UNRWA Still Facing Attacks and Shortfall After Being Largely Cleared in Probe
Switzerland is among a few recalcitrant donors still receptive to heavy lobbying by Israel and allies, including the Geneva-based NGO ‘UN Watch’.
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Tensions at the Human Rights Council around a Report on the Situation in Gaza. But Will Attacks on the Messenger Detract from the Message, Many Members Asked?
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Is the US Complicit in Israel’s “Plausible” Genocide?
Daniel Warner | The prohibition of genocide, complicity in genocide, and the duty to prevent genocide are fundamental norms of customary international law from which there are no exceptions.
Being aware of the risk of genocide obliges states to prevent genocide occurring.
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If a Mother Can Be Found Complicit in Murders Committed by Her Son, Shouldn’t States Be Held Complicit in Israel’s “Plausible Genocide” in Gaza?
Daniel Warner | Can we apply the idea of indirect parental responsibility for the actions of a child to states’ indirect responsibility in providing weapons to Israel as it commits what the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has officially ruled “plausible” genocide?
Suspending Funding for the UN’s Refugee Organization in Gaza is an Indirect Violation of the International Court of Justice’s Decision—and Morally Indefensible
DANIEL WARNER | the move to suspend funding for the organization is an indirect violation of the ICJ’s decision and IS morally indefensible.
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The UN’s Liquidity Crisis Should Not Obscure the Organization’s Value
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UN Liquidity Crisis Prompts Debate About the Organization Itself | Both US and Israel in Need of Demythologizing | AI: Backchannel Diplomacy and Systems of Oppression
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International Court of Justice Moving Swiftly on Right to Strike Question Submitted by ILO
Seized by the ILO, the International Court of Justice Will Rule on the Right to Strike. Why Did China and Russia Oppose the Move?
History is full of ironies: on the surface, you might expect the two largest communist economies of the world, China and Russia, to protect the rights of workers. A vote last week at the International Labour Organisation’s Governing Body (GB), the UN specialized agency’s executive body, illustrated they
Exclusive: Showdown between Workers and Employers at the ILO: Workers and 36 Member States are asking the Governing Body to call upon the International Court of Justice to rule on the right to strike; Employers are accusing the ILO of partiality
Is the “right to strike” a fundamental labour right or not? Long-simmering and acrimonious discord on this question is boiling over at the International Labour Organization (ILO). The G|O can reveal that with the support of 36 Governments, a request by the Organization’s Workers’ Group to call upon