on gender ideology. These two experts’ views on “gender questions,” and their …

Source: The Daily Signal - Washington D.C. - Right-wing
Published on Jul 16, 2025

US sanctions violate immunity that protects UN envoys: Albanese

U.N. envoy on Palestinian rights Francesca Albanese said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions against her, imposed after her criticism of Washington’s Gaza policy, violate her diplomatic immunity. The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the occupied …

Source: Sabah - Pending
Published on Jul 15, 2025

The U.S. sanctions a U.N. rights expert, an outspoken critic of Israel

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Trump administration has been imposing sanctions on international judges and human rights experts involved in a case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The most recent target of sanctions is a U.N. special …

Source: WBJD - North Carolina - Pending
Published on Jul 15, 2025

Here's how we take America First to the United Nations

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., discusses the Trump administration's efforts to end global conflicts and what Memorial Day means to him on 'Sunday Night in America.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and his team are …

Source: Fox News - Right-wing
Published on Jul 16, 2025

All 3 members of UN human rights team quit

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. GENEVA -- All members of a team of three independent experts working for the U.N.'s top human-rights body with a focus on Israel and Palestinian areas say they are …

Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 16, 2025

Experts stunned after UN makes sudden about-face on global energy plan: 'We deeply regret its continued failure'

Photo Credit: Getty Images Despite almost 200 countries originally agreeing to begin the transition away from fossil fuels in 2023, the U.N. Human Rights Council has passed a motion that would back away from requiring that commitment. What's happening …

Source: The Cool Down - Oregon - Center-left
Published on Jul 15, 2025

Human Rights Experts On Israel-Palestine To Step Down From UN-Backed Team

GENEVA (AP) — A team of three independent experts working for the U.N.’s top human rights body with a focus on Israel and Palestinian areas say they are resigning, citing personal reasons and a need for change, in the panel’s first such group resignation. …

Source: HuffPost - Left-wing
Published on Jul 15, 2025

Trump’s UN envoy pick Waltz says US needs strong voice to counter China

By Patricia Zengerle and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations needs reform and the United States must have a strong voice to counter China, Mike Waltz, U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be his U.N. envoy, said on …

Source: 740 The Fan - North Dakota - Pending
Published on Jul 15, 2025

UN-backed team focusing on human rights in Palestinian areas announce resignations

GENEVA (AP) — A team of three independent experts working for the U.N.’s top human rights body with a focus… GENEVA (AP) — A team of three independent experts working for the U.N.’s top human rights body with a focus on Israel and Palestinian areas say …

Source: WTOP - District Columbia - Neutral
Published on 03:28 GMT

DOJ disputes Salvadoran view that US is responsible for detainees

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department urged a judge to reject statements from Salvadoran officials suggesting the Trump administration kept legal authority over Venezuelan migrants it sent to a Salvadoran prison. El Salvador’s statements were included …

Source: The Gazette - Colorado - Center-right
Published on Jul 10, 2025

U.N. Human Rights Council Renews LGBT Expert Mandate

Palace of Nations, the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. – Photo: Tom Page, via Wikimedia. The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to extend the mandate of its LGBT rights expert, ensuring continued global oversight of anti-LGBTQ …

Source: Metro Weekly - Left-wing
Published on Jul 11, 2025

U.N slams Trump administration, calls for reversal of sanctions on its official investigating abuses in Gaza

The United Nations Human Rights chief, Volker Turk, has prompted the reversal of US sanctions against a Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council, Francesca Paola Albanese, who repeatedly accused Israel of genocide. The UN Human Rights chief, in a …

Source: TV47 - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 11, 2025

U.S. imposes sanctions on U.N. official investigating Israel over Gaza

SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. Just click here. The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nation's special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, alleging that …

Source: Jewish World Review - Right-wing
Published on Jul 11, 2025

U.N. investigator says she was shocked by U.S. sanctions for her views on Israel’s war in Gaza

U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese at the Sarajevo airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions …

Source: The Hindu - Center-left
Published on Jul 16, 2025

The weaponization of displacement by gangs in Haiti

In 2024, crime-related violence triggered the displacement of at least 1.2 million people globally – more than twice the number recorded in the previous year. In a report to the Human Rights Council in June 2025, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights …

Source: Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime - Pending
Published on Jul 10, 2025

U.N. urges U.S. to reverse sanctions on expert over Gaza criticism

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories speaks during a press conference, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Thursday, July 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The UN called on Washington on Thursday (July 10, 2025) to reverse its …

Source: The Hindu - Center-left

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