Trump administration notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout won’t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said he would reverse the decision […]
After COVID, time to consider a UN parliament and a world federation
Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been leading calls for the formation of a temporary global government to deal with the dual medical and economic threat posed to the international community by the new coronavirus pandemic. As Covid-19 rages around the globe, there is a limit to the response that can be achieved by […]
Amid Floyd Chaos, Marxist UN “Human Rights” Boss Targets U.S.
The communists are back to their old tricks: Pressure from above, and pressure from below, to destroy freedom and all who resist. In recent days, United Nations “High Commissioner for Human Rights” Michelle Bachelet (shown), an actual communist who defected to the brutal dictatorship enslaving East Germany, blasted the United States amid protests and riots, painting the nation as […]
U.N. Urged to Restore Sanctions on Iran for Stonewalling Nuclear Inspections
Iran’s continuing refusal to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to access two suspect sites should prompt the reimposition of all U.N. sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, critics of the regime said at the weekend. Two International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) quarterly reports due to be presented to its board of governors later […]
The United Nations Wants You To Stop Saying Gendered Words
Because there’s nothing more important going on in the world right now, the United Nations would like to remind you that the use of gendered words and phrases is super problematic. “What you say matters,” cautions the international organization in a tweet. “Help create a more equal world by using gender-neutral language if you’re unsure about someone’s […]
U.N. report promotes abortion, LGBT ‘rights’ over human rights
Billions of people around the world exercised their religious freedom during Holy Week, but a new United Nations report threatens to undermine both this freedom and women’s rights. The report of Ahmed Shaheed, the U.N. expert responsible for protecting religious freedom, advances a “progressive” agenda of abortion and new “rights” based on membership in sexual […]
IAEA Chief: Iran Failed To Answer Questions About 3 Possibly Undeclared Nuclear Sites
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog recently slammed Iran after it refused to answer questions about three potentially undeclared nuclear sites. In an interview Tuesday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said the country’s lack of cooperation could spur on a new nuclear crisis. A recent report by the agency found […]
China seeks to control UN Agency that oversees intellectual property, US pushes back
China could soon win control of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an influential United Nations specialized agency that oversees, registers and protects a bounty of patents and intellectual property. In light of this possible development, senior members of the Trump administration have recently expressed concern over this latest challenge posed by Beijing at the world […]
British troops back on front line against jihadists as war on terror spreads to Africa
British troops will return to the front line of the war on terror with a 250-strong unit despatched to “spearhead” the UN’s fight against the world’s fastest-growing Islamist insurgency. The light-cavalry unit will be flown into Gao in the north of Mali by the middle of this year and will mount 30-day land operations deep […]
U.N. alarmed by locust outbreak on verge of ‘plague’
Amid a locust infestation in East Africa threatening to explode to biblical proportions, the United Nations is warning that the already vulnerable region “simply cannot afford another major shock.” Swarms of billions of insects are destroying crops in Kenya, the country’s worst outbreak in 70 years, the Associated Press reported. Somalia and Ethiopia are experiencing […]