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June 27

Venezuelan opposition member details harrowing 400-day captivity at UN

Venezuelan opposition member Pedro Urruchurtu spoke to the UN about spending more than 400 days sheltering in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas as Maduro operatives had rifles pointed at him and his colleagues.

June 4

US-backed Gaza aid group pauses food distribution after days of violence

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is pausing distribution operations as it looks to strengthen security near its sites for Palestinians desperately seeking aid.

May 28

Israel's UN ambassador claims international body is siding with Hamas

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon claimed the U.N. is threatening NGOs who chose to work with the new U.S.-backed humanitarian aid initiative. (Video: UNTV.)

April 1, 2025

Republicans seek to block the reappointment of UN official accused of antisemitism

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is pushing the United Nations to not reappoint Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for another term over accusations of antisemitism.

March 27, 2025

Human Rights Council blocks watchdog chief from criticizing UN official accused of antisemitism

The U.N. Human Rights Council blocked Hillel Neuer from finishing his remarks criticizing Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese.

March 26, 2025

UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer was blocked from delivering his remarks against a UN official

Neuer was interrupted twice when the council decided to not let him finish his speech and moved on to the next speaker. (Credit: UN Web TV)

February 27, 2025

American censored by UN Human Rights Council, accused of using 'disrespectful language'

Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights Council, which was cut off after a few seconds.

February 18, 2025

French bill would ban headscarves in sport; Amnesty International says it's discriminatory

Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill to ban religious clothing and symbols, including headscarves, during competitions, saying it is discriminatory.

February 18, 2025

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo of killing, recruiting children

The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

February 4, 2025

Trump cuts US off from UN Human Rights Council, bans UNRWA funding

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ceasing U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council and banning funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza.