The UN and Human Rights Defenders
On August 16, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the UN Human Rights Office signed onto an agreement to help
IUNW Welcomes Move by UNHCR to Postpone Cairo Conference on Torture
The International United Nations Watch Welcomes the move taken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
UN and Nuclear Disarmament
On August 6th and 9th, 1945, the United States bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons,
Stop GONGOs and the Politicization of the UPR at the UN
The International United Nations Watch (IUNW) expresses concern about the politicization of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN.
UNICEF and children’s right to education in conflict zones
In 2017, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published a report estimating that 27 million children in conflict zones were
The Case Against Privatization of Public Services: The UN Must Speak Up
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston stated that the private sector “should not take
The United Nations and the Right to Privacy
Formal proceedings, as well as people’s personal lives, increasingly take place online and raise the question of the application of
UN & Child Soldiers: A Political Link Between Yemen and Sudan
On July 10th, the UN Special Envoy on Yemen Martin Griffiths gave a briefing to the U.S. Secretary of State
The UN needs to change its approach to banning child labour
In December 2016, the United Nations Committee for the Rights of the Child passed a ban on child labour that
IUNW Urges UN to Play More Active Role in Stopping Arms Used in Yemen
The International United Nations Watch (IUNW) sent a letter to His Excellency, Martin Griffiths Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of