The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said through a spokesperson Tuesday that recent arrests and sentences for pro-democracy activists in the Gulf nations of Bahrain and Qatar constituted “extreme harshness” and are “marred by a number of procedural irregularities.”
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Kyoto Protocol Back in Spotlight As UN Cimate Change Talks Kick Off
Representatives from more than 190 countries gathered in Doha, Qatar Monday to begin a new round of UN climate change talks (UN Photo/Kibae Park)
Ban Calls on UN Members to Stop Arming Syrian Regime, Rebels
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Wednesday called on world leaders to stop weapon transfers to Assad government forces and rebel groups fighting in Syria, and urged the international community to renew efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the crisis, which activists say has claimed more than 20 000 lives since last March. “Whoever [...]
UN General Assembly Tries to Make Up for Security Council Deadlock on Syria
The UN General Assembly Friday overwhelmingly agreed to a Saudi drafted resolution calling on the Assad government to take first steps to end military operations and implement an inclusive political transition to end the 17 month crisis. The resolution received the support of 133 member states of the UN body, with 12 votes against and [...]
Iran Excluded From UN Talks on Syria
Iran will not be part of the United Nations last ditch effort to revive the faltering peace plan in Syria, despite initial support from UN special envoy Kofi Annan. In a statement Wednesday, Kofi Annan unveiled the composition of the UN Action Group for Syria meeting, which will be held in Geneva on June 30. [...]
Russia Warns Washington To Tone Down Syria Rhetoric
Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday warned there would be consequences to Western diplomats “ very exaggerated, emotional, sometimes rude” reactions to Moscow’s veto of a resolution on Syria. “People when they chose there words, they have to calculate the consequences.” Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a press conference. “The fact that we did [...]
Arab League, Syria Prepare for Showdown At UN Security Council
The League of Arab States suspended its observer mission to Syria on Saturday, days before the organization’s Secretary General Nabil Elaraby is scheduled to make his case for a Security Council resolution against the Assad government at UN headquarters. While Council members Friday debated the Arab-led proposal which calls on President Basheer Al Assad to “temporarily” [...]
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