UN Human Rights

Politics January 16

UNRWA officials lobby congressional staffers against Trump terrorist designation threat

UNRWA officials briefed congressional staffers on potential Trump administration plans to designate the U.N. agency as a terrorist organization.

Iran January 16

Top Iranian general threatens to 'cut off' Trump's hand over potential military strikes

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei warns American military bases in the region would not be safe from retaliation as U.S. aircraft carrier reportedly moves toward Middle East.

VIDEO January 15

Waltz: Human rights abuses in Iran are well-documented

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz says Iran’s Islamic regime is responsible for the deaths of ‘countless’ Americans and it is on an ‘illegal march’ toward a nuclear weapon in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. 

VIDEO November 19

New video of Christian church shooting in Nigeria released

Leah Foundation President Gloria Sandi Puldu discusses the crisis facing Christians in Nigeria and rapper Nicki Minaj’s appearance at the United Nations on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’

United Nations October 8

Houthi rebels test US ceasefire with deadly strike on cargo ship

Houthi rebels attacked the Dutch vessel Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden, killing one Filipino crew member and separately detaining United Nations humanitarian workers.

VIDEO September 25

Abbas appeals to Trump for peace in UN speech

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas urges U.S. role in ending conflict, calls Jerusalem Palestinians’ ‘eternal capital’

Israel August 26

Israel pushes back at ‘tailor-made’ UN-backed report claiming Gaza famine

Israel is pushing back on a U.N.-backed report declaring famine in parts of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the report an 'outright lie.'

Travel August 13

Taliban marks four years in power by luring young female influencers to boost tourism

Taliban-run Afghanistan welcomes travelers with female tour guides leading groups as critics say tourism promotion masks ongoing human rights violations against women.

VIDEO August 6

Desperate Gazans form 'human tidal wave' as they swarm aid site

'America's Newsroom' co-anchor Bill Hemmer shares an exclusive look at the humanitarian crisis facing Gazans as Israel weighs reoccupation. 

VIDEO August 5

Israeli official compares starved and tortured hostages to 'living skeletons' at the UN

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar addresses video of emaciated hostages held by Hamas ahead of an emergency United Nations session.