UNDP’s conferences, projects and workshops in UAE have become image laundering platforms and royal ceremonial like, to promote the ruling families of the country. UNDPs programmes are affected by top UAE political ...
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Shifting U.S. Engagement at the UN Human Rights Council
By Ted Piccone and Jesse Kornbluth - After a mandatory yearlong hiatus in 2016, the United States has returned to Geneva as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), but with a much more critical e ...
As 71st General Assembly opens, new President pledges to ‘turn the wheels’ on implementing 17 Global Goals
13 September 2016 – The United Nations General Assembly today opened its 71st session, with an emphasis on ensuring that implementation of the new global development goals, adopted by its 193 Member States last year, is ...
UN agencies ‘broke and failing’ in face of ever-growing refugee crisis
The UN’s humanitarian agencies are on the verge of bankruptcy and unable to meet the basic needs of millions of people because of the size of the refugee crisis in the Middle East, Africa and Europe, senior figures ...
UNRWA Funding Problems – The Way Out
Issued by the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council We, the undersigned members of the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), prompted by the current funding crisis faced by the United Nation ...
Importance of Funding the UN
Overview Report by - BetterWorldCampaign -Since the UN’s founding in 1945, the United States has been the organization’s largest funder. As a permanent member of the Security Council and host of UN Headquarters, t ...
The Challenges of UN Finance – Key Document
Organized by Global Policy Forum and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Left to Right: James Paul, Hilary French, Klaus Hufner, Mark Gilpin, Deborah Derrick Moderator: Hilary French, Director, Global ...
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